Intel Core i3 2100 Dual Core Sandy Bridge Processor Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2011-05-08
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739 words · ~3 min read
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today's unboxing will be a relatively simple one probably one that I should
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have done long ago but I just haven't really gotten around to it this is the
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Intel core I3 2100 it is a dual core oo
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there you go dual core hyperthreading processor it's clocked at 3.1 GHz which
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is pretty darn good considering the price point and the reason that I'm
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unboxing it today let me just grab my knife here the reason I'm unboxing it
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today is that I needed one because for my coming good enough gaming guide I
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will be using this processor to as the
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backbone of my good enough gaming PC
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now a lot of people asked me why did you
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go with the I3 2100 when I did my initial video where I showed the entire
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specifications of the rig that I'd be using for good enough gaming and my
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answer is that dual core is still going
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to perform the best in most games that are on the market right now at the price
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point it delivers a killer value and
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yeah I don't think I really have to just justify myself beyond that it's a it's a
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pretty pretty uh impressive little chip
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so that's pretty much everything oh yeah it's got three Megs of cache which you
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can see here it has a 65 watt TDP which means a lower uh low power consumption
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compared to some of the more high-end chips uh in Intel's own lineup Here We
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Go hyperthreading technology HD graphics 2000 so that is the lower end of the
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Sandy Bridge onboard graphics integrated memory controller no turbo boost please
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do note that you guys there is no turbo boost on this particular
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processor although hyperthreading is present as I mentioned before so that
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means you'll have two physical cores four active threads here is the
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integrated box Intel cooler which sucks
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but it's going to be more than adequate for a dual core 65 watt chip like this
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however if you were okay see this is something I would normally say I was I
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would normally say if you're going to be doing any overclocking then you're going to want a better thermal solution but
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you will not be doing any overclocking the I3 2100 is not overclocking ready
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even if you put it on a p67 chipset board you will not be able to overclock
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this chip more than about a couple percent so bear that in
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mind guys this is a clock lock chip you cannot increase the multiplier and on
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the p67 and while h67 and h61 platforms
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you cannot increase the multiplier on or you cannot really increase the base
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clock so it comes with the sticker 3year warranty guide well it's not really a
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guide but threeyear warranty documentation and then in the environmentally friendly cardboard
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packaging you will find acpu it looks just like this it is
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for the LGA 1155 platform which means it fits in a socket with
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1,155 pins let's go ahead and take that out have a look at it so you can see the
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heat spreader has kind of a brushed Metal finish to it which is pretty
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typical for the last I don't know 100
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billion years that that's this is what a processor has pretty much looked like if
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we go back as far as even the Northwood chips they kind of look like this all
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right there's all your pins on the bottom this is not backwards compatible
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with LGA 1156 as I've mentioned numerous
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times in my previous videos so don't try and jam it in an 1156 socket you will
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damage the processor motherboard or both so thank you for checking out this
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unboxing and stay tuned for my good enough gaming PC where I Target $600 to
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build a decent gaming machine and then what I'm going to do is I'm going to
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compare it against the system you can get for just over $11,000 to find out
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how close to that performance we can get on a budget thanks for checking out this
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