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Intel CORE 2 QUAD

$254.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
best quad i have ever had and runs cool because i used the q6600 heatsink on this bad boy.
from Chav3z, www.newegg.com
i also dont have to wait as long when calling up more advanced windows applications such as "add/remove programs" and "photoshop cs2."this cpu also runs very cool, the hottest ive seen it get was 43
from barakumba, www.newegg.com
after playing for few days at 2.66ghz (333x8), i overclocked it to (400x8=3.2ghz) and it runs very cold even with the supplied cooler.
from harrisonax2, www.newegg.com
got the artic cooler 7 keeps it real cool.
from KrosXeyeD, www.newegg.com
it runs cooler and has a lower vid, 45nm vs 65nm.

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Positives: Fast, Nice Affordability, Excellent Reliability, Type: Core 2 Quad

2 RECOMMENDED by 64 people for COOLNESS

HP Xeon 5420 2.50 Ghz 12M/1333 QC 2nd CPU E5420

Hewlett Packard Processor Xeon 5420 2.50 Ghz 12M/1333 QC 2nd CPU Xeon E5420 (GX571AA)

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from www.amazon.com
as it is a black edition it is overclockable as hell, reported reviews show speeds up to 3.7 ghz on air cooling (with after market cpu coolers of course) and some claim that it can be pushed a little
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it stays cool at 35c under full load @ 3.6ghz (cooled by thermaltake v1 cpu heatsinc).
from N/A, www.newegg.com
this chip can take some punishment with the right cooling, i've seen ocers take it up to 3.8ghz stable.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
no amount of voltage or settings will get me stability, despite the fact that it runs very cool (34c at load @ 3.4ghz with a sunbeam cc cooler).
from musclebound, www.newegg.com
installed it along with a zalman 9700 heatsink and overclocked it to 3.488 totally stable and it runs really cool for how much it is overclocked.

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Positives: Great Reliability, Fast, Good Affordability, Type: Xeon E5420

3 RECOMMENDED by 83 people for COOLNESS

Core I7 920

Core I7 Processor 920 - INTEL - BX80601920

$390.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it runs cool (22-24*c - build below), it never peaks, heck it barely blips above 50% utilization and thats only on one core (of 8 available!).throw in hyper threading, auto-overclocking, and intel
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i use a 3rd party cooler (cooler master v8) so i don't know how well it would work with the stock cooler, but the processor is clearly bigger than the surface area where the stock
from www.amazon.com
the processor is highly overclockable - with a decent aftermarket cooling solution, it can easily be clocked over 4ghz.
from Jason, www.newegg.com
while it is a pricey processor, it is worth every penny in my opinion - plus, seeing 8 logical processors in your task manager is pretty cool, too ;) i've have yet to see the processor peg out at
from www.amazon.com
the processor runs very cool but im not over clocking it either.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Nice Reliability, Nice Performance, Processor Features: Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Hyper-Threading Technology,Built-in Memory Controller,Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T),Execute Disable Bit,Virtualization Technology,Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Enhanced Halt State (C1E),Quad Core

4 RECOMMENDED by 39 people for COOLNESS

Amd Phenom II X3 710 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

$125.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it's also quite cool: the processor it replaced, which had a bigger (!) heatsink on it peaked at around 58 under load; the 710 peaks at around 50, making it a good choice for cramped, less-ventilated
from K-oTiK, www.newegg.com
with my o*z direct cpu-heatpipe cooler it idles at 17c!!!!
from Hoss, www.newegg.com
edition , the difference is the 8750 ( over clocked to 3.1 ghz) can get a bit better of a 3d mark but the am3 runs much cooler and with a new am3 board with ddr3 mem im sure it will smoke the 8750.
from Wylis, www.newegg.com
it runs a cool 35c under 100% load with the stock hs and oc'd to 2.8ghz.boots 32bit vista home premium from the initial windows loading bar to a working desktop in 17 seconds.
from itzdaniel, www.newegg.com
it's fast, runs cool, stable....list goes on and on.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Good Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket A

5 RECOMMENDED by 42 people for COOLNESS

Amd Athlon X2 5050E

$101.00 Est. at Amazon

from superken, www.newegg.com
yes, most of my builds are amd based and i've never had one fail or arrive doa.very cool, very quiet, very nice little processor.
from Lucas Corns, www.newegg.com
it runs very cool and the oem cooler has been near silent, which is ideal for an htpc.
from hckim, www.newegg.com
it runs very cool.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the fan they give you isn't super beefy, but it runs pretty cool so it's adequate.
from Very Satisfied, www.newegg.com
fast, efficient, cool, quiet...exactly what i purchased it for.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Great Performance, Fast, Type: Athlon

