A64 3500.... 90nm vs regular

[RaistlinZ]

Hey gang,

I'll probably be purchasing an A64 3500 for my next computer and I was wondering if it is worth the extra $40.00 to get the 90nm cores. I do plan to overclock, but nothing extreme.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Bleh... found a few threads on this topic already. I'll go read those first.

 

[ts3433]

At stock speed there's no difference. The 90nm will overclock better, but the Newcastle should be fine for lighter overclocking. However, if you're overclocking anyway, consider the 3200+ or 3000+, which should easily clock up to 3500+ speed on the stock cooler and probably stock voltage.

 

[peonyu]

My newcastle 3000+ does 2.5ghz on stock cooling and voltage, default speed is 2ghz so its certainly not a light ocer.