G530 Intel oem CPU $36.85 & G540 retail $38.24 shipped at Superbiiz with code DADSRULE

comprx said:   Great match for the cheap recent ECS MB deal at Newegg to get you a good cheap build. Yes, unfortunately that board has been been OOS for a week or two now. If someone stumbles across a cheap mini-itx board, please let me know. I've been searching for a while with little success.

By the way, with these OEM CPUs, does it come with the heatsink/fan?

The code DADSRULE will work for the g620 at superbiiz and the price after code is about $50 shipped for oem. No fan on these.

I just ordered one of these...too late, I realized it has no heatsink/fan! (I did manage to cancel it before it processed.) The superbiiz part is the OEM version with just the bare CPU. You can buy the boxed version with a fan from Amazon for $47.18 shipped - cheaper than buying them separately...

ahallfatwallett said:   I just ordered one of these...too late, I realized it has no heatsink/fan! The superbiiz part is the OEM version with just the bare CPU. You can buy the boxed version with a fan from Amazon for $47.18 shipped - cheaper than buying them separately... well, too bad that's not what you wanted, but now you can go buy a better fan/heatsink than the stock ones.

In for one. Perfect for the ECS board I picked up. Also didn't need a heatsink as I have one left over from my 2500k.

$38.24 Celeron G540 Dual Core CPU RETAIL boxed with heatsink (Free shipping, 15% code applied, and no tax for me).

Just ordered a better deal: Cheaper, Faster chip, Retail boxed, with fan/heatsink.
Thanks OP. Now to find out if that $15 AR ECS motherboard works, or not.

Tilt said:   $38.24 Celeron G540 Dual Core CPU RETAIL boxed with heatsink (Free shipping, 15% code applied, and no tax for me).

Just ordered a better deal: Cheaper, Faster chip, Retail boxed, with fan/heatsink.
Thanks OP. Now to find out if that $15 AR ECS motherboard works, or not.

Good catch - thanks! That's exactly what I wound up ordering instead.

I looked at ordering an i3-2120T (because it's a 35W TDP processor and faster) but superbiiz did not offer free shipping on it even though they accepted the coupon. $38.24 shipped with heat sink/fan is a great deal!!!

Thanks Tilt,

I canceled my g530 and got the g540 for a little over a buck more.
I didn't need the fan but a bump in speed and the warranty are worth it.

Changed the title and added a link to reflect the new info in the OP.

I got the Pentium G620 tray one without the fan for the $15 ECS motherboard. Will a Intel Socket 775 stock cooler fit on these?

antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   OEM cpus generally don't overclock well. Avoid!

Intel killed overclocking on low and almost all mid range chips beginning with Sandy Bridge. Makes no difference if it's oem or boxed.

I got this for the ECS MB deal I got in on a couple of weeks ago. This is a great cpu for this or a general computer or HTPC.

There are plenty of options to overclock sandybridge CPUs even if the multipliers are locked. Most people are able to get a 50% OC without voltage change!

antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   OEM cpus generally don't overclock well. Avoid!

Intel killed overclocking on low and almost all mid range chips beginning with Sandy Bridge. Makes no difference if it's oem or boxed.

I got this for the ECS MB deal I got in on a couple of weeks ago. This is a great cpu for this or a general computer or HTPC.

There are plenty of options to overclock sandybridge CPUs even if the multipliers are locked. Most people are able to get a 50% OC without voltage change!

You can overclock some of the higher end Sandybridge CPUs. If you know how to overclock a 530/540 please advise or link.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel...

talks about the core i3. The same would work for G540. But not G530 because it is OEM.

DPackMan said:   fatxman said:   antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   OEM cpus generally don't overclock well. Avoid!

Intel killed overclocking on low and almost all mid range chips beginning with Sandy Bridge. Makes no difference if it's oem or boxed.

I got this for the ECS MB deal I got in on a couple of weeks ago. This is a great cpu for this or a general computer or HTPC.

There are plenty of options to overclock sandybridge CPUs even if the multipliers are locked. Most people are able to get a 50% OC without voltage change!

You can overclock some of the higher end Sandybridge CPUs. If you know how to overclock a 530/540 please advise or link.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel...

talks about the core i3. The same would work for G540. But not G530 because it is OEM.That link is for GPU overclocks, not CPU overclocks.

And, seriously, do you even know what OEM implies when referring to processors? An OEM processor is identical to a retail boxed processor, it just doesn't have any cooling, HS/F, thermal paste/pad, paperwork, et cetera; the processor die and cores themselves are identical.

"There’s also the overclocking controversy. Sandy Bridge is all about integration and thus the clock generator has been moved off of the motherboard and on to the chipset, where its frequency is almost completely locked. BCLK overclocking is dead. Thankfully for some of the chips we care about, Intel will offer fully unlocked versions for the enthusiast community. And these are likely the ones you’ll want to buy. Here’s a preview of what’s to come:

The lower end chips are fully locked. We had difficulty recommending most of the Clarkdale lineup and I wouldn’t be surprised if we have that same problem going forward at the very low-end of the SNB family."

The quote above is from page one of the Anandtech article you referenced. Did you read the article? Your referenced article validates my comments. The 530/540 are the low end chips. However these are still great deals in the $35 to $40 range depending on your intended use. Hard to beat for a HTPC or general PC.

fatxman said:   OEM cpus generally don't overclock well. Avoid!

