Intel i3-2100 $90 AR

[jlin101]

Tigerdirect has Intel i3-2100 for $115 - $25 rebate (rebate ends 8/11; limit 2 rebates per customer). This may be the lowest i3, being a Sandy Bridge, it has enough grunt to even outrun AMD Phenom II quad-cores (with the exception of multitasking). This would be ideal for HTPC's and basic rigs.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Id_22_I69-0210

 

[exar333]

Hot!

 

[weovpac]

Nice!

 

[hans007]

Not bad at all. The i3 totally hits the sweet spot I think. The lower clocks and lack of hyperthreading slow down the pentiums and a lot of stuff doesn't take huge advantage of 4 real cores. Great deal

 

[exar333]

Not a better CPU under $100 including this deal.

 

[sunilx]

Newegg has the i3-2120 for $100.99 (shipped). It is "refurbished" (whatever that means in context of CPU). I reckon the faster clock is worth the extra $11 and no waiting around for rebate. Even if one chooses "no wait" it still takes a few weeks and they deduct $2 or so from rebate amount.

 

[MontyAC]

Nice deal for a peppy cpu.

 

[joutlaw]

Solid CPU... have had one in a HTPC for over a year with no complaints.

 

[Brainonska511]

I've been using an I3 in my desktop after giving up on my Athlon II X4/Asus M4A785TD-Evo setup (unstable for a month or so after adding some more RAM, then board died, had board warranty-repaired, worked fine for 4 months, died again, sick of dealing with its issues and just replaced the processor and board). The i3 has been fabulous.