[Wine] Re: Current best AMD processor for running mainstream games?

[pin-no-err]

tparker wrote:
> On 02/24/2011 09:28 PM, pin-no-err wrote:
> I have a Phenom 4-core and have not had any trouble gaming, but I also 
> use the computer for everything so non-game applications were a 
> consideration when I bought the system. I have not tried SC2 so I can't 
> say how bad that issue is on this chipset. I also have not researched 
> the issue, is that something that could be fixed through a later wine 
> update? If so I would go with the fastest individual core speed Phenom 4 
> or 6 core I could afford in the hopes of the games being playable now 
> and better later. If the problem is on the game side and they show no 
> interest in fixing it I might still do the same depending on what other 
> games and applications I wanted the computer to be good for. For the 
> single core chips we have been happy with both Athlon and Opterons, I 
> think you can bet a little better numbers with the Opterons so they 
> might be the better choice for just games.

I can't seem to find any single core Opterons these days - minimum I can find is 2 core, and that's for AM2 sockets (and can only saturate DDR2 ram? Am I mistaken?)

Should I restrict my selection to AM3 Opterons (http://products.amd.com/en-us/opteroncpuresult.aspx?f1=Quad-Core+AMD+Opteron%E2%84%A2&f2=&f3=Yes&f4=&f5=512&f6=AM3&f7=C2&f8=45nm+SOI&f9=75+W&f10=2200&f11=4&)?

Assuming so, would something like an Opteron 1389 (http://products.amd.com/en-us/OpteronCPUDetail.aspx?id=563&f1=Quad-Core+AMD+Opteron%E2%84%A2&f2=&f3=Yes&f4=&f5=512&f6=AM3&f7=C2&f8=45nm+SOI&f9=75+W&f10=2200&f11=4&) (2.9ghz, 4-core, AM3) be ideal then?

Or were you suggesting something more like this:
AMD Phenom II X4 Black (http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=714&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=&f11=&f12=)
or
AMD Phenom II X6 Black (http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=726&f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=&f11=&f12=)