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[Krow]

i am up to buying an AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 BE
is it a right choice???
please do suggest a motherboard (upto 10k)...
Should one prefer DDR2 over DDR3???

There is a C3 stepping for the processor which has 125W TDP. The standard on has 140W TDP and is not worth buying. Get the C3 stepping. Else, best bet for you would be to get a 955BE and OC it to 3.4GHz from the stock 3.2GHz. Mobo: GA-MA785GMT-US2H or UD2H @ 5.5k.

For raw performance, core i5 is a better choice, but you will have to buy a graphics card as well, which you need not with AMD. What is your purpose with this rig? Give us your existing config, budget for new config and why you are buying. As for the other query, DDR3 is the way to go.

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Also, please post queries in the correct thread. Go to Hardware QnA section and post in one of the threads there called latest hardware prices and quotes.

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Or, better is the basic guide to purchase a new system thread

[comp@ddict]

^Why does Intel always win? No power in AMD?

Dude i think u didnt even read the conclusion...it clearly states that while INTEL is faring well, AMD is the better way to go for performance, 4 cores(real ), unlockable 4th core for X3s and much lower price...

i am up to buying an AMD Phenom 2 X4 965 BE
is it a right choice???
please do suggest a motherboard (upto 10k)...
Should one prefer DDR2 over DDR3???

Phenom II X4 965 C3 125W @ 9.3k

MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 @ 6.9k
or
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO @ 6.7k

Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz C9 Titanium @ 5.8k

There u go DDR3 is the future now

[Krow]

^That MSI board is the one which should be in bold. The ASUS board is much much inferior to it excluding the IGP.

[comp@ddict]

^That MSI board is the one which should be in bold. The ASUS board is much much inferior to it excluding the IGP.

nope the ASUS board is beastly and godly too....

[Krow]

MSI board: 790GX chipset > 785G. MSI board is better overclocker. ASUS board supports CF in x4 mode , whereas the obviously better MSI board supports it in x8 mode. Also, ASUS is RMA'ed (after sales service) by Rashi Peripherals, which has given problems to many. MSI RMA is handled by Digilink, which is not excellent, but nowhere as bad as ASUS's Rashi. Now poof!

[Apple Juice]

MSI board: 790GX chipset > 785G. MSI board is better overclocker. ASUS board supports CF in x4 mode , whereas the obviously better MSI board supports it in x8 mode. Also, ASUS is RMA'ed (after sales service) by Rashi Peripherals, which has given problems to many. MSI RMA is handled by Digilink, which is not excellent, but nowhere as bad as ASUS's Rashi. Now poof!

^^ correctly said..!!!

[comp@ddict]

Core i5 reviews::-

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=3704

http://www.tomshardware.com/us/

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews

/3084/intel_32nm_clarkdale_core_i5_661_cpu_with_integrat ed_gpu/index.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i...1-review-test/

[techmaniack]

thanks for replying...
Except for wattage, any technical difference in 965 and 955 BE?

what abt MSI NF980-G65

Corsair 4GB 1600 FSB, that means i have to Overclock, will this my warranty of mobo/RAM/CPU???

[ssk_the_gr8]

More Core i5 reviews

part 1
http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//i...id=73&Itemid=1

part 2
http://www.lostcircuits.com/mambo//i...id=74&Itemid=1

[comp@ddict]

MSI board: 790GX chipset > 785G. MSI board is better overclocker. ASUS board supports CF in x4 mode , whereas the obviously better MSI board supports it in x8 mode. Also, ASUS is RMA'ed (after sales service) by Rashi Peripherals, which has given problems to many. MSI RMA is handled by Digilink, which is not excellent, but nowhere as bad as ASUS's Rashi. Now poof!

i never said that the MSI 790GX is bad...i only said the 785G EVO is good too
but i think u drew some other conclusions which u have a habit of..
u simply have habit of "caw-cawing" too much..

