Different Cores? (Newcastle,Orleans and Venice)

[kidcool321]

Hi guys,

So ok i am goin to build my first "gaming Comp." So i know i need top notch parts and good processor but, until today i never noticed that in amd they have differnt "cores" i dont know what that means so i was just wondering if you guys can tell me what is the difference and which is good and what i need to know about them thx in advanced.

 

[stevty2889]

New Castle= older 130nm core, socket 754
Venice=Newer 90nm socket 939(and some 754 I believe), San Diego is like venice but with more cache.
Orleans=Newest, for socket AM2 boards which use DDR-2 memory, athough it doesn't appear DDR-2 offers any major performance advantage.

 

[kidcool321]

humm ok thex but do u know of any other cores and what is the best for now?

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: stevty2889
New Castle= older 130nm core, socket 754
Venice=Newer 90nm socket 939(and some 754 I believe), San Diego is like venice but with more cache.
Orleans=Newest, for socket AM2 boards which use DDR-2 memory, athough it doesn't appear DDR-2 offers any major performance advantage.

Just to add to that,

Clawhammer= older 130nm with 1mb cache (newcastle with double the cache basically)
Winchester= old but 90nm, Venice is better.

If your hell bent on getting an AMD gaming rig now, get a venice or a dual core if you want, dependant on budget. Personally i would wait a little while for Intels new CPU conroe, its far superior to the P4 and is likely to beat AMD's current offerings and is supposed to be competitively priced. I think its out in a month or two? Cant be exact but its a short wait.

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: kidcool321
humm ok thex but do u know of any other cores and what is the best for now?

Of the Athlon 64 series, San Diego is arguably the best currently available. Followed by Venice.