Athlon 64 3500+ vs. Athlon 64 X2 3600+

"Augustus" <no_one.TakeThisOut@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> "John Whitworth" <sexyjw.TakeThisOut@g_EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE_mail.com> wrote in message
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>> Does this sound like good advice?
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>> http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=519736
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> Go to the source. According to the link below, the latest BIOS update from
> Jan 2007 shows added support for the AMD Socket 939 Rev:E6 family. This
> includes the Opteron 180. So you'll need to update the ECS BIOS to get
> support.
> http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?detailid...7&Detai

Thanks. I'll have to check later though...the link appears dead from here!


As a slight aside though, the price of the 175s, 180s and 185s is a lot
higher than some of the Athlon 64 X2 4200+ and 4400+ are going for. Are they
really that much better?

JW

"General Schvantzkopf" <schvantzkopf RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:18:05 -0600, General Schvantzkopf wrote:
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> Sorry the 939 X2 4400+ is 2.2GHz, the 180 is 2.4GHz. Don't confuse it
> with the AM2 X2 4400+ which is 2.3GHz with 1/2M caches. The AM2 parts are
> much cheaper than the 939 parts.

OK...thanks. I think I'll digest this properly in the morning, and then work
out my eBay gameplan!

JW