AFAIK the 4200 is just a rejected 4400 toledo core with half the cache activated for stability reasons.
so go the 3800 and overclock it or go the 4200 and overclock that?
Not necessarily. However, they do generally make for better overclockers. That isn't guaranteed of course.so is the opteron better than the 64 x2
Anyone ever seen a 4200 with a Toledo core? I have seen some 3800 Toledos however. One of my builds is a 3500 with a Manchester core. My "Denmark" core Opteron 175 is actually a Toledo. I suspect that the 4200 may be a former 4600 but Manchester will be just that and will have been built with 512MB of L2 Cache per core. Yields are so good that it is becomming quite rare to see an intentionally cripled processor.
i was looking at overclocking but not until the processor was a years old. im a poor teenager working his butt off to build this thing so i cant really afford to blow something up through overclocking. how easy is it to actually overclock the 64x2 and the opteron and how safe is it?
So are you saying that moderately overclocking an Opteron 165 (using a fairly cheap air cooling system such as the one I mentioned in a previous post), is a better option than modeately overclocking an X2 3800+?
Thanks for the suggestions!
This question will probably indicate that I am new to overclocking: I've seen many people post saying they OC'ed their Opteron 165 to 2.6ghz...will doing this reduce the life of the processor? That's my big concern. I have no extra cash in case I mess it up. Also, I want this CPU to last a long time (once I'm done with it, I will pass it on to my dad...he's still using my old p3 667. So in 2-3 years when I'm done with the Opteron, I will give it to him to use for at least another few years).
Thanks.
but how safe is the OCing. Which processor would be the best to OC? which is the easiest to OC