[geeks] fastest AMD socket 939 and 940 processors

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Mar 7, 2009, at 12:36 , Phil Stracchino wrote:

> Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> I have two AMD systems, one with socket 939 and one with socket 940.
>
>> I would like to know what are the fastest CPU options for socket 939
>> and 940.
>>
>> Also, does anyone know if the 200 series Opterons will work on single
>> socket 940 motherboards, or do they require a dual-socket 940
>> motherboard?  It is easier to find 285 CPUs than it is to find 185
>> CPUs, and except for 2-way support, they are identical.
>>
>> Does anyone know if the AMD64 X2 CPUs are faster than the  
>> Opterons?  I
>> know the clocks run higher, but does that really help much over and
>> Opteron?
>
>> Currently the 939 machine has an AMD 64 3000 single-core CPU.
>>
>> The 940 machine has a dual-core Opteron 170 CPU.
>
> In socket 940, it looks like your best choice is an Opteron 285
> Dual-Core, with two cores at 2.6GHz, 1GHz bus, and 2MB L2 cache.

Well, it doesn't matter.

I opened the machine and I was wrong: it's also a 939.  I could have  
sworn it was socket 940.

Good thing I looked first... :)

Looks like the Opteron 185 is the best, but a 170 can run as fast with  
overclocking and they are the same CPU anyway.

In other words: I have to upgrade the one with a 170 already in it, it  
is maxxed out now.

The other one, I'll search for a cheap 170 to give it its last upgrade.

My own machine is also a socket 939 with an Opteron 170.  Surprisingly  
I still play games on it, even the new Empire Total War.  It was a  
really fast machine when I first made it.

I have been thinking of building a new Wintendo, but there are so many  
choices now, all far faster than what I have, I've not really gotten a  
handle on it yet.



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