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Jacob K.

Jacob K.

Joined on 03/11/14

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Most Favorable Review

Great Little CPU

Intel Celeron G1840 - Celeron Haswell Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 1150 53W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G1840
Intel Celeron G1840 - Celeron Haswell Dual-Core 2.8 GHz LGA 1150 53W Intel HD Graphics Desktop Processor - BX80646G1840

Pros: Great little processor. Runs cool and fairly quietly (stock cooler isn't the best). Under medium load (playing mincecraft @ 720p) holds steady at about 40C. Great for Web browsing/media use. Great buy for ~$45.

Cons: None beyond a note that the stock cooler seems a bit louder than it could be.

Overall Review: Bought this as a placeholder for a i7 4790 to make sure the mobo I bought wasn't doa. If I didn't want to do video editing/gaming on my new PC, this CPU would be perfect. Definitely worth the money. Test PC Specs: Celeron G1840 (of course) 8GB 1333 RAM MSI H87m - G43 (corporate stable) MoBo GTX 550ti

Stable And Fast So Far

MSI CSM-H87M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI CSM-H87M-G43 LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Haswell refresh compatible, 4 dual channel DIMMs, and an easy to use UEFI (BIOS).

Cons: None as of yet.

Overall Review: Bought this for a budget editing/gaming rig I'm building. Currently, I'm waiting on my i7 4790 to come so I slotted a celeron G1840 in it for the time being. Running Mint Cinnamon 17, the thing out preforms my current i3 2120 build. I've had this MoBo up and running for two weeks and everything seems very stable. I will update if anything changes.

Works Well

Seagate Desktop SSHD ST1000DX001 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Solid State Hybrid Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop SSHD ST1000DX001 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Solid State Hybrid Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Fast and quiet.

Cons: Not a straight up SSD

Overall Review: I bought this drive because my six year old 750GB WD blue had begun making some alarming noises. Right now, I'm using this drive as a scratch disc for video editing and I notice a marked improvement in playback smoothness over the old WD blue. Had I had the money for a 1TB SSD, I would have bought that, but I found this to be a good compromise given my current financial situation.