which pentium d can i get for around 8k?

[ssk_the_gr8]

is it the 805 or 820???

[akshayt]

For 9k you get Core 2 Duo E6300.

all those dual cores are a lot cheaper, maybe 5-6k

[blademast3r]

Buy a core 2 duo...much betta than pentium D

[samrulez]

yeah!
P Ds are fake ''Dual Cores'' and not actually in the true sence of the work ''Dual Core''.....go for C2D i.e Core 2 Duo.

[kirtan]

don't go for a pentium-D.It really sucks.

[sabret00the]

For Rs.8800/- u can get a Core2Duo E6300

[caleb]

Originally Posted by samrulez

yeah!
?P Ds are fake.

I use P-D805, my bro-in-law uses E6300 core 2 and both of us use GeForce7600GT. I played Half Life2 Episode one on both the above congis & have not found any major diff. Without disputing the fact that C2 is btr than P-D I'm curious bout what umean by PD's r fake. Pls elaborate. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by kirtan

don't go for a pentium-D.It really sucks.

Hi kirtan with due respect 2 u & assuming u r n expert in hardware how does it help anyone by just saying "P-D sucks", It'd b nice 2 back ur post with some kind of logical explanation as that'd b helpful 4 people like me who want 2 make a decision. Thanks

[Pathik]

yup they r good.. A frend of mine has the d820... And it works good.. Its defi not better than c2d e6300 but its good

[akshayt]

D805 is crap, D820 is bad as well. As for gaming, usually CPU plays the least important role in gaming. However try games at lower settings and resolutions and record FPU using FRAPS, your minimum and average FPS will easily give you away, even max in fact but max don't really matter.

You will notice the diffference clearly in near future games, even as of now, there can be some difference.

Other than gaming, C2D is just the way to go.

Either ways, you will regret not buying a C2D.

[samrulez]

Guyz,
The architecture of the Pentium D prevents us to call it a dual core, because, the whole idea of dual cores is that 2 cores can simultaneously work on the same thing and use their own cache(s)...also directly communicate with each other,in these Pentium Ds the 2 cores cannot communicate with each other, all communication has to be via the FSB, so that's a big bottleneck.


The 8xx series has the Smithfield core which is nothing but 2 Prescotts stuck to gether...

It also has some serious heating problems, if the Prescott ran at 60 at load, 2 prescotts run at 75-76 at load,....

[caleb]

Originally Posted by samrulez

Guyz,
? The architecture of the Pentium D prevents us to call it a dual core, because, the whole idea of dual core is that 2 cores can simultaneously working in the same thing and use their own cache(s)...also directly communicate with each other,in these Pentium Ds the 2 cores cannot communicate with each other, all communication has to be via the FSB, so that's a big bottleneck.
?
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?The 8xx series has the Smithfield core is nothing but 2 Prescotts stuck to gether...
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?It also has some serious heating problems, if the Prescott ran at 60 at load, 2 prescotts run at 75-76 at load,....

( . Well explained & easy 2 understand. Thanks

[samrulez]

Well, I don't think there is any easier method, read it slowly and if you don't understand something, ask me or someone.

[ssk_the_gr8]

guys no 1 answered my Q
my budget is 7500 & somehow i have been able to take it to 8000
so could u all plz tell me which pentium D can i get?

[deathvirus_me]

I use P-D805, my bro-in-law uses E6300 core 2 and both of us use GeForce7600GT. I played Half Life2 Episode one on both the above congis & have not found any major diff. Without disputing the fact that C2 is btr than P-D I'm curious bout what umean by PD's r fake. Pls elaborate. Thanks.

Well ... the whole PentiumD 8xx series are simply so called dual cores ... google a bit dude ... though they perform quite ok (infact pretty normal) .. the only point of concern would be the heat ... and with some good cooling and a good oc ... who cares about Core2 Duo anyway ...

And since the PentiumD 9xx series are a bit high on the cost .. the E6300 is really a big bang for buck .. ans it can take on most of the mid high end CPU's even at stock .. and has a big oc limit ...

