AMD Opteron 185 Denmark Dual-Core 2.6 GHz Socket 939 110W OSA185CDBOX Processor

Pros: Replaced a 64X2 4400 and I can't believe the difference in speed. Overclocks easily and is very stable; with a Vcore of 1.40V went from 2.60 to 2.84 GHz with temps 36 - 44 deg C on stock cooling.

Cons: End of the line for socket 939!

Overall Review: Tried to use a Z***an CNPS7000B cooler but was very loose fitting. Went back to the stock cooler, which is actually quite robust. No problems. MB is Asus A8N32 SLI Deluxe

Pros: I replaced my FX-57 with Opteron 185 this weekend and I am very pleased with its performance. I play World of Warcraft and I can tell without any reservations that that Opteron 185 is more responsive than FX-57 in the game and running other applications. I am getting 60 fps in Orgrimmar, 40-60 in Shattrath City (depending on scenes and activity) and 40 to 60 fps in ultimate stress situations, for example in crowded PVP battle grounds or raids.

Cons: None

Overall Review: The most important thing here to note is, even at the lower frame rates my system does not bog down with Opteron 185 as compared to my older FX-57. Video Settings: Resolution 1680x1050, 24 bit color 24 bit depth 4x multisample , Terrain distance maxed, Environment detail maxed, Texture detail maxed, Anisotropic filtering maxed, Terrain texture maxed, Spell effect detail 50%, All shader effects checked, My system: AMD OPTERON 185 Dual on ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe (socket 939) , eVGA 8800 GTS SSC 320Mb, 2 GB memory , 2X 74GB Western Digital Raptor (Raid 0) , ASUS VW222U 22" Widescreen LCD Computer Monitor

Pros: Upgraded to 185 from a 3700 san diego. Wanted to get into dual core goodness and this seemed like the time. Did not want to buy all new C2D hardware/ Very pleased.

Cons: Newegg didn't send me a sticker or a pen or a frisbee or a squeezy ball or golf balls.

Overall Review: Using a BFGRNF4U MB and running 2.8 with clockgen 43c stock cooling. Installed AMD Dual patch. Turned Cool'n Quiet off in BIOS. As stated before, the stock heatsink is a 4 pin, you don't need the BLUE wire, so just disable cpu fan temp setting in BIOS. Will hit 3GHz+ with proper cooling. Step lcbqe 0730dpmw

Pros: So far this drop-in upgrade (I did not want to give up my fast CAS2 DDR) has shown improvement in Oblivion (make sure you enable all the multithreading tweaks) and Quake 4 and in overall game performance. While the oc'ed 3800+ was a strong performer, this chip runs at 219Mhz x 13 x 2G CAS2, so the multiplier increase alone gives it a boost, let alone the surprising (to me) smoothness in how I can swap back and forth between Oblivion and the desktop. Something the 3800+ always stuttered on and I'm really happy I can task swap at ease.

Cons: Company of Heroes, v1.70, seems to hang even after the fixes which are well posted, such as the Dual-Core Optimizer on AMD's website and the two Windows XP hotifxes that help dual-cores run better with some older but still popular games (such as unreal tournament). You have to make sure each application is ready to run properly with a dual core CPU if you are coming from a single core one, not all of them configure themselves on the fly. A little time in research so far has paid off. Quake 4 even has a multi-core cpu check box.

Overall Review: With the free program Process Explorer you can right click on every running process and send it to which core you want with just one click. I send everything to the 2nd core so even single threaded games don't get interrupted by chat clients or zone alarm or email or firefox. Idles 43c(CnQ)/ Load 55c (smartfan temp) with an Arctic Cooling HP. However the HP HSF that comes with this is excellent, no thermal paste included, which would have been a good idea since the heat spreader on the chip is pretty big.

