Haswell 35W 3.2Ghz i3-4170T - OEM/tray only?

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Engineer

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Larry, would the 4130T be good enough? It's more in the price range and comes in a boxed set (cooler is really quiet on my Asus board when running on "Quiet" settings).

Edit: Seems I was looking at prices for the 4130, not the 4130T. Quite a bit higher for the 4130T version right now. Hmmmmmmm
 
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Ken g6

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VirtualLarry said:
Burpo said:
Why not just get the regular 54 watt i3-4170?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/446260/core_i3-4170_37_ghz_lga_1150_boxed_processor
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Because... I want the 35W version. For my crowded mini-ITX rig with no chassis fan.
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So? If you underclock the regular i3 to the same speed (2.9GHz), it should have a similar TDP to the T model. ThrottleStop can do it in software, with a checkbox allowing idling at the usual very-low power. The chip shouldn't overheat in the time it takes to boot; but if you're concerned there should be BIOS options too.
 
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The ark shows only tray.
http://ark.intel.com/products/81209/Intel-Core-i3-4170T-Processor-3M-Cache-3_20-GHz
I never payed much attention to the tray/box on ARK until I seen a i5 4460s on ebay, searched it and could not find it anywhere except on ARK. It is only listed by tray prices. I bought it (probably will end up in my HTPC soon.) It was probably pulled for an upgrade. I guess the i3's aren't getting upgraded as much.
 
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Engineer

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How about the 4160T (100MHz slower only difference)? On eBay right now (OEM) for $100 shipped.
 
dave_the_nerd

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VirtualLarry said:
Because... I want the 35W version. For my crowded mini-ITX rig with no chassis fan.
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...mod the case to add a fan? They make ones for slim systems.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009TTD4B0

Heck, you could even mount it outside the case if interior room is that rare.

Full disclosure: I have a 4670T (45w) in a thin-mini system, and it ran too hot until I modded the case to add a fan like that.
 
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TeknoBug

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You can buy an i3 4130T, I actually considered it at one point but like already mentioned, if you get a regular you can underclock and undervolt it. I undervolt my i5 3550 (somewhat similar to the i5 3550S)
 
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Face2Face

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The 4130T comes in the Alienware Alphas, or at least it used to. I know there are many users upgrading their Alpha's to something else, so their should be plenty of them pretty cheap on Ebay.

For what it's worth I have a 4130T in my Alpha and it's a surprising little CPU for the wattage, especially for gaming.
 
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Wonder how much power my wifes G1820 uses compared to the 4170T.I believe its rated for 54w but what kind of magic allows a higher clocked chip with HT to use less power?Do the clocks drop dramatically low when its fully utilized?

Is it all in the IGP?
 
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skipsneeky2 said:
Wonder how much power my wifes G1820 uses compared to the 4170T.I believe its rated for 54w but what kind of magic allows a higher clocked chip with HT to use less power?Do the clocks drop dramatically low when its fully utilized?

Is it all in the IGP?
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I know that the G1820 is rated for 54W, but I highly doubt it draws that much, even at full load.
 
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