90 nm athlon 64's

[voodoochili]

any advantages over the current batch . . worth waiting a couple months ?

 

[BW86]

higer clockspeeds, better overclocks

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: voodoochili
any advantages over the current batch . . worth waiting a couple months ?

couple months? try a week or 2.

 

[TomKazansky]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: voodoochili
any advantages over the current batch . . worth waiting a couple months ?

couple months? try a week or 2.

it should be around couple months...=P

 

[Demonicon]

Originally posted by: voodoochili
any advantages over the current batch . . worth waiting a couple months ?

I'd say yes, it's worth waiting. It looks like it will only be a couple weeks though.

 

[Algere]

"any advantages over the current batch"
SSE3 support
Improvements e.g. memory controller
Runs cooler

& perhaps more

 

[clarkey01]

Full SSE3 implementation
* Improved hardware data prefetch mechanism
* Increased number of writing combine buffers (D0 stepping A64's can now combine up to four non-cacheable streams compared to 2 o­n the C0 and CG stepping A64's)
* Improved o­n-die memory controller with more advanced open page policy
* O­n-die thermal throttling
* Black Diamond Low-K technology (slower less power hungry transistors in less used sections and faster and more power hungry transistors in frequently used sections of the cpu)

 

[Shimmishim]

good stuff 🙂

wonder how much it'll overclock better than my 3000+ that can do 2.75 ghz

 

[Viditor]

Originally posted by: voodoochili
any advantages over the current batch . . worth waiting a couple months ?

As others have said...a couple of weeks.

90nm part at Monarch

 

[TomKazansky]

i think it's going to backorder even futher...unless amd is pushing these really hard on the market, which i think they might....perfect time to pound on intel's butt

 

[caz67]

The new A64 4000+ and FX55 series are going to be 130Nm..

 

[Bugler]

Originally posted by: infestedgh0st
i think it's going to backorder even futher...unless amd is pushing these really hard on the market, which i think they might....perfect time to pound on intel's butt

The AMD 64s have dropped $20-25 in past day and a half. Monarch states on their page AMD price drop 754 and 939. On the same page, they are showing the 90s due Oct 1. I do not suspect that AMD would have pushed thru such a fast price reduction if they were not ready with the new 90nm.

Who knows I guess.