Originally posted by: ribbon13
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
Originally posted by: SnoMunke
The only differences is Opterons have 3 HyperTransport pipes and X2s only have 1.
I believe that the 1xx series Opterons still only have one HT bus. 2xx and 8xx series have 3.
No, all socket 939 opterons only have 1 HT link. There still are 1xx socket 940 opterons out there. the 2xx and 8xx do of course have 3 HT links as well (also being socket 940)
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Dual Core Opteron--- approx $1,300
Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895UA2NRF $600
3DLabs Wildcat Realizm 800 Video Card $1,621.53 - $2,264.37
A Willdcat is incapable of any decent framerates in video games. Therefore, unless CAD is being done, 7800GTX's are still a better deal.
You're quoting some asshat named "Zarubable," not JEDI, who was talking about my rig, not the OPs. I know exactly what the wildcat is for, and I certainly didn't buy it to impress some random 56 post wonder whose been on the forum less than 2 months. And I got it before the 7800 even existed.