Opteron 165 vs 3200+ Venice
Opteron 165: (new)
Core: Toledo
Clock Speed: 1.8Ghz (per core)
L2 Cache: 2MB (2 x 1MB)
Process: 90nm
3200+ Venice (old)
Core: Venice
Clock Speed: 2.0GHz
L2 Cache: 512KB
Process: 90nm
Was this a smart upgrade? The only thing i'm really concerned about is gaming performance and if it will take a hit, namely Battlefield 2. Because of the increased L2 cache, should the Opteron 165 be at least as good as the 3200+ venice in terms of frames per second? I mean, will the extra L2 cache on a single core make up for the 200MHz reduction in clock speed? I'm sure it would have no problem at all OC'ing to 2GHz, but i'm curious at stock speeds whether I will take a hit in BF2/BF2:SF. I know general desktop/multitasking performance will increase for sure though.
Also, if anyone wants in on the deal, check this thread (Opteron 165 OEM for ~$278 shipped).
Core: Toledo
Clock Speed: 1.8Ghz (per core)
L2 Cache: 2MB (2 x 1MB)
Process: 90nm
3200+ Venice (old)
Core: Venice
Clock Speed: 2.0GHz
L2 Cache: 512KB
Process: 90nm
Was this a smart upgrade? The only thing i'm really concerned about is gaming performance and if it will take a hit, namely Battlefield 2. Because of the increased L2 cache, should the Opteron 165 be at least as good as the 3200+ venice in terms of frames per second? I mean, will the extra L2 cache on a single core make up for the 200MHz reduction in clock speed? I'm sure it would have no problem at all OC'ing to 2GHz, but i'm curious at stock speeds whether I will take a hit in BF2/BF2:SF. I know general desktop/multitasking performance will increase for sure though.
Also, if anyone wants in on the deal, check this thread (Opteron 165 OEM for ~$278 shipped).
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No sweat ...with decent ram you should be able to get a high frequency as well. The steppings coming out lately have been quite nice!
Here are my current settings:
Keep in mind, i'm still confused as hell with AMD 64-bit overclocking. Back in the Athlon XP days all I had to do was adjust the multiplier upwards to get a nice OC.
P.S. What does "(UP)" mean in the CPU identifier?
Good choice going with the 165 :thumbup
I doubt you'll have any difficulty hitting 2.4GHz with close to default vcore. Throw your memory on the 133MHz divider and crank her up. Once you find the maximum, bring the ram back into the equation.
What stepping did you end up getting?
Infact. this is what I did... and went absolutely better! thanks.