need info regarding motherboard for core 2 duo?

Question

I am interested in buying you ntel core 2 duo. Where i ever i go in the market i am getting negative response for your core 2 duo. Everybody is suggesting not to buy now as its new ..They gives excuses like Intel is promoting core 2 duo processor with GIGABYTE motherboard. They say the intel core 2 duo is not compaitable with intel orignal motherboard.i am interested in buying your core2 duo E6300 processor. I need a motherboard which has minimum 3 PCI slots and 2 PATA connectors as i have 2 optical drive and 1 PATA hard drive. One of the seller even told me that Pata hard drive will not work with your mother board which supports core 2 duo like 965 and 945. SO could you please tell few motherboards which has min 3 pci slots and 2 pata connectors and a decent grpahics and audio which can support windows VISTA. Prfer intel original.
Thanking You
avinash

Answer 1

dude dont screw up your mind on all the crap those vendors give you.i got a motherboard compatibility list that should work fine according to your needs.also i advise you to do your own research bofore opting for one(on the net).

Motherboard Compatibility
(Conroe, Conroe XE and Allendale and your core 2 duo e6300) all use Socket LGA775; however, not every motherboard is compatible with these processors. Supporting chipsets are: Intel: 865PE, 945P/PL/G, 955X, 975X, P/G/Q965, Q963, 946GZ/PL; ATi: ATI's Radeon Xpress 200, RD600 and RS600 nVidia: nForce 4 SLI Intel Edition and nForce 570/590 Intel Edition VIA: PT880/PT880 Ultra, PT890, PM880 and PM890.

ALSO Unlike the previous Pentium 4 and Pentium D design, the Core 2 technology sees a greater benefit from memory running synchronously with the Front Side Bus (FSB). This means that for the Conroe CPUs with FSB of 1066 MT/s, the ideal memory speed is PC2-4200. In some configurations, using PC2-5300 can actually decrease performance. Only when going to PC2-6400 is there a significant performance increase. While expensive DDR2 memory models with tighter timings do improve performance, the difference in real world games and applications is negligible.

Bottomline: get a board with a LGA775 socket manufacturer is up to you + a 1GB ram
@ PC2-4200. Graphics , pump in an extra 3-4000 for a good graphic card (nothing below a 256 mb Nvidia GE-Force 6600)

Answer 2

If you aren't sure of the technologies you want to get into, such as the core 2 duo, I would highly suggest researching a lot. The core 2 and core 2 duo series of cpus is a very new technology, and by intel it is considered one of the major jumps in computers. Although I wouldn't recommend it due to my knowledge of new intel quadro processors (4 processors in one physical device as opposed to the core 2 duo's two), it is worth getting if you plan on sticking with it for a while.

Knowing what you need is one of the main keys to getting processors. If you're going to just be browsing websites and word processing, you don't need the highest class processor out there.

The motherboard is very vague when it comes to software. It's the parts that you need to run Vista essentially. RAM, processors, and video are some of the main parts you need to look for if you buy a machine or simply plan on building one that runs Vista.

One Pata slot can usually support 2 devices, and many motherboards come with at least one port standard due to the price of Sata optical drives. As long as the board has the port that matches the interface of your hard drive then you should be fine in that field. If you have 2 optical and a Pata hard drive, then get one with 2 slots or get a new sata hard drive.

If you're going to try to run vista, you do NOT want an itegrated (build into the motherboard) video card. I would suggest, along with many others, a board with a PCI express x16 slot. This is a very new technology, and it is still growing. They run at least twice as fast as older AGP slots and if you have multiple slots, you can have multiple video cards running to improve performance. As for sound, those integrated 'solutions' can easily be solved by a pci sound card.

Though there arent any Intel brand motherboards with all of these specifications, you can find a lot on Newegg.com. If you do go with a different brand of motherboard, check their site for compatability with the processor you plan on getting. Here is one that has everything you need (no PCIe16, but an AGP4x/8x) from a different brand than Intel: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135027

Hope this helped
~Jerry

Answer 3

You will want to stick to micro ATX style cases and Micro ATX motherboards. those typically have 2-3 expansion slots on them compared to the normal 4-6. you just have to be careful when you purchase a video card because sometimes the Micro style cases don't leave enough room to put in a larger video card. If you find one you like make sure to look at all the small print and maybe even google that case for video card compatibility.

Answer 4

go to intels web site

Answer 5

Found this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813185086