Core 2 duo or P4?

[phantom93]

what do u mean by features?

 

[phantom93]

if any1 could help me find a mATX with or supports C2D that would be great.

 

[phantom93]

oh ok. Can you help me find a good microATX board for a C2d?

 

[phantom93]

well im in a pickle here. My PSU that i bought a month ago 580W does not have a PCIe connecter. But it works with AGP, however it seems that AGP is no longer being developed. 🙁

 

[YO_KID37]

AGP is still being Developed my friend
the X1950XTX AGP will still rape most, if not all Pre-8XXX Series Cards
And rumours are ATI and NVIDIA are refusing AGP to be phased out with the DX9 Generation cards. R600 and G80 are still poised to come out with GraveDigging AGP cards.

 

[1Tanker]

well im in a pickle here. My PSU that i bought a month ago 580W does not have a PCIe connecter. But it works with AGP, however it seems that AGP is no longer being developed. 🙁

You would be better to get an ATX form-factor motherboard, and throw it into a cheap $25-$40 case, because mATX is really limiting your options here. If you want to overclock, that is your best option, otherwise get a mATX motherboard, and forget any decent overclocking. GL

 

[phantom93]

ok good, as long as AGP is being developed for nvidia im good 8)
I was looking at this motherboard (it says ATX forfacter in specs but its really a mATX)

http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=256566

 

[1Tanker]

ok good, as long as AGP is being developed for nvidia im good 8)
I was looking at this motherboard (it says ATX forfacter in specs but its really a mATX)

That]http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=256566

That looks like probably your best bet, and Gigabyte makes good boards. It's not AGP though. GL

It's $10 cheaper at NEWEGG though.

 

[phantom93]

w8 i might of givin u the wrong 1, because it does have AGP 8x

http://www.microcenter.com/byos/byos_single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0253258

 

[gloppppp]

Which would be betetr for games a Core 2 Duo e4300 1.8ghz with a 800mhz FBS or a P4 3Ghz 533Mhz FBS with HT?

C2D P4 good backup cigarette lighter.

 

[phantom93]

i have seen PCIe x15 mATX ones i think, but i didnt get them because that + the C2D was expensive, but prices r coming down later so yeah.

 

[phantom93]

like
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2967813
id have to buy DDR2 for it too thats why its pricer then i thought, but the CPU price is lowering April 22nd for the intel CPU's so, yeah lol.

 

[phantom93]

well, there is still plenty of time to find 1. And its intresting, this was orginaly about CPU's, now its about motherboards and cases .

 

[phantom93]

hey what about this case?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2078843&Tab=1&NoMapp=0

Its kind of sad though, if i buy a new case the only thing left of my original comp would be the HDD and optical/Flash drives. Everythign else will be upgraded. 🙁 lol

 

[phantom93]

i thnik i found 1, but the emeory says this
4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 800* / 667 / 533 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)
what does it mean?

 

[YO_KID37]

It's a 4 Slot DDR2-800(default) rated Motherboard you can have up to 8 Gigabytes of Memory Physically Installed (which is 2 GB in Each Slot)

EDIT: Un-Buffered and NON-ECC means it can run The RAM everyone else uses. And Dual-Channel Means that 2 Of the RAM could be Run as a DDR2-1600(theoretically)

 

[phantom93]

but what does it mean by. "non-ECC, un-buffered memory"

 

[YO_KID37]

but what does it mean by. "non-ECC, un-buffered memory"

Read the EDIT< I Just Posted Above

 

[phantom93]

k, i thought it ment that all the ram will go slower then usual if its un-buffered. thanx for help XD

 

[phantom93]

I think i foudn 1, one of these for they both r kind of the same but 1 is cheaper.
Q965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131085

and
G965
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131043

Sounds good, has a PCIe x16 slot, DDR2 800*/ 667 / 533 MHz supports to 8gb. C2D support.

 

[phantom93]

theres a review for it

finally a raid solution that works!
Reviewed By: on 3/20/2007 Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: excellent board! the intel onboard raid is perfect! works well with e6600 and 2gb ocz ram, 2 320gb raid-1 setup with antec trio ps, and microfly micro atx case. plenty of room with pci-e 16 vga card, and still 1 pci slot to spare!
Cons: none so far!

 

[phantom93]

u think its worth to save for? or the G965?

 

[Eviltwin17]

the core2duo hands down

 

[phantom93]

well im trying to compare with the following

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280%20107171083&StoreType=7&CompareItemList=N82E16813138040,N82E16813130060,N82E16813135032,N82E16813131041,N82E16813121079,N82E16813131046,N82E16813128322,N82E16813153060,N82E16813131044&bop=And

 

[phantom93]

k.