Nice write up and just on time, I was planning to assemble an Opteron 165 system this weekend. Thanks
Keep waiting! You'll probably want to read what AMD is doing with the Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 before you decide to jump on the AMD bandwagon. Some big things are coming, like a jump to 65nm for the Athlon 64 line -- nothing is said on any AMD roadmap about the same thing coming for the Opteron until the timeline you see. It may be that AMD's newest babies hit the A64 first, so you can save money AND get a cheaper/faster/colder chip.
Keep waiting! You'll probably want to read what AMD is doing with the Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 before you decide to jump on the AMD bandwagon. Some big things are coming, like a jump to 65nm for the Athlon 64 line -- nothing is said on any AMD roadmap about the same thing coming for the Opteron until the timeline you see. It may be that AMD's newest babies hit the A64 first, so you can save money AND get a cheaper/faster/colder chip.
I really liked the Asrock board from my 64X2 experience and then I found the DDR deal at CompUSA, then Opteron 165 appeared on Newegg, these were all calling me to the wild again, I had to go
I think I have a good deal here. I am also expecting that AMD's 65nm chips will be very good, but not at this price point, at least initially. Let's see which models of these 65nm chips will be the overclocking champs. Then, I will jump again
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Keep waiting! You'll probably want to read what AMD is doing with the Athlon 64 FX and Athlon 64 before you decide to jump on the AMD bandwagon. Some big things are coming, like a jump to 65nm for the Athlon 64 line -- nothing is said on any AMD roadmap about the same thing coming for the Opteron until the timeline you see. It may be that AMD's newest babies hit the A64 first, so you can save money AND get a cheaper/faster/colder chip.
I can't
Asrock 939Dual-VSTA $70 arrived
Opteron 165 $156 open-box, enroute
2GB PNY DDR400 (4x512) $151 Clearance CompUSA
TT BigTyphoon $40 enroute
True430W PSU $30 arrived
I really liked the Asrock board from my 64X2 experience and then I found the DDR deal at CompUSA, then Opteron 165 appeared on Newegg, these were all calling me to the wild again, I had to go
I think I have a good deal here. I am also expecting that AMD's 65nm chips will be very good, but not at this price point, at least initially. Let's see which models of these 65nm chips will be the overclocking champs. Then, I will jump again