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Need Help in Buying New Processor & MOBO

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pra_2006
pra_2006 Original post #1
Dec 22, 2006 at 4:01 PM
hi friends i am from New Delhi i want to buy a new system for most Gaming and DVD movies and i am thinking of buying - Intel Pentium D 945 3.4Ghz Dual Core 800MHz FSB 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 EM64T Processor and Intel DG965RY Motherboard with Core2Duo Support i want to know will this MOBO support DX10 PCI-E Graphics cards like 8800 GTX for future pls reply me fast
Pathik
Pathik #2
Dec 22, 2006 at 4:25 PM
wats ur budget????
n drop the pentium d n take a conroe e6400...
codename_romeo
codename_romeo #3
Dec 22, 2006 at 4:30 PM
Specify the budget...............
M
Maverick069 #4
Dec 22, 2006 at 4:32 PM
My question is: If you can afford 8800GTX, can't you cough up couple more grand and get a Core2Duo E6300? Get the C2D and you will never regret it.
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Buy only from following Conroes: E6300, E6600 or E6700. The other two(E6400 and E6800) don't give enough returns for the extra price.
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #5
Dec 22, 2006 at 4:46 PM
regarding the c2d processors, if you can wait till second half of 2007, you can get the same proccy @ some cheaper rate.
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does Intel DG965RY Motherboard or any other intel m/b have onboard/in-built WiFi
pra_2006
pra_2006 #6
Dec 22, 2006 at 7:44 PM
thats why i am buying pentium d 3.04 with 965 mobo , when the price of c2d will slash then i will buy it right now its so much costly and i dont want to buy 2.13 its about 11000 and c2d will support 965 mobo and pls tell me will directX10 support DG965RY Motherboard
sumeet singh
sumeet singh #7
Dec 22, 2006 at 8:01 PM
by the way can anyone tell me wat will be the price of the configuration mentioned in first post...
subratabera
subratabera #8
Dec 22, 2006 at 9:02 PM
I want to know one thing here. Are all C2D processors have 64bit architecture??? If yes, then what would happen with our current 32bit applications (this includes OSs also, such as WinXP, Linux etc.)??? Will they run taking the full advantage of dual cores??? Please share your views....
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #9
Dec 22, 2006 at 9:17 PM
pra_2006 said:
thats why i am buying pentium d 3.04 with 965 mobo , when the price of c2d will slash then i will buy it right now its so much costly and i dont want to buy 2.13 its about 11000 and c2d will support 965 mobo and pls tell me will directX10 support DG965RY Motherboard
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965ry is dx10 upgradable. (not 100%).

then again in Q2 2007, DX10 chipset from intel is arriving. read more about it here

but as far as gaming is concerned, you have to get a dedicated gfx. card, coz GMA x3000 is NOT gaming card & talking about nvidia 8800, the price is astronomical. for the mid-low end DX10 card, you'll have to wait till 1st quarter of 2007.
pra_2006
pra_2006 #10
Dec 23, 2006 at 2:17 AM
okay then i will wait for next year becauz i want a good future system which can support DX10 games easily and i will also make my pocket much heavy right now i have 20000 i think i have to get 20000 more thanks for ur replies
s18000rpm
s18000rpm #11
Dec 23, 2006 at 10:07 AM
To Play DX10 games, according to this news DirectX 10 will not take off until 2nd Half 2007, says AMD, you'll have to wait till 2nd half of next year. :(
pra_2006
pra_2006 #12
Dec 23, 2006 at 4:34 PM
oh man thats bad news but till then i will buy all directX10 hardware needs