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| Review Date: February 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: None, |
Incredible processor for the money. Absolutely the best bang for buck CPU on the market right now. I laughed when this thing opened Photoshop in a couple of seconds. It eats anything in its path and blitzes through games. As a test, I opened about 20 applications (including Photoshop with it's heavy memory requirements) and switched quickly between programs in order to try and trip the CPU up. While I did this, I was playing music from a playlist of several thousand songs, painting/editing an image in PS, and most importantly, running Windows XP in a virtual machine inside Windows 7. 1GB RAM was dedicated to XP, along with 64MB of graphics memory. Would you believe it, there was no lag. Awesome.
I'm using it with a Gigabyte GA-P55 UD3R board, 2 x 2GB Patriot Viper II 'Sector 5' 1600MHz RAM, and Samsung's (latest) Spinpoint F3 hard drive (model HD501HJ). OS is Windows 7 32-bit. The whole thing runs beautifully! Just a heads up -- Windows 7 32-bit will only use 3.5GB RAM. No use buying more than 4GB in a 32-bit environment, and you need to make sure you buy RAM that will run at 1.65V or less. Do your homework before buying.
Had this thing doing 4GHz on the stock cooler with just a minor bump in voltage, mainly just to see how well it overclocks and scales with voltage increases. No complaints at all. The cooler will definitely be replaced as soon as funds permit. The stock Intel cooler is abysmal. I would not recommend anything but a minor OC using it. The cooler to buy for this CPU is the Prolimatech Megahalems, which isn't cheap, but those looking for superior performance need look no further. The Megahalems is the best choice.
Dynamic overclocking using Turbo Mode is excellent. The stock multiplier for the 750 is 20x. Using a Gigabyte P55 board, the multiplier goes as high as 24x when dynamically overclocking. Power consumption at idle during light tasks such as web surfing and playing music is fantastic. According to Everest, it uses just under 7 watts at idle. I feel this is an important point considering the current state of the economy. Any saving on electricity bills is worth thinking about unless you have money to burn. My sweet spot seems to be 148 BCLK (2.94GHz). At this speed, the CPU is able to dynamically overclock up to around 3.5Ghz and then lower the multiplier down to 9x when idle, which of course lowers the frequency, which of course means lower electricity bills.
Thanks, Intel, for making a great processor at a reasonable price. An i7 system running on X58 chipset would have cost a lot more. I wasn't prepared to pay the price because I am not a fool. I am more than happy with the i5 750, it's a very impressive CPU that should serve anybody well for a good few years. |
Fast, Cool and Easy Overclock
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| Review Date: November 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: N. Ye, Ashburn, VA USA |
Love this I5-750. It's fast and cool. It runs under 50C under load in turbo @3.2G. Overclocked to 3.8g with stock heatsink. Convert video and play HDTV with ease.
Need to be careful with the selection of DDR3. Initially paired with A-Data 2x2G and had random blue screens. Changed to Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 and problem solved.
Stock heatsink is on the small side, but it did get the job done.
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Incredible speed and Value
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| Review Date: January 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: M. Jacobson, Wisconsin |
| This processor is part of a ground up gaming build that I've done and upon completion this little baby rocks. It is very fast and will quickly prove itself as something incredibly difficult to bog down. I don't think that I have been able to push this processor to its limits yet and believe me I've tried. I wouldn't waste your money or time considering a faster 1156 processor unless you have *EVERY* possible bottleneck accounted for. Believe me you won't be dissapointed. |
Just the best...
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| Review Date: February 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Robert Beleckis, Round Rock, TX |
I bought this processor at another store. It was an egg-culent price. With a good board, which you can get for under $140 (Asrock Extreme P55), you can easily overclocking this CPU and get it to do 3.7GHz in turbo (using 153 BCLK frequency for me)which matches the top of the line Lynchfield processor and blows away the Clarkfield processors. Get a nice cooler (Artic Freezer Pro II). My i5 750 does not go above 62C in stress tests which is where you want it. Idles at 25-31C. Don't let memory bottleneck you. Get some 1600mHz DDR3 dual channel (for the price can not beat G-Skill 4G 1600). Tweak it in Bios to get from 1333 to around 1600. I get 7.7 memory in Windows 7 experience index. Your biggest bottle neck will be the hard drive. If you don't want to go Raid 0 then get a 10,000 RPM but I got a fast 7,200 HD (WD 640 Caviar Black gets 101mB/s versus 55mB/s of others).
Note that this upgrade path may be a dead end since Intel is not planning on making any faster chips for this socket. I don't care. In a few years the Intel sandy bridge tock chip design is coming up and then all current processors will be old news.
This CPU will do everything you want fast and efficient. It is a pleasure to start up my computer and work with such a responsive chip.
