There's some new 2016 Celeron G540 popping up on eBay often, and I'm not buying anymore. You want to start with this Celeron model first, now closer to $10 shipped. It's also the best-selling POS processor, type "Celeron G540 POS" on Google search.
Two almost new mid-2016 Celeron G540s available on eBay. Type item #162511928096 on search. Perfect for delidding.
To maximize the gee bees. Duh.Why would you delid a part like that?
Two almost new mid-2016 Celeron G540s available on eBay. Type item #162511928096 on search. Perfect for delidding.
Hmm. Wasn't me!SOLD!!! One user here bought two of them. I hope he will enjoy them very much.
Hmm. Wasn't me!
Why would you delid a part like that?
LOL. I did purchase like three G4560 CPUs the past week, I should be getting the last two today, hopefully."Verily, when VirtualLarry ceases purchasing dirt cheap Celerons, woe betide Intel, and the apocalypse cometh"
What's the best deal now and how much you paid for each?LOL. I did purchase like three G4560 CPUs the past week, I should be getting the last two today, hopefully.
Do you buy out-of-date canned food at a discount as well?Buy new board now, save it, buy CPU 5 years later. How hard is that.
He probably buys out-of-date cats from the vet.Do you buy out-of-date canned food at a discount as well?
He probably buys out-of-date cats from the vet.
Well, obviously he buys it on clearance just before it expires, then stores it for at least five years, until can openers and sporks have depreciated enough to afford eating it.Do you buy out-of-date canned food at a discount as well?
Fast ram helps a lot...but you are likely stuck with standard ram?How competitive is Intel HD 4000 graphics today? Can it last me beyond 2020?
How competitive is Intel HD 4000 graphics today? Can it last me beyond 2020?
Just received my new official 2016 (almost 2017) i3-2120 in the mail on Friday.
We have been arguing this point ever since this thread started, but it doesn't seem to catch on. Apparently the presence of a more modern (Haswell and newer-style) integrated heat spreader signals some sort of intrinsic quality improvement even if the chip itself is identical to previous production runs. Oh well. It's not like he's hurting anyone or anything but his own wallet and PC experience.CPU's have no moving parts, doesn't really matter the manufacture date. Oldest system I have is a 80286 12 MHz, and its going along just fine. As long as you don't get one where an idiot over-volted (which is slim for an i3/celeron).
Yep, we buy them because they're great deal now as long as you don't have any trouble finding the boards.Looks like 2016 WW05 to me, so early 2016. And this thing has HD 2000 graphics. I picked up an i3-2105 last week, made early 2011 for $17 shipped. It has the HD 3000 graphics.