Amazon has intel 11400 CORE I5 (1200) 2.60 GHZ Box Processor for $81.77
Shipping is free with prime.
(Sold and ship by Amazon)
My mistake on the previous post. Reference below is for 10th gen. The deal is for gen11th.
i5-10400
https://slickdeals.net/f/16461922-intel-core-i5-10400-10th-generation-6-core-12-thread-2-9-ghz-4-3-ghz-turbo-socket-lga1200-locked-desktop-processor-89-99
The comparable would be the latest price on the thread below:
i5-11400F (no graphic version)
https://slickdeals.net/f/16336807-intel-core-i5-11400f-6-core-2-6ghz-lga-1200-desktop-processor-121-free-shipping
I pulled a trigger yesterday when it was ~$89 but it's even cheaper now.
Older model but if you have an old motherboard that can take only 11th gen, this is a good deal.
https://www.amazon.com/intel-1140...154&sr=8-1
Please be gentle as this is my first post.
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Thanks for linking to the other thread, since a lot of the discussion there would be just as relevant for this CPU. Just as with that offer, this one's value is bolstered by the inclusion of a heatsink. Unfortunately for anyone building from scratch, the best motherboard deat for new/retail would probably be around $80-90. At the same time, if you're trying to upgrade a system to qualify for that automatic upgrade to Windows 11 (I've personally still got a couple of PCs in this camp) and you want to stick to team blue (this is not the case for me - I'm just looking for the slickest deal) this could be a solid way to swap in CPU, motherboard and potentially RAM for around the $200 price point.
Good luck!
Jon
honestly that i3 should have been more than enough for an HTPC. whens the last time you reinstalled windows?
For HTPC you are getting AV1 hardware decode with the 11400. Not sure why the system couldn't last 10 years though?
Deal seems dead, I'm seeing over $160.
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If you have a microcenter near you an i3-14100 which has less cores but, from what I can tell is still faster, is only $99 and has much better motherboard availability at less than $20 more.
Was looking at old Dell workstations but, its a hassle to transplant them to a standard ATX case so I can get more HDD bays.
Otherwise a good deal if you are rocking an 10th/11th gen i3 for some reason and want a reasonable upgrade.
Good luck!
Jon
Jon
I think the market for those are people who just want to use it as-is in the case and slap a beefier GPU and maybe PSU in it. For that it really is a killer deal if you can live with an older generation CPU which for gaming doesn't really matter as much as the GPU.
Good luck!
Jon