Pentium D's at New Egg

I find using Intel with Intel to be a winning combo. I've been doing that quite awhile now and combatibility issues or a thing of the long ago past. That "D" special? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116001 better jump fast. It appears to be only for LGA 775 MBs though. And here is the matching MB for it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813121024 I'm a long time Intel guy and for under $200 (US) this should get you in biz.......................But jump fast, I have a feeling these are middle of the month deals........

Yea, I'm stupid Intel user. I don't know crap like the EMU gods do. They tell the sun when to come up (he-he),..............

Rumor has it that AMD chips (and possibly boards too, I don't know) will be heavily discounted shortly. So it might be to your advantage to wait a bit.

Yeah, I'll probably wait a couple days to see what happens and I'm not opposed to AMD. This just looks like a fantastic deal at the moment, but I think more will follow in both camps.

Thanks,

That is a good deal Carl. I get jumped by gangs of AMD users whenever it comes to hardware solutions. I play music, am not a gamer and Intel has always done the job. In my 20+ years of working with hardware. I have had the best success of reliability and compatibility with Intel. That is the basis of my advice. I guess it is really a Ford versus Chevy deal. If you have the mounting screwholes (for lack of a correct word, those screws that the MB attachs to the case with) in the right pattern, it will work. My mid tower accepts either. Your original case documentation should tell you. If not "google" the case and read the specs. In all cases (no pun) I've seen, a micro MB will fit in a full size case, but the opposite is not always true. Good luck Carl and if I can be of any assist, I'm around. ............

For the time being, I'm an AMD guy ...just got a Athlon64 x2 4600+ for about $250.00! Next step may be one of the new Intels, once the chipsets are a bit more mature.

-mr moon

No kidding Jack. I want to play and record music, not screw with computers. I want it to start, do the job and remember everything. Besides they can Benchmark all they want. I have not seen a comparable AMD be NOTICEABLY faster or do more than an Intel. And we know that software is going to work, they don't........

No still have a complete Sonar setup and years .cwp's. I do mean it's Ford or Chevy, but when was the last time you heard a Chevy man praise a Ford? The EMU thing is a standing joke, just like the company itself. I was far from the only one burned on that, I just don't let it be forgotten. If a company gets away with things once they will do it again. What I'm starting crap because I don't agree with you? Are you a unfallible music god, who's opinions are gospel? I speak from experiance and IMHO Intel is the better way to go. I sure wish paper benchmarks would lead to better recording. I don't care what "benchmarks" say, the proof is in the "real world". If I felt AMDs were superior, I'd own one. What I see is a larger profit margin for DAW builders and a lot of hype. I have never seen a AMD that will smoke my Intels (in the same price range/feature set). Oh and do I see the latest AMDs in action? My nephew builds "gamer machines" for a living (has a storefront and biz licence, few years in biz). That is also how I know what the chips cost a "custom builder". Well that's where my FACTS come from, where do yours?........

ORIGINAL: Carl Jensen

Hey Everyone,


Also, any motherboard recommendations for the Pentium D?

Thanks!

I'm building my own PC...I actually picked up an ABIT A8WD....it had everything I wanted onboard.....I think it's like $169 on newegg...???

Also...I'm waiting til next week ....the price of the intel should drop by then with the release of the "conroe"....I'm lookin to get a 940 or 950

ORIGINAL: johndale

No still have a complete Sonar setup and years .cwp's. I do mean it's Ford or Chevy, but when was the last time you heard a Chevy man praise a Ford? The EMU thing is a standing joke, just like the company itself. I was far from the only one burned on that, I just don't let it be forgotten. If a company gets away with things once they will do it again. What I'm starting crap because I don't agree with you? Are you a unfallible music god, who's opinions are gospel? I speak from experiance and IMHO Intel is the better way to go. I sure wish paper benchmarks would lead to better recording. I don't care what "benchmarks" say, the proof is in the "real world". If I felt AMDs were superior, I'd own one. What I see is a larger profit margin for DAW builders and a lot of hype. I have never seen a AMD that will smoke my Intels (in the same price range/feature set). Oh and do I see the latest AMDs in action? My nephew builds "gamer machines" for a living (has a storefront and biz licence, few years in biz). That is also how I know what the chips cost a "custom builder". Well that's where my FACTS come from, where do yours?........

All you've proven is you have strong opinions and wish to let the forum know this at every opportunity. And sorry, benchmarks do count - not for everything - but you seem to want to conveniently dismiss the fact that the last Sonar poll here had AMD way ahead. I'm perfectly aware that Intel's newest chips have the edge over AMD's, but if I were putting together a DAW today, I'd get an AMD 4800 x2 dual core. Cheap, fast, and PROVEN. If you want to be on the bleeding edge of technology (like the gamers), feel free, but the only huge increase in numbers you're gonna see will be on your credit card bill.

And despite your attempts to make this sound like an AMD vs Intel argument, I've never bashed Intel - In fact I'm typing this on an Intel machine -- I happen to think there's room for both chip makers It's only guys like you who pretend to know the "inside scoop" on who's better because you've been burned once or twice. Get over it.

Again, my point about EMU is that IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS THREAD. I'm not defending them - I have no opinion about them one way or the other. You just seem to want to make everything into an argument!

Well, I'm out of this thread. No doubt you will rant on, so if it makes you feel better, have at it...