The Intel D945GCNL is a cost effective solution for those on a tight budget.This board offers support for Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo processors and i am running a core 2 duo 2.4ghz on this board.
Feature wise it supports upto 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM but i managed to install a ... Read review
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Great Price/Performance
Advantages: all in one package which includes sound,graphics and network Disadvantages: limited PCI slots and lack of hw tnl and vertex shader 2.0 in gma 950
The Intel D945GCNL is a cost effective solution for those on a tight budget.This board offers support for Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo processors and i am running a core 2 duo 2.4ghz on this board.
Feature wise it supports upto 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM but i managed to install a 1GB ram on one slot and another 2GB on the second slot and the whole 3GB Ram works perfect!!
coming to audio,this board consists of ... ...and plays anything flawlessly with my creative 5.1 channel speakers!
The graphics department is handled by the graphics media accelerator 950.Now there are many things that need to be clarified here:
* This card contains 64MB Video memory and anything extra is only taken from the RAM
* This doesnt contain Hardware TnL which is a basic feature in many games now(However this can be emulated using a few tools) more
The Intel D945GCNL is a cost effective solution for those on a tight budget.This board offers support for Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo processors and i am running a core 2 duo 2.4ghz on this board.
Feature wise it supports upto 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM but i managed to install a 1GB ram on one slot and another 2GB on the second slot and the whole 3GB Ram works perfect!!
coming to audio,this board consists of the realtek hd audio 5.1 sound card which is excellent and plays anything flawlessly with my creative 5.1 channel speakers!
The graphics department is handled by the graphics media accelerator 950.Now there are many things that need to be clarified here: * This card contains 64MB Video memory and anything extra is only taken from the RAM
* This doesnt contain Hardware TnL which is a basic feature in many games now(However this can be emulated using a few tools)
* This card DOESNT conatin vertex shader 2.0. It ONLY contains pixel shader 2.0 and the latter is very much required if you want to play any games like splinter cell pandora tomorrow or need for speed carbon or call of duty 2 etc..
However there is some light for windows vista users as some modified drivers can run a few of those shader 2.0 games on this card!
Next,the network adapter is a realtek ethernet card which handles things really nicely!!!
It contains 2 PCIE slots and has support SATA also. The box comes with an installation guide,required cables,the mobo(of course) and a drivers cd!
Conclusion
All in all this motherboard is top in terms of price/performance ratio. For such a cheap price, it forms a great package. But for those who wish to do a bit of serious gaming on integrated graphics,please look for a gigabyte or asus motherboard which has nvidia graphics supporting shader model 3.0
chaitanyaraghav 08.12.2008 (08.12.2008)
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I purchased Intel GCNL 945 With HT Technology Computer from CustomAMDComputers.com in cheapest price. This is a excellent board with many possibilities for the consumer. It installs easily, loads and boots flawlessly and runs with XP without problems. Multi- core is the next step in computer evolution. Another great product from Intel! Intel GSNL 945 With HT Technology provides a model for the coming trends in high-end computing & provide great performance for all applications. ...
mikegery 21.01.2009
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Manufacturer's product description
The Intel Desktop Board D945GCNL Essential Series offers a cost-efficient integrated graphics solution for the budget-conscious user. This board is built with affordability and flexibility in mind and supports Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Celeron D processors up to 1066/800 MHz system bus in the LGA775 package. Other features include PCI Express x16 graphics connector, dual-channel DDR2 667/533 MHz SDRAM, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (Intel GMA 950), integrated 10/100/1000 Network Connection, Intel High Definition Audio (Intel HD Audio) and up to eight USB 2.0 ports.
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