new socket 939 processor

[Decker87]

I was thinking about getting a new CPU - mainly where I need more processing power is when I want to do huge batch tasks, such as normalizing my entire audio collection and re-encoding videos at the same time. It is for this reason I want a dual-core.
The main question I have is this: are opterons really worth it versus X2's? I don't have much experience overclocking - once you throw in dividers and HT links and stuff, I basically get lost.

 

[Sta!nless]

The opterons OC better 9 out of 10 times then an X2. I'd get something with 1meg L2 cache per core. At the same speeds, they are equal in perfomance. So if you really don't feel like overclocking then get the fastest X2 you can afford. Or get the fastest dual core you can afford.

What else do you have for a system?