Maybe its because you forgot to buy a fan?

fatxman said:   GPU and CPU are integrated on Sandybridge processor. Therefore, GPU OC = CPU OC. Look, I know what I am talking about. I have been using CPU for a long time!

OEM are not made by Intel. They are made by 3rd party computer manufactures such as Dell, HP and Lenovo and do not have the quality of retail Intel or AMD.
Wow, you must work for Geek Squad. Not only is a GPU not the same as a CPU, but there can be multiple processor cores on a single processor die, in addition to an integrated GPU core, and you can actually overclock some cores independently of one another, depending on the processor itself and the BIOS of your motherboard.

And please, enlighten me as to the processors manufactured by companies other than Intel, AMD, and ARM.

Please don't procreate...

fatxman said:   DPackMan said:   fatxman said:   antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   antmanbee said:   fatxman said:   OEM cpus generally don't overclock well. Avoid!

Intel killed overclocking on low and almost all mid range chips beginning with Sandy Bridge. Makes no difference if it's oem or boxed.

I got this for the ECS MB deal I got in on a couple of weeks ago. This is a great cpu for this or a general computer or HTPC.

There are plenty of options to overclock sandybridge CPUs even if the multipliers are locked. Most people are able to get a 50% OC without voltage change!

You can overclock some of the higher end Sandybridge CPUs. If you know how to overclock a 530/540 please advise or link.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/the-sandy-bridge-review-intel...

talks about the core i3. The same would work for G540. But not G530 because it is OEM.That link is for GPU overclocks, not CPU overclocks.

And, seriously, do you even know what OEM implies when referring to processors? An OEM processor is identical to a retail boxed processor, it just doesn't have any cooling, HS/F, thermal paste/pad, paperwork, et cetera; the processor die and cores themselves are identical.

GPU and CPU are integrated on Sandybridge processor. Therefore, GPU OC = CPU OC. Look, I know what I am talking about. I have been using CPU for a long time!

OEM are not made by Intel. They are made by 3rd party computer manufactures such as Dell, HP and Lenovo and do not have the quality of retail Intel or AMD.

Wow, I'm not even sure if this guy is serious. It's threads like this which cause confusion with with misinformation.
From the same link: "There’s also the overclocking controversy. Sandy Bridge is all about integration and thus the clock generator has been moved off of the motherboard and on to the chipset, where its frequency is almost completely locked. BCLK overclocking is dead. Thankfully for some of the chips we care about, Intel will offer fully unlocked versions for the enthusiast community."

fatxman said:   
GPU and CPU are integrated on Sandybridge processor. Therefore, GPU OC = CPU OC. Look, I know what I am talking about. I have been using CPU for a long time!

OEM are not made by Intel. They are made by 3rd party computer manufactures such as Dell, HP and Lenovo and do not have the quality of retail Intel or AMD.

I remember this guy starting a thread on AMD Bulldozer chips right when they were released, saying they were a great deal at full price and gave a link to one that was miraculously in-stock. I built up a water-cooled 955-powered rig in anticipation of BD...and I STILL have a 955-powered rig.

Anyway, he reminds me of Norm from Cheers.

fatxman said:   DPackMan said:   
OEM are not made by Intel. They are made by 3rd party computer manufactures such as Dell, HP and Lenovo and do not have the quality of retail Intel or AMD.

 

It's hard to give you the benefit of the doubt that you meant OEM CPUs are made FOR third party manufacturers when you say they don't have the quality of retail Intel/AMD packages and that OEMs aren't made by Intel.

fatxman said:   ahallfatwallett said:   fatxman said:   OEM are not made by Intel. They are made by 3rd party computer manufactures such as Dell, HP and Lenovo and do not have the quality of retail Intel or AMD.
Totally and utterly false. Intel makes all of its CPUs. Who else COULD make them? Manufacturing a modern CPU with hundreds of millions of transistors on a mass scale takes tens of billion dollars of investment. While a few other companies can mass produce microprocessors, their manufacturing technology is not compatible with Intel's. Manufacturing a microprocessor is an extremely complex, precise operation that can't easily be done elsewhere easily. Even Intel is limited to which of their factories can make which kinds of chips.
Really? Samsung, HTC and Motorola all make or use OEM ARM chips. They put them in their phones. Dell, HP and Lenovo make Intel chips for their computers. Get the facts before you post here next time.I apologize if I stare; I just haven't seen stupid of this magnitude up close before.

If you want to think all these things true in your own fantasy world, that's fine, but please don't go pontificating your idiocy as "facts", as they may misguide uninformed consumers who may actually listen to your delusional ravings.

Your refusal to heed your own advice and research the subject you are commenting on, or listen to those who clearly have more knowledge on the subject than you, shows that you have no interest in actually expanding your own understanding, so I will not even bother to continue to correct every one of your flawed statements (and, thus far, every single one has been flawed). I will, however, keenly follow this thread to see how others struggle to correct each of your fallacious statements in vain.

Thanks been looking for this deal. Microcenter had the G530 for $35 but it has been OOS for weeks. Ordered the G540 for $41 including tax. Going to use either for WHS or MCPC. Big thumbs up.