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Re: Looking to build a PC for emulation and gaming
« Reply #30 on: August 21, 2014, 08:11:45 pm »
I'm not sure if I will have to or not. It all depends on what BIOS version my motherboard has. When it comes I'll be able to check it (it has a little sticker on it with BIOS info). If it has version 2, I can get the 4150.

As far as I can tell from Intel's site, the two processors are functionally identical except for the slightly higher clock speed of the 4150. What am I missing?

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Re: Looking to build a PC for emulation and gaming
« Reply #31 on: August 21, 2014, 08:18:00 pm »
I'm not sure if I will have to or not. It all depends on what BIOS version my motherboard has. When it comes I'll be able to check it (it has a little sticker on it with BIOS info). If it has version 2, I can get the 4150.

As far as I can tell from Intel's site, the two processors are functionally identical except for the slightly higher clock speed of the 4150. What am I missing?
The 4130 is a Haswell, while the 4150 is a Haswell Refresh (only the 2nd BIOS version can use these).

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Re: Looking to build a PC for emulation and gaming
« Reply #32 on: August 23, 2014, 11:22:58 am »
I just got my motherboard and it has BIOS version 2, so I can get the 4150.