Opteron 180 or 185?

McPhisto

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I'm not sure which CPU out of these two to get as an upgrade on my Opteron 144. I plan on doing a moderate overclock and was wondering if the 185 was overkill.
If I went for the 185, would it be able to get a similar overclock to stock speed ratio as say the 175 or a 180, or because it's the top end 100 series it's closer to the limit of its abilities?

nb. I am aware that a CPU's overclocking potential isn't guaranteed. :)
 

1Tanker

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I'm not sure which CPU out of these two to get as an upgrade on my Opteron 144. I plan on doing a moderate overclock and was wondering if the 185 was overkill.
If I went for the 185, would it be able to get a similar overclock to stock speed ratio as say the 175 or a 180, or because it's the top end 100 series it's closer to the limit of its abilities?

nb. I am aware that a CPU's overclocking potential isn't guaranteed. :)
I would save a little money, and stick with the 180. With that multiplier, you won't get much over 255-260HTT before the chip is maxed. If you have really good RAM, maybe think about the 175. GL :)
 

McPhisto

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I had looked at the 170 and 175 but they seem to be mostly out of stock, whereas there are 185s available and according to one of the e-tailers I buy from, the 180 arrives on Tuesday.

My sys atm..

Epox 9npa + ultra
Opteron 144 @ 2.2ghz
Corsair 2x 1gb TwinX c2pt(iirc)
Sapphire X1900XT
2 Maxtor Sata2 drives