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BUY THIS CPU
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| Review Date: March 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Polarized, Miami, Florida United States |
Ordered on the night of feb 4th, shipped on the night of feb 5th, delivered to Miami on the 9th with Amazon free Super Saver Shipping. I got it in Trinidad 2 days later. I ordered it the same time with other parts for the computer but they all shipped the day after. The i5 came alone with a weight of 1.20lbs.
I run Windows 7 64 bit and it never chokes with any apps or games and I have not overclocked it yet. If you want a serious gaming system do not spend more on the CPU than this, put the money towards a better graphics card or better SSD. The turbo boost works flawlessly to throttle the CPU instantaneously as necessary. Using the stock cooler I get around 40 degrees celcius when on the net or office apps and depending on how aggressively I set the fan speeds at most it reaches 60 degrees celcius during the day while gaming NFS Shift, Modern Warfare 2, World at War. The CPU never chokes on HD resolutions, AA 2x or 4x on for gaming. The bottle neck for me I think is the GPU and hard drive. Videos run smoothly, there are no freezes or crashes. If I decide to overclock then I will upgrade the stock cooler, the intel stock one is more than adequate for now. It's been a few weeks now with no problems and I am very happy with the build. The pc is not in an air conditioned room so with a/c air you can expect to get slightly lower temps. The temp in the room probably reaches around 30 degrees at peak.
This CPU is amazing value for money, I predict this PC will last me well into the future, and when games get even more intense I can go xfire and get a SSD.
System specs:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Intel Core i5 750 Processor 2.66 GHz 8 MB LGA1156 CPU I5-750BOX (quad core, turbo boost)
Corsair CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 XMS3 4 GB PC3-12800 Core i5 Memory Kit (1600mhz)
XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 PCIE Graphics Card HD577AZNFC (1gb, DX 11)
Gigabyte Intel Core i7/ Core i5/ Core i3/ LGA 1156/ Intel H57/ 4DDR3-2200+/ATI CrossFireX/ HDMI/ USB3.0/ Raid Micro ATX Motherboard GA-H57M-USB3(usb3, 7.1 audio, xfire, raid)
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS
OCZ OCZ600MXSP ModXStream Pro 600 Watt Power Supply (ATX12v 2.2, modular cables, 80+)
Thermaltake VI1000NWS M9 case (2 x 120mm fan, toolless)
IDE dvd burner
Logitech MX 518 High Performance Optical Gaming Mouse (Metal)
Dell S2209w 22" LCD (5ms, 1080p, DVI-D)
Logitech x530 speakers (5.1, 70w rms)
MS Keyboard
Sony MDR-XD200 headphones
500VA UPS
Windows Experience Index Ratings (max is 7.9):
Processor: 7.3
Memory: 7.7
Graphics: 7.4
Gaming graphics: 7.4
Primary disk: 5.9 |
Unbelievable upgrade over last-gen processors!
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| Review Date: April 13, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Christopher Pike, Omaha, NE |
Let me just get this out of the way from the beginning. I'm a gamer and for me I'm always looking at upgrades that will improve my gaming performance the most. Never, ever have I seen such huge improvements in my gaming framerates as when I decided to get a new cpu, motherboard, and ram combo. I had purchased a Radeon 5970, which I have also reviewed on here if your interested in reading that, hoping that would be the biggest improvement to my gaming. It turns at that although it was good, it was being held WAY back due to my last-gen setup. I'll post the old and new ones now.
Old
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.4ghz
4GB DDR2-800 memory
Radeon 5970
New
Intel Core i5 750 OC @ 4.0ghz
4GB DDR3-2000 memory
Radeon 5970
This processor is insane. Even at the stock cpu settings my framerates were better than with the Q9400. I then OC'd it to 4.0ghz using Corsair's H50 water cooler to keep it around 34c at idle. During normal gaming use my temps stay in the 36-46c range most of the time. I rarely see the temps exceed 52c max while gaming. Only during an Intel Burn Test running all four cores at 100% load did I see temps hit 68c. I even have all my fans on the lowest settings. I am using 1.34vcore and 1.23v vtt right now as well, which is probably higher than it needs to be. I could lower these temps even more by reducing the voltage, so I may try that later on.
