which pentium d can i get for around 8k?

is it the 805 or 820???

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For 9k you get Core 2 Duo E6300.

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

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

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.

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

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

samrulez said:
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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kirtan said:
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

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

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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.

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,....

samrulez said:
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

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

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?

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 ...

M

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.

J

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.

go 4 a pentiumD 820 or C2D E6300

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!

ssk429 said:
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.

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

D

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

C

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.

ssk429 said:
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

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?

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

@ssk

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Pentium_D_microprocessors

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

*en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D

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

It costs exactly 8350 according to www.deltapage.com

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

drvarunmehta said:
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.

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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.

I live in Mumbai & I work at Opera House so I frequent Lamington road several times a month. I have been checking on prices there for the past 1 month since I've just went thru an upgrade...could u give me a name of the shop in Lamington road that is giving D945 for Rs.8350?...hey no offence coz i want to know if I'm being overcharged.

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The only reason I said that D945 is for 8350 is that deltapage says so and most of their prices are correct. It's not like I have personally checked the price at Lamington road.
You could try Computer Culture or Cassette World both opposite Grant Road police station.

M

ssk429 said:
most probably ill go with 945 or 940
thanx for all the help

If I get it right then those processors themselves cost 8K each. So, what about the mobo? It would be better to buy a C2D e6300 then.
If you have 8K for processor + mobo then Pentium D 820 is the best option.

go for D 945 or 950

drvarunmehta said:
The only reason I said that D945 is for 8350 is that deltapage says so and most of their prices are correct. It's not like I have personally checked the price at Lamington road.
You could try Computer Culture or Cassette World both opposite Grant Road police station.

I called up deltapages in Chennai today (after they failed to send a reply to my e-mail) and & spoke to Kamal (on 044-28547698) and he has informed me that the prices are for bulk buying EXCLUDING tax the price for individual buyer is different...he kept telling me that he has seen my e-mail & will send me a reply but did not which clearly shows that deltapage is unwilling to gaurantee the price they quote there...guess it is a ploy to get customers to flok to them...the major hurdle for any vendor is getting people to know who they are and what they sell, what better way than to misguide customers into thinking that it is the right price so they can get a lot of customers visiting their site...as you know websites are about how many visitors you can get...so companies like deltapages can get sponsorers, showing large number of visitors to their site.
Also I know Computer Culture very well and they are not hardware retailers, they are into software & books, they do NOT have any harware displayed in their store and they get hardware for you if you place the order and that too they get it from another retailer...you can check it up if you don't believe me...Computer culture is selling D945 at Rs.9600...I will also check with Casette World & get back to you.
When you go by the prices listed by deltapages it is ONLY applicabble to Chennai residents plus you need to add in another few hundred rupees more even for Chennai residents. Anyone outside of Chennai, they must add vat/sales tax+octroi (whatever is applicable in that state) which will bring the prices to approx Rs.1000 more. You can check it out for yourself.
The bottom line is deltapages prices are TOTALLY inaccurate by a BIG margin if it is outside of Chennai & within chennai itself it is a couple of hundred buks off the actual price...don't need to believe me..do your own research & you'll know that it is true
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ssk429 said:
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?

D805 in Mumbai costs Rs.6500 and that is the ONLY one within your budget D945 is Rs.9500 in Mumbai and Rs.8800 in Chennai. The prices given are including taxes / vat & OR octroi.

my dealer quoted Rs. 8750 for D950

^^
For that price I would rather get a E6300 for 9.5k....

i will check my dealer soon & find out prices at my place
if this is the situation then ill have to go with 915 or 820

Sorry there is typo in my last post D820 is Rs.6500 & not D805. D805 is Rs.5000
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sorry it's a typo...i meant D820 is retailing for 6500 in mumbai

I bought Samsung 940BW for Rs.14200 + taxes in Calcutta and C2D E6300 costs Rs.8800 + taxes here