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I just recently installed a gtx 1050 ti and noticed that my i3 was bottlenecking Halo 5 Forge and Forza Horizon 3. I have an OEM Gateway motherboard and I upgraded my ram to 12 gbs. This is the best LGA 1156 processor thats also the cheapest. It is the same as an i7 870 (but 40 dollars cheaper and supports more RAM). I took out my heat sink and the old i3. Popped this in and hoped my oem mobo would support it. I put everything back and turned it on and it worked. Everything was slow for a little bit and only one of my monitors was being detected, so I waited and then it sped up to full speed. I ran Halo 5 and Forza and hit 60+ FPS. I’m very happy with its performance.
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Need a big cooler. Puts out a LOT of heat. Even with one arted for the TDP of this processor Ingo from 35C under load to mid 80sC under load. Normal(?) For this processor. Tried 2 different sinks with reapplication of paste. Otherwise works ok, but fraid its gonna burn up.
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This is a great Processor at the base frequency it's still able to play games like Apex, Fortnite and Tomb Raider with frames over 60fps. If overclocked it performs even better especially if your able to get it to 4GHz on Air you'll be satisfied
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The CPU arrived very well packaged, within two bubble wrapped envelopes and a small anti-static bag for the CPU. Installing it went smooth. I replaced my old i3 530, applied thermal paste, mounted the heatsink and i was back running after windows installed the drivers. Great product, highly recommended for anyone who is upgrading their 1156 socket cpu, as this is about as good as it gets.
I ordered this CPU to replace the Core i5-650 in my Dell OptiPlex 980 DT. Updating the BIOS to at least version A16 was necessary for Xeon support on that system. This CPU is identical to the Core i7-870, but it has a better memory controller (supports 32GB of memory on the Xeon versus 16GB on the i7) and can be found for a better price. Compared to the i5-650, this Xeon is a better all-around CPU. Single threaded performance is marginally better, and multi-threaded performance is significantly better. The Xeon allows the memory to be run in a 2x8GB configuration; the i5 would always crash when booting with that configuration. The Xeon runs hotter than the i5 (being a 95W 45nm part compared to the 72W 32nm i5). In the Optiplex, the Xeon's temperature reaches the mid 70s under an all-core load, sometimes reaching into the 80s if the load is sustained for long enough. Idle temperatures are around 40C. According to HWMonitor, the Xeon's power consumption reaches 107.7W under load, and drops to 12.09W when idle. Unlike other CPUs I've used, which adjust power usage at all times based on usage, the Xeon is either idle or running at full power. This can cause temperatures to increase into the 60s under a light to moderate load. Overall, the Xeon X3470 is an excellent upgrade to any LGA1156 based system running a Core i7-860 or lower. It can be found for better prices than the i7-870 and the slightly faster Xeon X3480 and i7-880. Just be sure your power supply and cooling can handle it.Read full review
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