Thunderbird cores?

[Slickery2k1]

All right, I'm planning on buying a new 1.2Ghz or 1.3Ghz Thunderbird next week, but what is all this talk of the different color cores. I've been to a couple sites that have a couple different cores each is priced differently. What is the best one though? I don't plan to overclock, as I am not a rich man and I cannot afford a new component everytime I burn one out.

Also would it be better to buy a retail CPU for the extra 3 year warranty, or and OEM. I know OEM's are cheaper and I would have to buy a fan, but the warranty's are for only like 30 days.

 

[DarkMajiq]

At and over 1GHz, the chips are all made at the same plant in Dresden, Germany. What matters more than the colour is the week number and code on the chip (AXIA chips are great overclockers). The only way the core colour could be a factor is if they used some different polish during that week, but in general, those online sites selling different coloured core versions of the same processor (over 1GHz) are just ripping you off.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

since you dont o/c it's all irrelevant to you. just buy the chip and put in in your computer it will work fine. All the codes and core colors are mostly for overclocking and are of little relevance to a non o/cer

 

[DarkMajiq]

He's right, they're not important for non-overclockers, but I'm just trying to say to everyone that buying those different-core-coloured high-speed chips is a scam and should be avoided.

 

[Vyle]

Buy a retail chip. You're not planning to overclock so the retail HSF will be fine. You sound like you'd like the security of that 3 year warranty (even though you'll probably be upgrading within three years).