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P-D 830 or P-M 765

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CybrStuff

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Alright guys, I'm in a position to get either of the above-mentioned processors for half-off. I feel like with such a great deal, I need to build a computer (okay, so I'm just making excuses, but I know you all can understand that ;)) The tricky part, as far as I can see, is that there isn't nearly as much motherboard selection for the P-M. I would hate to have to go AGP when the PCIe revolution is at hand (and there are cards like the nV 7800 out there), but if the P-M is really as cool as it seems (no pun intended), it might be worth it. Any opinions?
 
The Pentium M definately makes a good CPU for low power computing and gaming. But I gotta give the nod to the Pentium D (coming from a guy with a CT-479/P4P800-SE rig too). Pentium Ms you can find pretty cheap off of ebay anyway. The Pentium D might not game as fast but I think it'll be more rounded for general work/games/etc.

The only thing really hurting the Pentium M platform right now is a lack of good, relatively inexpensive PCI-e boards. They exist but none of them stand out particularily I think. If Asus made the P4GD1 or P4GPL-X available in the U.S. I'd be all over it!
 
If you got the Pentium M you would have a great gaming CPU that is not too far from an Athlon64 of the same clock speed. But it is not exactly a desktop CPU, so I think other tasks like encoding, Divx and all that stuff may not be very fast.

Plus you should consider that the Pentium D and mobo combo can come to around 260-300, while the PentiumM 765 and mobo could be around 470 odd.

A good advice would be to wait for Intel 975x mobo, since this would support Presler and Conroe, also Presler would be a better Pentium D than the ones available now.
 
dogeatdog said:
A good advice would be to wait for Intel 975x mobo, since this would support Presler and Conroe, also Presler would be a better Pentium D than the ones available now.
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So here's the sticky part. I'll only be able to get half off the chip until around mid-December, but it looks like 975x won't be launched until January. Do I punt until January and give up the discount, buy the chip now but hold off on using it, or just use one of the currently available 945/955x motherboards?
 
When last I read, it has been pulled into a november-december launch from january, you could just get the chip and wait to see if 975 supports it.
 
if you are just getting an 830 then there is no pointing in waiting for the i975X.
 
Ultra Wide said:
if you are just getting an 830 then there is no pointing in waiting for the i975X.
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So then my question is would biding my time and getting a next-gen P-D with a 975x board be worth the wait? How long is it going to be before a big jump in performance in Intel parts? It looks like Presler is only (mostly) a process change (90nm -> 65nm) with maybe some virtualization thrown in for good measure (big whoop, I don't need it). Conroe, on the other hand, could be something nice. However, Conroe looks to be another year out. Any thoughts?
 
you could get a current gen p-d and wait for 975x if it has support for the p-d 8xx series. If it does you dont have to buy a mobo again when upgrading to conroe, say a year and 1/2 from now.
 
get a pentium d 820 and gigabyte 8i955x and oc it to 4.29 ghz stable, lol.
 
Knife said:
get a pentium d 820 and gigabyte 8i955x and oc it to 4.29 ghz stable, lol.
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How many virgins do I have to sacrifice to get it that far? :-P Or rather, what kind of cooling? I'm fresh out of LN2...
 
CybrStuff said:
How many virgins do I have to sacrifice to get it that far? :-P Or rather, what kind of cooling? I'm fresh out of LN2...
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I am using an XP90-C but prefer to keep it at 3.5GHz or below. Now what you want to do is get an excellent watercooling system first. :)
 
Knife said:
I am using an XP90-C but prefer to keep it at 3.5GHz or below. Now what you want to do is get an excellent watercooling system first. :)
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Though this is slightly off-topic and I should really do some research, could you ballpark the cost of said watercooling system for me real quick? I haven't looked into it in a loooooong time...
 
I would just get the 830 and i955X and be done with it.

As long as the dual-core architecture is based on NetBurst there is no pointing in proloning the wait.

Once the move off NetBurst then they intel CPUs will be worth buying. (I have an 820 and it's ok, not earth shattering, but I wanted dual CPU on the cheap and Dell was only $850 with a i955X + 820 + 1GB DDR2)
 
Ultra Wide said:
I would just get the 830 and i955X and be done with it.
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Is there any reason not to go with an 830 and an nForce4 SLI IE motherboard (e.g. the Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI)?
 
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