My gaming framerates have doubled now just by upgrading from a Q9400 and DDR2-800 memory to this i5 750 and DDR3-2000 memory. This is such a great processor and one I highly recommend over anything else right now. Check out benchmarks all over the net and you will see that when this processor is OC'd to match the i7's, it can hang with those and even beat them out in some games for framerates. |
Ultra-fast and Affordable
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| Review Date: April 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John David Board, Belgrade, MT |
| Installed this CPU with stock heatsink on a new build with an MSI P55-GD45 motherboard. Very easy to install CPU and heatsink. I did replace the stock thermal paste with some artic silver I had laying around. The temp is great and the new machine runs very smooth. |
Fast
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| Review Date: April 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Nicholas Jasmine, Alexandria, Louisiana |
| This processor is fast, my friend has an i7 and I could not tell the difference between them. So if you want to save 100 dollars and get a fast processor in return this is the one for you |
Excellent CPU choice - Great Cost to Value
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| Review Date: April 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: C. Kaufman, |
| The specs, reviews & cost for the Intel i5-750 CPU make it an excellent choice. It is not as fast as the i7 series but according to published tests exhibits good speed especially when comparing power consumption characteristics. Cost-wise the i5-750 comes up in the middle between the Quad core or i3 CPU's and the i7 series. This choice should serve my needs for quite awhile. |
Intel is leading the way again!
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| Review Date: May 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mr. Digital, USA |
I bought this processor for a gaming computer that I was building. So far, this processor has been amazing! The fan supplied with the processor has kept the processor within a safe temperature range, even when I throw everything at it at once. I can launch multiple games (like Crysis and Bioshock) and be burning a home movie at the same time without any problems!
I've always been an Intel customer and by the looks of it, I will continue to be one!
Cheers to Intel! |
Intel i5 Processor
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| Review Date: January 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: GP, |
| The INTEL I5 750 2.66 GHz processor is smoking fast. I am an INTEL fan from way back, so when I decided to purchase a CPU, an INTEL processor was a natural choice. All of the reviews I read rated the I5 performance just below the I7 and above all other processors. The I5 is priced significantly less than an I7, but there is not a huge difference in performance, so unless you want to pay for the ultimate processor, an I7, I recommend purchasing an I5. I am not a gamer so my information is relative to using Microsoft Office programs, viewing photographs and listening to music. For comparison purposes, my computer system consists of an INTEL I5 750 2.66G processor, Corsair DDR3 SRAM and a Windows 7 64 bit operating system. |
Great CPU
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| Review Date: March 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jason R. Sabovich, Hawaii |
If you are reading this you know the Core i5 and Core i7 are the best CPUs currently made (as of March 2010). I was split between the Core i5-750 and the Core i7-960. It comes down to Hyperthreading, which the Core i5-750 does not have. To me, it's not worth the $80 price difference as the performance improvement is inconsistent and amounts to nothing for gaming.
The i5-750 overclocks great. With no effort and only a cooler-master CPU cooler I'm up to 3.7 Ghz. This is pretty mild overclock as this CPU has been know to hit 4.0-4.1 on air. You just can't beat this processor for the price.
Needless to say, my new system is very fast. I went with the following Combo for value and performance. Not cheap, but can run any game I have maxed out and I won't need to replace anything for about 3-years.
Gigabyte P55M-UD2
Core i5-750
ATI Radeon 5850 Graphics card
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB drive
Sony Optiwrite DVD burner
Corsair XMS3 4Gb RAM
Corsair TX650 power supply
Cooler Master CPU cooler
Cooler Master Case |
Does the job
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| Review Date: April 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: R. Williamson, Thousand Oaks, CA United States |
| For a non-gamer, this is huge leap up from an old P4. Combined with a Gigabyte mobo and a couple of WD drives, 4G of DDR3 and an EVGA GeForce 9800 this does a respectable job on WinXP and standard office suites. It's loafing along most of the time and opens apps before the mouse button is released. A very good value even at the relatively high price. |
Amazing price/performance
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| Review Date: November 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: markg_srt4, CA |
Picked up this latest processor for a steal and it is light years faster than my last Core 2 Duo E6700.
I never see the usage meter pegged during normal use EVER! This means it's super efficient. It usually sits down near 0%. Turbo feature is awesome.
Added 02/06/10- One thing to keep in mind is that this is a quad core processor! However Intel has done a good job of keeping price low and balancing the chip's power usage and performance. It will actually under-clock the CPU if left idle saving you $$$ on your energy bill and being green. The on the other hand, you can overclock it and really get high end performance from a $200 part. |
Multi-tasking Smooth
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| Review Date: January 9, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Underwood, Oakland, CA |
| The processor's the thing, its not hard to tell that a multithreading multicore processor is just the thing to run a system with a balky, error prone OS. well its not as bad as all that but I certianly wouldnt want to run the latest and greatest MS creation with anything less. I was very impressed with this CPU's ability to handle everything I've thrown at it so far. Of course the processor is nothing without a motherboard, memory, hard drives, and video card. But its the core and what holds it all together. |
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Intel Core i5 Processor 2.66 GHz 8 MB LGA1156 CPU I5-750BOX
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