3500+ winchester vs 3500+ (newcastle)

[Roderik Emmerink]

Hi,

What are the advances of a (Athlon 64) 3500+ winchester to a 3500+
(newcastle)?
Is it worth the difference of 9% in price?

Roderik

 

[Wes Newell]

What are the advances of a (Athlon 64) 3500+ winchester to a 3500+
(newcastle)?

Generally, newer cores run cooler and will overclock more. This may be due
to a die shrink, or complete new core layout, or both.

Is it worth the difference of 9% in price?

If you're planning on overclocking, maybe. If not, I doubt it.

 

[Black Shuck]

Hi,

What are the advances of a (Athlon 64) 3500+ winchester to a 3500+
(newcastle)?
Is it worth the difference of 9% in price?

Roderik

A few weeks ago, when I bought my Winchester, they were rarer than
rocking horse dodo. I hung out, as the smaller die produces less heat,
any should give me a overlock potential, if I ever decide to overclock.
In the end, I got mine from MicroDirect..

Extremnely fast at comping code, 2 -3x quicker than my P4 2.26, but
Windows seems only marginally faster (games benefit considerably..)

 

[Rich]

Generally, newer cores run cooler and will overclock more. This may be due
to a die shrink, or complete new core layout, or both.

If you're planning on overclocking, maybe. If not, I doubt it.

Agreed. The only difference is one was manufactured using a 90nm process,
the other .13 microns. Go with the cheaper one, by the time apps are out
that will actually CPU-limit that hoss, you'll be able to upgrade for a
whole lot cheaper.