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Best Opteron for Tyan K8W (S2885) Motherboard

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Circa 3000   03-23-2009 at 11:37:19 PM

Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my Tyan Thunder K8W from dual Opteron 248s. I presume its running at 3.0 GHz but am not sure. Is it better to go with two single-core 256s (at 1.4 - 3.0 GHz) or two dual-core 285s (at 1.8 - 2.6 GHz)?

If I go with the dual-core 285s, will I need different memory to account for a change to bus speed?

Can I safely do this without having to re-install Windows XP?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!!!

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Circa 3000   03-23-2009 at 11:43:23 PM
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I'm sorry for the duplicate post. I kept getting "flood attempt detected. You cannot post this message." But then, apparently, it posted the message anyways? No doubt, I goofed somewhere. Grrr....

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