AMD Opteron 180 Denmark Dual-Core 2.4GHz Socket 939 110W OSA180CDBOX Processor

Pros: Multi-tasker's dream come true. No more stuttering videos while surfing the web.

Cons: Have to buy used.

Other Thoughts: Now longer for sale but still a practical cpu.

Pros: Doesn't matter what you throw at this thing it just wont slow down!! Doesn't run too hot either , runs on average 94 degrees
at idle 104 at full load with Thermaltake Bigwater 745 and an Aquarius II vga block . Will probably run cooler when I switch it to A Koolance system, but not bad overall !

Cons: Cons whats that ?

Other Thoughts: Be sure to configure your ram properly !
Also AMD cpu's don't show as four cores in Task manager like an Intel dual core because Intel's Hyper Threaded cpu's show up as two physical and two virtual cores therefore you see four in Task manager .
AMD's Hyper Transport is completely different technology giving you faster access to the ram , therefore you will only see two core's in Task manager , but thats normal and better in some ways !

Pros: Chose the Opteron 180 over the x2 4800+ mainly due to price vs performance. The 180 has three Hyper Transport links vs the 4800+'s one - which the 180 much faster especially when multitasking. I have mine slightly overclocked to 250.2ghz and it runs at 85f in a 70f room using the supplied AMD heatsink/fan combo-eh!!

Cons: None so far - all is good and fast-eh

Other Thoughts: Since I cannot outrun the Opteron 180 in the ways that I use my computers - I will stay with this configuration for the next several years-eh

Pros: Great performance, now I can actually run a movie on one screen and play a video game on the second without the movie sputtering like it did with my old processor.

Cons: I had to RMA the first processor, since it was DOA. The second processor has been running flawlessly, with the stock fan. Price could be better.

Other Thoughts: It's a little pricey compared to AM2 socket proccessors of the same performance.

Pros: Very fast. Plug and play with my Sun Ultra 20 system. Comes with everything you need (fan, heatsink, compound). Did I mention very fast?

Cons: None so far. It's hard to find a 939 MB these days, but if you have one already, this is a great CPU for it.

Pros: For aging socket939 this is one of the best upgrades. Accept Opty185 of course. Running 2.95GHz 268x11, memory 1x1(kingstone DDR500 4x1Gb, 3x3x3x8 2T) on Asus A8N-SLI SE. Only kicked Vcore to 1.425V. Can't get it to 3.0GHz even with upping the Vcore. Might be my mobo...

Cons: NONE.

Other Thoughts: Would be nice to have it at 3.0GHz but it just not my luck...

Pros: This cpu was a big jump from my single core antholon 2.2Ghz. It really makes the difference with 2 cores vs. 1. I would say that if you are wanting to get the last stretch of life out of ur 939 mobo you should defiantly consider this cpu. Great bang for the buck!

Cons: shipping was ok to say the best. I suppose thats not neweggs fault but they did take a bit long to give me tracking # and conformation e-mail. but as usual the egg came through in the end and am very happy with result. price did drop 20 bucks after i received =(

Other Thoughts: if you need 2nd opinion, i'll be that opinion. DO IT!

Pros: Good speed. Ok overclockability*. Decent temps (with my Zalmann =D ). Great for videogames that use dual core; crysis rocks with this cpu! A half way decent deal for the current price.

Cons: *The only, and i mean only way to get this over 2.5GHz is to up the voltage. The other thing is that you dont wanna mess with the HT, so good RAM is a big help. You're prolly gonna have to up the FSB to 250 then lower the ldt mult. to 4 so you dont mess with it. On my proc, if the HT goes over 1250, it wont run stable. I miss my old 2.8GHz 4000+ (lol if only that was dual core)

Other Thoughts: Shoulda saved up and bought an AM2 deal. My current settings: fsb: 250MHz ldt mult.: 4x RAM divider: 9:10 speed: 2.63GHz. Not the best OC, i know.

Pros: Stable @ 12 x 234 or 2800mhz w/both cores maxed out on 2x prime95 & temp range 35-48 C. Fails prime95 in 30 seconds at 2860mhz stock vcore (1.35) & lapped/Arctic S5 stock HSF (copper w/pipes). Biostar nforce4 ultra MB & mushkin pc4400 ram. Replaces opty 148 @ 2750mhz. Would have regretted not buying this.

Cons: After flashing bios & installing latest drivers then installing new opty 180 my power button seems to do nothing. Its not the cpu or the power supply (good 500 watt). If I can't fix this it will be my last Biostar mainboard. System seems to start randomly after multiple button pushes & power supply disconnections.

Other Thoughts: I have set my bios to restart on power loss so I don't have to leave my computer running forever but even this is not working properly. Think I will post this to Usenet to look for answers.

Pros: Upgraded from a XP3000 to this and couldn't be happier. Impressed with the stock heat sink, I installed crysis and played for a half hour and the whole time it never went above 53C. I think it actually runs cooler than my 3000. Idle temp is a bit higher than what I'd expect. Seems to stay around 39-41C even when under no load.

Cons: I've only had this in for about 2 hours. I might have to review again if something goes wrong.

Other Thoughts: This thing just extended the life of my 939 board for another few years. Newegg is currently selling this chip for $139, while most other places are selling it at $250-$300.