[mehulved]

Anyone mind advising the fellow on which one of those two to go for? Since the cost would include motherboard too, C2D will go well beyond his budget.
So, I guess Pentium D 820 is the one he should go for. Cost difference between them comes to around 1K or so AFAIK. Pentium D 820 should fit into his budget.
I am no hardware expert so I will leave it to you'll to guide him better. But, suggesting something that's insanely out of his budget makes no sense.

[jeetu]

Biggest advantage of Core2Duo over PentiumD is temperature. Core2Duo consumes less power too. Core2Duo 1.86 was overclocked to 2.2 by me. It got blazing fast and was still stable. So if you can risk overclocking with core2duo its far better than PentiumD.

[Stalker]

go 4 a pentiumD 820 or C2D E6300

[samrulez]

But let me tell you the E6300 is much superior to the P D. The Pentium D 820 is nothing but the 805 clocked at 3GHz. And it burns.

The E6300 is better technology, its just a 1.8GHz processor with a 65nm core.....so the 65 nm core is the most imp. it brings down the power consumption, keeps it cool and because of this its a hell of a overclocker....
So there is no comparison between the 820 or E6300!

[caleb]

Originally Posted by ssk429

guys no 1 answered my Q
?my budget is 7500 & somehow i have been able to take it to 8000
?so could u all plz tell me which pentium D can i get?

Assuming that u want ONLY the processor than e6300 will come in ur budget but if u also need the mobo than under 8k u can only get D805 with a compatible mobo.

[ssk_the_gr8]

i only want the processor
my mobo is not c2d compatible so
guys plz suggest a P-D (around 8000)

[drvarunmehta]

Get the Pentium D 945 3.4 GHz 4MB L2 cache for Rs. 8350.
It runs cooler than the Pentium D 8xx series too.

[Ch@0s]

In that case sell your motherboard and get a new one. 8 grand on a Pentium D now is completely insane when the E6300 is less than 9k.

[caleb]

Originally Posted by ssk429

i only want the processor
?my mobo is not c2d compatible so
?guys plz suggest a P-D (around 8000)

If ur budget is 8k & ur mobo is not c2d compatible & if u absolutely must get a PD than go for D820 but with 8k budget 4 proc alone u shud seriously consider dumpin ur old sys n get a E6300 & a mobo to go with it but going for D945 does seem insane besides it costs more than 8k

[ssk_the_gr8]

i have done a lot of thinking but for 7500-8000
i will not be able to get a good mobo+processor
so i guess i will have to go for P-D 945 or 915??
what do u'll say?

[aquamatrix]

nah a decent mobo for c2d wont come cheap, go for the pentium d 950, around 8.5 k

[sree_shan]

@ssk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors

hey jus go through the above link it will give u the prices of all pentium processors....

and if u want to know abt these processors go through this link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D

[drvarunmehta]

Originally Posted by caleb

but going for D945 does seem insane besides it costs more than 8k

It costs exactly 8350 according to www.deltapage.com

[ssk_the_gr8]

most probably ill go with 945 or 940
thanx for all the help

[caleb]

Originally Posted by drvarunmehta

It costs exactly 8350 according to www.deltapage.com

All prices quoted by deltapage r EXCLUDING taxes + webpage rates usually hide the street price to attract customers u can check in lamington road n u will find a significant difference...the ram prices u quote r approx 1k less than the street price...pls check street price.

[drvarunmehta]

The prices on www.deltapage.com are on the higher side if anything. Check the prices for monitors, DVD writers, cordless keyboards and mice, speakers etc. They're all available in Lamington road for the same or slightly lesser price.
Maybe in your city they'e priced higher but certainly not in Lamington road.

I'll quote several prices from the site and many people can confirm that these products cost the same or less.
Samsung 940BW Rs. 15,600
Sony DVD writer Rs. 2,400
Creative 2.1 SBS370 Rs. 1,225
Seagate 80GB SATA Rs. 2,300
Seagate 160GB SATA Rs. 2,975
Asus A8N-E Rs. 5,650
Asus P5LD2-VMSE Rs. 4,900

No website will quote wrong prices because it's not like a person will buy without comparing prices from several different places.