[DEAD]Newegg: Intel G3258 + Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H LGA 1150 HDMI Mobo $83AR

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Ricochet

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Just out of curiosity, is the budget G3258 processor better than the old Core 2 Quad?
 
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Ricochet

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^Unless I misread, it looks very favorable especially when you consider power consumption.
 
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Charlie98

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That -DS2V board doesn't have a USB 3.0 header... otherwise it's pretty good.

*sigh* I don't really need another Pentium chip and mobo... but, but, but....
 
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Charlie98 said:
That -DS2V board doesn't have a USB 3.0 header... otherwise it's pretty good.

*sigh* I don't really need another Pentium chip and mobo... but, but, but....
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The B85M also has 2 more SATA ports (4xSATA3 + 2xSATA2 vs 2xSATA3 + 2xSATA2) and HDMI.

This is exactly the deal I've been waiting for to build my first NAS. In41.
 
Denithor

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Stellar deal. I missed the deals last month, now I'm not unhappy about that. In for one, should be fun to play with. Thanks OP!
 
VirtualLarry

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I'm in for two of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1816185

$79.98 for G3258, and a Gigabyte H81 mATX mobo.

Solid caps - good.
No USB3.0 front-panel header, and no HDMI - bad.
$10 board - good.

Edit: A late edit for anyone that comes across this thread. I was able to get HDMI audio out of this boards' DVI port, using an ATI DVI-to-HDMI adapter I got off of ebay for $5. So don't let the lack of HDMI sway you.
 
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Samus

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Pretty much anything these days is faster than a core 2-era CPU, even Baytrail Atom's and AMD A4's are inching up on core 2 quad's with substantially lower power consumption.
 
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jrichrds

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Cheepnis said:
The B85M also has 2 more SATA ports (4xSATA3 + 2xSATA2 vs 2xSATA3 + 2xSATA2) and HDMI.

This is exactly the deal I've been waiting for to build my first NAS. In41.
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Along with 2 more RAM slots. And it's 4-phase VRM instead of 3 (unless you get v2.0 which changed it to 3).

I just put together the G3258 + GA-B85M-DS3H I got from Newegg when it was $75AR. 4.3Ghz @ 1.2v (max for this board), but that's more dependant on the chip. I have 2 G3258 from the same batch (even though purchased from different places a month apart), and both do 4.3Ghz @ 1.2v.

The Gigabyte uses 8w more at idle than an MSI B85 board though with everything else equal...can't quite figure that out, besides that Gigabyte has an extra power phase.
 
cbn

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jrichrds said:
I'd still get the B85 one in this thread for $5 more. Same OC capability, but with HDMI, 2 more SATA3 ports, 2 more RAM slots, 4-phase VRM instead of 3, and a USB 3.0 header.
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Good point :thumbsup:
 
sm625

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Dont look at the benchmarks comparing C2Q vs an overclocked G3258. Not only does the G3258 totally wreck a C2Q, it also wrecks a nehalem i5. I "upgraded" from a 3GHz i5-750 to a 4.5GHz G3258, and it is faster in almost every way. The only time it is slower is when I'm running a whole bunch of stuff. It is worth a little sluggishness in those rare moments because most of the time it absolutely flies.
 
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