Firstly, this is a strictly dual-core CPU with no hyperthreading, but this is a fast dual-core CPU that you can overclock. The processor, before overclocking, is good on it's own. It is low power-consumption and has good instructions per-clock. This is a great CPU for mini-itx builds or HTPC's and a stock Intel CPU cooler is more than enough and will stay quiet. This CPU will run some AAA games--you'll need to research what games have issues with only two cores/two threads. Many games really don't need core/thread count, but certain games have reported issues. If you have a socket 1150 motherboard and are looking for a budget ~$40-50 CPU to play games on, I'd advise a Haswell-generation Pentium, like this one, over an FX series AMD processor. HOWEVER If you haven't purchased a motherboard, yet, I'd advise purchasing an Ivy-Bridge i5 - something like an i5 3470 for about $10-$15 more. This is a true quad core with similar IPC performance that doesn't warrant the worry of dual-core issues in modern games.Read full review
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Pros: 54w TDP Unlocked Processor High Overclock Potential Built on 22nm Technology Inexpensive ($50-70 price range) Cons: DDR3-1333 support only Dual-Core only No HyperThreading No AVX Support Shaky Windows 10 Support Other Thoughts: This processor may be based on Haswell however it's not a Core i7. Don't think that it can't harass a Core i7 in a few benchmarks, because it does strangely. This processor can be overclocked to about 4.5 GHz reliably; 4.7 GHz with some samples. I guess yields of some chips do vary, if you're lucky to get one that can reach this frequency. Mostly aimed at professional overclockers as no one will run this chip at stock frequency. I was able to reach 3.7 GHz without touching the voltage settings. I don't feel comfortable increasing the voltage as I don't want to damage the processor. What's not to like about this processor? An unlocked processor for $70... unheard of. Intel Corporation did an outstanding job creating this processor. Windows 10 will not run properly without modifications if you should choose to use this processor in your computer. For best results use Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 with a configuration using this processor.Read full review
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This CPU is great for casual web surfing and light gaming since it provides an excellent overclocking even with the provided cooler. It was just a few clicks to overclock it to 4.2 Ghz, and it makes the overall experience very snappy. If you don't need to run applications that demand parallel computations such as encoding video, then this CPU is a good candidate for your daily uses. Its power consumption is also very low like 35W ~ 70W for the system excluding monitor from my wall. Highly recommended.
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Get a descent air cooler put it in a board that will over clock and run it at 4.2 ghz+ it will do all you ask it to, witcher 3 and other AAA. I have 2 of these both run 4.4 ghz 1.296 vcore and 4.5 ghz at 1.25 vcore for over a year, temps are easy to manage all the way up into the 1.4 vcore settings which you can do for in benchmarking for funzies with good cooling, but i do not run them everyday past 1.3 volts everyday. Best 50 bucks you will ever spend on a new cpu.
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A fully unlocked CPU that you can overclock? Currently running it at 4.8GHz on a gigabyte motherboard, with a stock cooler. Under stress the temp never rises above 68 C Males for one fast little computer.
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This CPU is inexpensive as CPUs go. I got mine new for $56 on eBay including shipping. Think of this as 1/2 of a i5-4690K. 2 cores that are unlocked for increasing its speed. It comes as 3.2 Ghz but mine is conservatively set at 3.6. It's more than capable of playing WoW or War Thunder and SWTOR at excellent frame-rates using a decent $150 Video card. I mean like a Radeon R9 270 or a Nvidia GTX 750. I actually have a gaming rig with a i5 4690K. The rig that's set up with the Pentium G3258 is really just as good for gaming and general usage with little to no noticeable difference. But it's about $200 cheaper. It runs really cool and is very quick and stable. Invest in a solid state drive and good motherboard and ram and a nice video card. I used components I had laying around and bought a used Z97 motherboard for about $55. I couldn't be happier - except that I didn't build this one before the i5-4690K system. This CPU could have saved me the cost of that entire system. This CPU is also just as good as any i3 CPU for most applications. I built an i3 system for my wife as an office machine and it's set up near-identical to this system and they perform the same. I would recommend saving money and using 4 GB of RAM instead of 8 and using Win7 32-bit instead of 64 bit. The 64 bit system wants more RAM but you really don't need it. 32 bit can't use more than 4 GB of RAM.Read full review
motherboard has nice advanced features preforms good.
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I bought this Processor as suggested from a $400 USD system build I did for my mother so she can play modern games. No Problems with the install on the MSI Intel LGA 1150 H81M-E33. Almost the perfect duo!
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Performs cooler, faster, quieter stock than q6600 @ same speed. On par with i3 2k/3k series. Great for home, standard office work, and gaming .
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This is my second system with this chip. Performs great for the price as well. I’d recommend that if get one to get a better fan. The stock fan performs but it could always be better.
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