I orered the parts for a dual Opteron 246 system yesterday, and one of my friends said "ewww opteron" when he found out. What's up with that? Everyone else I know and I think opterons are pretty awesome, especially for the price.
Does he know something we don't, or is he just talking shit?
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Anonymous2006-04-21 14:03
No, he's probably just an Intel fanboy. A dual core proc will not perform so well within a single-thread application, but that's a problem with *all* dual core, not just AMDs.
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Anonymous2006-04-21 14:08
Oh it's dual processor not dual core, but the same limitation applies at any rate. I don't remember him being an Intel fanboy, but maybe he's an Athlon fanboy.
Oh well, guess he was basically talking out of his ass.
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Anonymous2006-04-21 14:11
If he was a Athlon fanboy, he'd be rooting for AMD, which makes Athalons and Opterons.
More then anything he sounds like he's talking shit.
Go get your dual Opteron system, it's made of win and awesome and it's waiting for you.
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Anonymous2006-04-22 2:26
Just an update for anyone that cares, I asked for elaboration and he said Athlon 64 > Opteron.
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Anonymous2006-04-22 5:17
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HAHAHAHAHA! So he really is an idiot then. The Opteron is basically the Athlon 64 on steroids (or the X2 in the case of dual core Opties). Some Opteron models are almost identical internally to San Diego core A64s anyway. Your friend has his head up his arse.
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Anonymous2006-04-22 6:47
He may have been talking about bang for the buck, but in the absence of other information I concur with >>7. Put your friend out of his misery post haste.