What is a good price for Opty 165 and should i wait?

fps justin · April 4th, 2006

Ncix sells an opty 165 for 400 dollars including tax and stuff. Is that a good price? Or mabye i should wait a few more months. What do you guys think.

**simple_inhibition** · April 5th, 2006

im personally waiting for the release of socket AM2 before considering a jump to dual core. with the release of AM2 and AMD's recent announcement of ending 939 based motherboards and processors i think there will be a short period of time where prices will be low.

**gvblake22** · April 5th, 2006

Not sure what the conversion is between Canadaian and US $, but I don't think I would pay more than about $320 US $ for one...

As far as waiting to buy one, it's really a tough call. Just remember that if you decide to wait for socket AM2 to upgrade, you will need new RAM (DDR2) in addition to having to get a new motherboard and processor. But of course, when AM2 comes out, s939 prices will start falling more. But the s939 Opterons are so popular, that I have a feeling prices won't change a whole lot on those. The 3800 X2 will probably drop, but the Opty's might not change much. That's just my speculation anyway.

**Capper** · April 5th, 2006

Tough call, figure out the conversion from US to Canadian....as Blake said, anything over $320 is too much.
The Opty 165 is a very good processor (probably the best O/Cing processor available), but its being discontinued.
the 3800 is cheaper, dual core, and overclocks pretty well....you might want to look at that

**One4yu2c** · April 5th, 2006

While I generally despise the waiting game, your current proc is already chugging away at a respectable 2.6GHz. The multitasking performance on a dual-core is great, but given that this isn't a *new* build, it's hard to justify the price, particularly since not much out there is multithreaded...not yet.

Are you willing to pick up a used processor? If so, there should some good deals out there this summer as early adopters jump on the AM2 bandwagon and look to unload their current specs.

Tyreal · April 5th, 2006

I am certainly not moving to AM2 for a long time. Its very possible though that i may use it for my next build.

As Paul said, your CPU is at 2.6 ghz, thats plenty fast. If you really want some speed, get an X2. I've looked at many Canadian stores but they never have any Opty 165 in stock.

**One4yu2c** · April 5th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Tyreal

If you really want some speed, get an X2. I've looked at many Canadian stores but they never have any Opty 165 in stock.

If he is going to make the jump to dual-core, I'd recommend sticking with the Opteron 165, assuming other Canadian vendors are priced consistently with NCIX. On NCIX, the 3800+ X2 sells for $398 shipped, only $2 less expensive than the Opteron, which is also dual-core and comes with 1MB L2 cache. Sure the extra cache doesn't really translate to a significant performance boost, but for 200 US pennies, why not?

fps justin · April 5th, 2006

Yeah I'm willing for used opterons but i would think twice before getting from anyone besides people i know.

I really want an opty 165 though. I think its an awesome processor.

Tyreal · April 6th, 2006

If you are going to buy from someone, always ask for a "Heatware". Heatware is an online feedback website where people can leave comments on you. Usually you can spot the bad from the good on these.

April 4th, 2006	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	What is a good price for Opty 165 and should i wait? Ncix sells an opty 165 for 400 dollars including tax and stuff. Is that a good price? Or mabye i should wait a few more months. What do you guys think. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

April 5th, 2006	#4
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,874 Blog Entries: 6	Tough call, figure out the conversion from US to Canadian....as Blake said, anything over $320 is too much. The Opty 165 is a very good processor (probably the best O/Cing processor available), but its being discontinued. the 3800 is cheaper, dual core, and overclocks pretty well....you might want to look at that INTEL E8400 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 4GB DDR3-1600 // Palit HD 4870 // Antec 1200 // Seagate 750GB HDD // Zalman CNPS9700 // BFG ES 800W PSU

April 5th, 2006	#6
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	I am certainly not moving to AM2 for a long time. Its very possible though that i may use it for my next build. As Paul said, your CPU is at 2.6 ghz, thats plenty fast. If you really want some speed, get an X2. I've looked at many Canadian stores but they never have any Opty 165 in stock. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

April 5th, 2006	#8
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	Yeah I'm willing for used opterons but i would think twice before getting from anyone besides people i know. I really want an opty 165 though. I think its an awesome processor. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

April 6th, 2006	#9
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	If you are going to buy from someone, always ask for a "Heatware". Heatware is an online feedback website where people can leave comments on you. Usually you can spot the bad from the good on these. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

April 5th, 2006	#2
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,469 Blog Entries: 1	im personally waiting for the release of socket AM2 before considering a jump to dual core. with the release of AM2 and AMD's recent announcement of ending 939 based motherboards and processors i think there will be a short period of time where prices will be low.

April 5th, 2006	#3
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,421 Blog Entries: 1	Not sure what the conversion is between Canadaian and US $, but I don't think I would pay more than about $320 US $ for one... As far as waiting to buy one, it's really a tough call. Just remember that if you decide to wait for socket AM2 to upgrade, you will need new RAM (DDR2) in addition to having to get a new motherboard and processor. But of course, when AM2 comes out, s939 prices will start falling more. But the s939 Opterons are so popular, that I have a feeling prices won't change a whole lot on those. The 3800 X2 will probably drop, but the Opty's might not change much. That's just my speculation anyway.

April 5th, 2006	#5
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,630 Blog Entries: 3	While I generally despise the waiting game, your current proc is already chugging away at a respectable 2.6GHz. The multitasking performance on a dual-core is great, but given that this isn't a new build, it's hard to justify the price, particularly since not much out there is multithreaded...not yet. Are you willing to pick up a used processor? If so, there should some good deals out there this summer as early adopters jump on the AM2 bandwagon and look to unload their current specs.

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