Pros: Outstanding processor! Right out of the box I was able to overclock to a rock stable 3.003Ghz (231Mhz x 13) without any voltage or memory tweaking whatsoever!! Yes, this is the new Opteron 185 that sports the newest CCBBE 06 voltage stepping. What a difference this CPU makes compared to the 4600+ it replaced. 3DMark06 score was a whopping 10,346 :oO My set up is: WinXP Pro, Opteron 185, MSI K8N Diamond Plus mobo, OCZ EL Gold PC4000 RAM (2 x 1GB), 2 x 74GB Raptors in RAID 0, EVGA 8800GTX (stock @ 575/1800Mhz) Danger Den liquid cooling system; CPU cooling circuit only (self assembled).

Cons: You will need liquid cooling to get the most out of this CPU. My max temps with liquid cooling were at 39C @ 3Ghz. I've read forum posts that show temps in the high 50s/low 60s on some of the aircooled solutions. Also, you need a good mobo designed for overclocking (for voltage and frequency adjustability).

Overall Review: Overclocks better than the FX-60. Yup, you heard me! This is a server CPU and thus is much more stable at overclocked speeds, especially with the new CCBBE stepping. Yes, both CPUs sport the Toledo core, but the Opteron's have better stepping! One final note, the MSI website does not show the K8N Diamond Plus as being compatible with this CPU, but it is. I had no problems whatsoever; just plug and play and all works well. Just make sure your mobo has the latest BIOS image 1.2.

Pros: Dual Core for s939. Outstanding performance

Cons: none

Overall Review: I bought this to extend the life of my ASUS A8N-SLI Premium another year or so. Used it to replace a FX57 (I can't beleive I paid over $1k for that thing). My 3Dmarko6 score went from 5887 to 7491 with just the cpu upgrade alone - this is with stock speed on the 185 and the FX57 OC'd to 3Ghz. I've since OC'd the 185 to 3.12Ghz and upgrade vga to an 8800 GTS 640Mb

Pros: 10/7/07: Now running completely stable in and out of hibernation and stand by mode. AT: 320 FSB, x9.5, x3 HT (960mhz), 434mhx RAM (2-2-2-5, tightest possible on other settings {tighter than 10/1}[see other for RAM info]), FSB:DRAM CPU/14 10/1/07:Got this baby going 2 days stable with two 10 hour gaming sessions of BF2 and MOH Airborne. New clock settings: Core speed 3088Mhz, Mult x9.5, FSB 325Mhz, HT 975Mhz (FSB*3). RAM at 2-2-2-5 434mhz CPU/14 tightest possible latency.Stays cool with high-end Zalman and water cooling. You can get this chip to run much higher for benchmarks.

Cons: This chip does not like higher voltages. Be careful with applying higher voltages it will be stables at 1.34V at my clock speeds, moreover you won't garnish higher results with voltage adjustments. Im unable to boot with any bus speed higher than 325 x9.5, haven't bothered to write it down. Doesn't seem to be stable regardless of Volts and bus speeds above 3.1Ghz, im currently getting mixed results with water cooling.

Overall Review: This chip is now even cheaper than when i purchased. All i can say is i hope more people find this chip. Im willing to argue that it works with almost all higher end nforce4 939 boards. Supreme commander on my system beats out my friends e6600. Currently im running DFI SLI-DR, Corsair 3500LL Twin 2gig, 3ware RAID 5 raptors, 850 Silverstone, Gigabit Galaxy Water cooling, OPteron 185, X1900xt O/C (now i can get a soon to come new generation of nvidia cards and AMD, because this chip rocks and gives me time i hope 1st to 2nd quarter 08 comes soon). Game on people. Note on system building, concentrate on what you can keep through mohterboard RAM CPU upgrades, this way you will end up with what counts. Monitor, Hard Drives and RAID controllers, Cooling, Cases, Power Supplies, RAM.. List goes down from there. Personally a monitor is always the hard decision for me, because i will have it for 3 or more years.Considering how great this review is and Newegg, please send me a Newegg T-Shirt :)

Pros: This is my final upgrade for my system and I'm glad I did it.The old girl runs everything without a hiccup.The performance increase is very impressive.I could not be happier.

Cons: None,this cpu really shows the power of the 939 socket.Buy it and you won't be disappointed.