A 35w cooler with get throttled often if gaming. Other than the i7 4785t, this is THE best value 35w CPU out there. Id suggest leaning in the opposite direction if your building primarily for gaming. Most builds over do it on the CPU and scrimp on the GPU. the S line is better for GTX 1660s or 1070s.ĭont always believe the hype on liquid cooling and 20 core CPUs. The T line i5, and i7 CPUs are excellent performers. making it prettier and more energy efficient than any modern console.
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60+ fps on all games at 1080p on very high settings. My newest efficient rig uses this CPU with an H97 itx, and GTX 1650 with 16gb, and 1tb ssd. If your looking for a good CPU that can pair with a GTX 1650 or 1050ti to build a pico PSU mini, low wattage gaming rig, this IS the one. Thats not ecomomical unless you have money to burn. Ive learned that a gaming rig doesnt need a 125w+ cpu unless your looking for 144fps on Ultimate settings. Ive been building gaming rigs for almost 20 years. Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned Hyperthreading is a nice advantage, but it's not big and is definitely not worth an extra $60 or more. I would suggest getting this over a similar i7 (4765T or 4785T) because those are currently well over double the price. Overall I'm extremely happy with the results of this processor, even if I overpaid a little. I've found that to be fairly impressive given the form factor of the computer this is inside. With my fairly light use of Microsoft Edge (the new Chromium version) with 10 or so tabs open and Discord, temperatures are always in the low to mid 40s C. Due to the reduced clocks the T processors feature, temperatures are very comfortable. The installation is as simple as any other processor: open up the computer, remove and clean the cooler and old CPU, place the new CPU, apply thermal paste, and reassemble the computer. Even four cores are starting to become a little cramped in some applications, but that and the integrated graphics are still very comfortable for a family computer.
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This computer previously had an i3-4150T, which has only two physical cores. These are now easy to get for just under $40, if not even less. I bought at a pretty "bad" time, so I ended up shelling out a cool $45.
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I purchased this CPU for an old Dell OptiPlex 3020M I was given.