MSI board is better overclocker.

and about OC:-

The M4A785TD-V took our X2 550 sample to new limits. We had no difficulty achieving a maximum core clock speed of about 4036MHz for more than a 900Mhz increase. Thanks to ASUS’ great LLC implementation, vCORE values were rock solid and accurate. This certainly helped to squeeze every last MHz out of the processor. We achieved a very similar overclock with our higher-end MSI 790FX-GD70, but couldn’t quite break 4GHz with it. There is no doubt in our minds that cooling and the CPU itself are the limiting factors at this point, not the M4A785TD-V EVO.

i think this board is a great Overclocker..

Mod edit: Uploading a thumbnail is very difficult, aye?

[hot zubs]

The gang at DigiTimes have always struck us as processor obsessives -- constantly out on the streets, roughing up mobo manufacturers, getting them to spill their secrets (they probably look like Gene Hackman in Night Moves). And they've sure been busy, this time digging up some dirt on AMD's six-core Phenom II line. Hitting shelves as soon as the second quarter this year, the X6 1035T will clock in at 2.6GHz, the 1005T at 2.8GHz, and the 1075T at 3GHz. There is also a Phenom II X6 1095T possibly coming to fruition in the fourth quarter of the year, but we don't have any data on that one yet. According to Alien Babel Tech (where we did our undergrad, by the way) the 1055T is will retail for $199, while the as-of-yet unknown 1090T black edition will retail $295. As always, we recommend that in lieu of an official announcement you take all this with a grain of salt.

Source - http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/22/a...eds-unearthed/

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Phenom II X6 prices leaked

check this out - http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/18648

[comp@ddict]

Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz BENCHMARKS




REST HERE:-

http://www.amdzone.com/phpbb3/viewto...?f=52&t=137523

Mod edit: Uploading a thumbnail is very difficult, aye?

[mavihs]

ASRock P67 Extreme 3, based on LGA 1155

Our friends from bit-tech recently published a story from Computex 2010 indicating that at least one motherboard hardware manufacturer has produced a design based on Intel’s upcoming P67 mainstream chipset.

According to the report, that manufacturer is ASRock, and the name of the board is P67 Extreme 3. Intel’s P67 chipset will pair with the upcoming LGA 1155 desktop platform based on first-generation Sandy Bridge 32nm architecture. The company has been able to confirm that there is no USB 3.0 integration with this second-generation PCH chipset, however, but it did mention that two of the six native SATA II ports have been upgraded to SATA III 6Gbps.

The ASRock P67 Extreme 3 features three PCI-E 2.0 slots, with the top slot providing x16 bandwidth, the middle slot providing x8 bandwidth, and the bottom slot providing x4 bandwidth. By utilizing all three available slots, the board will be able to support Nvidia Tri-SLI and ATI Tri-CrossFireX (as well as Quad-SLI and Quad-CrossFireX with two dual-GPU solutions), although bandwidth may be severely limited for more high-performance enthusiast GPUs on the market.

As far as memory is concerned, the board features four slots with support for DDR3 2600MHz+ speeds in dual-channel mode. In other words, Sandy Bridge motherboard designs like the P67 Extreme 3 should significantly raise the bar for achievable overclocking limits of what is capable on a mainstream platform.

The board also features a 12 + 2 “advanced” power phase design, sporting ASRock DuraCap high-quality conductive polymer capacitors that offer 2.5x longer lifetime than conventional capacitors. It has also been noted that the upcoming P67 second-generation PCH requires no more cooling than the current P55 chipset, and bit-tech believes the “7” in P67 denotes support for native SATA 6Gbps and RAID.

While the successor to the P55 platform isn’t due to release until Q1 2011, we are appreciative of ASRock’s unveiling of an early prototype design based on Sandy Bridge and hope to uncover more details as Computex 2010 progresses over the next few days.

