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Ok ladies, its that time again. All my parts are ordered and are on their way. With the help of my fellow associates, Im gonna take my first A64 experience and put it here on the web.
FIRST! Lets see what makes them so cool. Lets go ahead and cut to the chase.
FAQ:
Q: Sen, What the hell is "Winchester" and why should I care?
A: Winchester is AMD's first 90nm based chip. It is important because of the stark differences between Intel's 90nm based technology and AMD's. Mainly it is important becasue it is on a die shrink.
Q: Sen, you confoosed me. What the **** is a die-shrink?
A: Simple, it is where they make the processor smaller. Theoritically the smaller the chip, the faster it should be able to run, because it needs less power to operate at a certian speed.
Q: Oh nos teh Sen, whyz is teh Winchester cheaper than Newcastle?
A: The size of the Winchester die is physically much smaller than a Newcastle, because it uses 90nm techonology, which is a smaller fabrication process. Since die-size is a direct coorlation to price, it is inherentally cheaper. Here is an example:
(Clawhammer)
(Winchester)
Q: What is the default voltage of Winchester CPUs?
A: The default voltage is 1.4v
Q: Is Winchester faster than Newcastle at the same speed?
A: Yes, very slightly.
Q: Does Winchester run cooler than a Newcastle?
A: Yes, AMD's 90nm process is far better than Intel's. They have succeded in doing a traditional die-shrink as we know it to be.
Q: If I get a Winchester CPU, is my motherboard safe? Or should I take the same precautions as I would If I were buying a Prescott?
A: Yes, treat this CPU exactally like Prescott. Although it does not put out the same amount of heat, It will stress the MOFSETs exactally like one.
Q: Does Winchester give my 3.0ghz yet?
A: No, so far WCs clock only slightly better than a Newcastle. However we will find out soon enough.
Q: How much power does Winchester draw exactally? Is it worse than Prescott?
A: Actually unlike Intel, their power draw looks exactally as it should Granted it could be alot better, but remember the Palimino gave birth to the TbredB:
Q: Does Winchester come in socket 754? I am dying to get my hands on one.
A: No sadly it only comes in S939. Fortunatly AMD does plan to make 754 cores with 90nm process by the year's end. This chip will be called Palermo.
Q: What does AMD's 90nm roadmap look like?
A:
Q: Ok this is all cool and ****, but why would people want to buy anything but a Winchester?
A:.....good question
FIRST! Lets see what makes them so cool. Lets go ahead and cut to the chase.
FAQ:
Q: Sen, What the hell is "Winchester" and why should I care?
A: Winchester is AMD's first 90nm based chip. It is important because of the stark differences between Intel's 90nm based technology and AMD's. Mainly it is important becasue it is on a die shrink.
Q: Sen, you confoosed me. What the **** is a die-shrink?
A: Simple, it is where they make the processor smaller. Theoritically the smaller the chip, the faster it should be able to run, because it needs less power to operate at a certian speed.
Q: Oh nos teh Sen, whyz is teh Winchester cheaper than Newcastle?
A: The size of the Winchester die is physically much smaller than a Newcastle, because it uses 90nm techonology, which is a smaller fabrication process. Since die-size is a direct coorlation to price, it is inherentally cheaper. Here is an example:
(Clawhammer)
(Winchester)
Q: What is the default voltage of Winchester CPUs?
A: The default voltage is 1.4v
Q: Is Winchester faster than Newcastle at the same speed?
A: Yes, very slightly.
Anandtech said:
Q: Does Winchester run cooler than a Newcastle?
A: Yes, AMD's 90nm process is far better than Intel's. They have succeded in doing a traditional die-shrink as we know it to be.
Q: If I get a Winchester CPU, is my motherboard safe? Or should I take the same precautions as I would If I were buying a Prescott?
A: Yes, treat this CPU exactally like Prescott. Although it does not put out the same amount of heat, It will stress the MOFSETs exactally like one.
The Inquirer said:When you move froma 0.13 micron CPU at 1.5v to a 0.09 micron CPU at 1.5v you make the MOSFET loading increase by around 44%. When you go 0.065 micron that is 100% greater than at 0.13 micron at 1.5v and 38% greater than .09 micron at 1.5v
(AMD spokesperson)
Q: Does Winchester give my 3.0ghz yet?
A: No, so far WCs clock only slightly better than a Newcastle. However we will find out soon enough.
A: Not sure, I will test it I suppose. My guess is yes.amd_luvarboi said:Q: Will/may the increased loads on MOSFETs potentially affect your OC's in a negative manner?
Q: How much power does Winchester draw exactally? Is it worse than Prescott?
A: Actually unlike Intel, their power draw looks exactally as it should Granted it could be alot better, but remember the Palimino gave birth to the TbredB:
deception`` said:
(-Tech Report)
Q: Does Winchester come in socket 754? I am dying to get my hands on one.
A: No sadly it only comes in S939. Fortunatly AMD does plan to make 754 cores with 90nm process by the year's end. This chip will be called Palermo.
Q: What does AMD's 90nm roadmap look like?
A:
AMD said:
Q: Ok this is all cool and ****, but why would people want to buy anything but a Winchester?
A:.....good question
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