Recent content by Reuel

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    Dual-cores: X2 vs Opteron 170

    Data....I've seen that calculation before. That 512k of cache is equal to about 200mhz in performance. I don't know if it is true, though. Rich, I made a mistake in my comparison. Thank you for correcting me. I should have compared chips with equal cache. But I think I need to make my...
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    Dual-cores: X2 vs Opteron 170

    Rich, how exactly are they screwed up? Newegg.com doesn't have the cheapest prices on everything. If you don't believe the prices I quoted in the original post, just check pricegrabber.com and see for yourself. You also said This is exactly my point. If they are the same, WHY WOULD ANYONE...
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    Dual-cores: X2 vs Opteron 170

    Yeah....I heard they cut production today, does anyone know why? I know the M2 versions are coming up in January but why stop production on the 939 ones? I don't think I've ever seen Intel or AMD do that before (stop production on the previous socket before the new socket is even in stores)...
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    Dual-cores: X2 vs Opteron 170

    http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/opteron/SideBySide.aspx?opn=OSA180DAA6CD&opn=OSA175DAA6CD&opn=OSA170DAA6CD&opn=OSA165DAA6CD VS http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/SideBySide.aspx?opn=ADA4600DAA5CD&opn=ADA4400DAA5CD& But look at the price difference! Using Pricegrabber.com: Opteron 170...