Source: http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/19014/37/

[mavihs]

Intel has this week angered PC vendors and manufacturers by deciding to delay the release of its USB 3.0 chipset to 2012. The chip giant has given no reason for the delay, but some are speculating that it may be in a bid to give its alternative high speed data transfer technology Light Peak a chance of grabbing market share.
The delay poses a problem for vendors who need standard in order to provide peripheral components such as case accessories that work with all boards. With that not in place from Intel, it is up to those vendors to react and even guess what is going to be the standard. TechEye believes manufacturers may even be banding together to create their own standard going forward.
For the moment, anyone wanting USB 3.0 will need to purchase a motherboard from manufacturers who have already integrated a chipset. They include Asus, Gigabyte, and Asrock.

Read more: http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/i...#ixzz0pshaJjIc

[SlashDK]

AMD has released its 'Nile' Platform and laptops with it are now available for retail. Check my signature for more details

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Also check Toshiba Satellite® T235D-S1345 Laptops

[sam]

Sandy Bridges based i3 limited to 2 threads only. means 1 core = 1 thread, whereas current i3's have 2 thread per core. either Intel found some tech to increase the performance of the i3 with single thread or will have to price them at or below 100$ to make any sense.

Update: according to Sandy Bridges, Core i3 will have 2 threads per core. Fudzilla reported that SB based Core i3 will have 1 thread per 1 core. i feel Fudzilla's news is wrong. for time being, going as Anand written.

[mukherjee]

Have a look at this Sandy bridge preview

Especially this and this

And,also this

[Piyush]

peek-a-boo at bobcat

http://blogs.amd.com/fusion/2010/09/...kleine-fusion/

[Sid_gamer]

Hey Guys check this out, Gigabyte's upcoming range of Mobo's:-
GIGABYTE 6 Series Motherboards (Sandy Bridge) Sneak Peak | Unbiased Computer Hardware Reviews - ThinkComputers.org

[vickybat]

Intel set to release socket 2011 cpu's in Q4 2011 as opposed to Q3 2011 earlier. See this and this.

Intel will also ship revised B3 boards of socket 1155 from next week. Check this.

[mukherjee]

Just some random shocking news....Intel Celeron 356 Processor Overclocked at 8.2GHz

[mukherjee]

AMD FX-Series Bulldozer CPU Benchmarked Against Intel Core i7-990X

[ANKIT7540]

CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME THE SOCKET TYPE FOR MY PROCESSOR,,,

THE PROCESSOR IS - INTEL PENTIUM 4(2.66ghz), AND WHAT ARE THE GOOS PROCESSORS FOR THAT SOCKET WITH PRICES,, ????? HELP .....

[comp@ddict]

GOOS

I'm sorry what?

[tkin]

I'm sorry what?

I think he meant "Good"

[comp@ddict]

I think he meant "Good"

:C_lolweak:

I think I get it now.

[guru_urug]

Intel Reveals 16 New Sandy Bridge CPUs & Price Cuts


^^Good news when will this come to effect in India?

[d6bmg]

^^ good? Those price cuts sounds funny to me. Its a joke revealed by Intel by those 3-5% price cuts.

[thetechfreak]

hey guys !
i want to buy a motherboard and a graphic card for my pc .
AMD 5600 X2
2GB DDR2
..
i was using Asus m2n series of motherboard with nvidia chipset . but i got fried .
i dont want to spend too much . anything under 8k-9k would be best .
Thanks in advance.

This is the wrong thread and section for posting this. Post all related queries and sections here:
PC Components / Configurations - Digit Technology Discussion Forum

[rajnusker]

MSI board: 790GX chipset > 785G. MSI board is better overclocker. ASUS board supports CF in x4 mode , whereas the obviously better MSI board supports it in x8 mode. Also, ASUS is RMA'ed (after sales service) by Rashi Peripherals, which has given problems to many. MSI RMA is handled by Digilink, which is not excellent, but nowhere as bad as ASUS's Rashi. Now poof!

x4 mode is not much slower than the x8 mode, it should do fine.