opteron and x2

[gtoforce]

hey im using the msi k8n nf4 sli platinum

currently its running on an amd athlon 64 3000+ (939)

i thought of upgrading to either x2 4000 or the opteron dual core

can the mobo support the upgrade cuz it doesnt say in the manual on dual cores

[AKHandyman]

It should, but then I don't know that much about MSI mobos. Did you look at their website, in particular, at the specs on that motherboard? that should help you determine if it's supported. :)

[BAM!]

most big name mobos support X2 and dual core ops with a flash of bios. go to MSI's site and look under your peticular mobo and see if there's a new bios for the dual core support. MSI is fairly big i would imagine they should have a new bios for dual core.

[Justin]

Flash up the BIOS and youll be fine.

Also there is a patch here http://support.microsoft.com/?id=896256 apply that if you pick up a dual core.

[GeoEng]

Hey all,

Whats the benefit of an opteron over X2. Just overclocking potential?

[Avid6eek]

In addition to overclocking potential the Opterons tend to run cooler overall.

[omga14]

as well they help out alot when multitasking due to the 2 cores. with more and more support for SMP you'll see a larger and larger gap in performance compared to a similarly clocked single core processor.

[yahooadam]

In addition to overclocking potential the Opterons tend to run cooler overall.
this is about it

and u pay for it :rolleyes:

[VanillaTbone]

How do Socket 939 Opterons compare in performance to Socket 940 Opterons?

Looking for a performance comparison in general, doesn't necessarily have to be a DC Opteron...

[yahooadam]

How do Socket 939 Opterons compare in performance to Socket 940 Opterons?

Looking for a performance comparison in general, doesn't necessarily have to be a DC Opteron...
significantly better in Ocing as all the 940 mobos are for servers
and most servers dont allow OC'ing :rolleyes:

[VanillaTbone]

I knew about the OC'ing, just didn't know if there was any other particular reason of Opterons in both socket classes.

I wish that I could OC my 4 Opteron 280's though. That would be pretty sweet, but straight overkill.