Athlon X2 7750 2.7 Ghz Black Socket Am2+ 3mb 95w Pib

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from Aaesop, www.newegg.com
an all aluminum cooler doesn't quite cut it if you're going to up this processor past 3.0ghz.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i pointed an extra fan at it to help cool.
from ArkanElvis, www.newegg.com
i bumped it to 3.2ghz right out of the box, cooled with an arctic cooling hsf.
from Crakums_GT, www.newegg.com
it runs applications beautifully and stays cool.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't overclocked it yet, but will since i've got a nice aftermarket cooler.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Good Performance, Fast, Type: Athlon

Intel Pentium Dual-core E5200 2.5 Ghz 800mhz Fsb

Intel Pentium Dual-core Processor E5200 2.5 Ghz 800mhz Fsb (BX80571E5200)

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from Ken C., www.newegg.com
i just planted it in my gigabyte ga-g31m-es2l, put an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro on top of that, ran some cheap kingston ram (4gb of )800 at 2.66, pushed the fsb to 270 x 12.5...and voila...3.375
from AMD CEO, www.newegg.com
but i don't need it that fast so i backed it down to 3ghz and it runs cooler now.
from www.amazon.com
this processor runs very cool and stable, even in a tiny, cramped htpc case with less than adequate ventilation.
from snowblind, www.newegg.com
i'm running it at 3.75 ghz (12.5x300) with 1.3 vcore using an old intel cooler from a 65nm core 2 quad.
from MarkJohnson, www.newegg.com
i added a cheapo aftermarket heatsink to help keep it cool as it was running mid to upper 60c under load.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Excellent Reliability, Fast, Type: Core 2 Duo

E8500 - INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESS

$242.00 Est. at Amazon

from mrinferno, www.newegg.com
it actually felt like i was going to break the motherboard trying to get the clamps to fully lock into place.but it's installed now and it's actually keeping the processor quite cool.
from Steve, www.newegg.com
i have been able to keep it stable on the stock cooler at 3.6 ghz, with a slight vcore bump.
from moosey, www.newegg.com
i've got it oc'd to 4.0 ghz on air & it runs smooth & cool.
from James, www.newegg.com
the stock fan seems to cool the processor adequately.
from Colbycheez, www.newegg.com
i have overclocked it to 3.8 ghz on stock cooling and it never runs above 65c.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Nice Reliability, Type: Core 2 Duo

Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad Proccessor

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from N/A, www.newegg.com
as soon as i got this processor, i dropped it in and in less than 10 minutes, i had it overclocked to 3.4 ghz running at less than room temp on air cooling (all 4 cores were under 19 degrees
from wox42, www.newegg.com
it does run a bit warm on stock cooling, too - nothing too major, 40-45 idle, 50-60 full load.
from c0rrupts3ct0r, www.newegg.com
got the zalman cpns9500at cooler on it with ocz freeze paste and it made a big difference with the temps.
from Zachary, www.newegg.com
it is at 3.83 ghz stable and cool enough on air cooling.
from boss, www.newegg.com
40 systems and you still don't have it engraved in you that stock coolers are an automatic toss away?

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Positives: Great Affordability, Fast, Nice Reliability, Type: Core 2 Quad

AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DC 4850E AM2 CHIP

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from www.mwave.com
coupled with an aftermarket cooler and a good case, it stays quiet and cool, even when playing hd content.
from www.mwave.com
paired the cpu with scythe mini ninja in passive cooling mode.
from DSwan, www.newegg.com
this processor consume so little power and runs so cool it would make a great laptop processor.
from Peter, www.newegg.com
multiple applications at the same time-low power consumption (45 watt) means it will definitely outlast most chips out there-very cool, quiet, and came with its own thermal greast on the heatsink!!!!
from gjflyer, www.newegg.com
i can't believe how cool this processor runs.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Good Performance, Type: Athlon 64 X2

Amd Phenom II X4 810 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

$202.00 Est. at Amazon

from XedoeSR, www.newegg.com
unclocked it powers through everything i throw at it, and you can easily oc it if you cool it off correctly.
from Crash486, www.newegg.com
the temperature is moderate considering the overclock, air cooled stays around 57 with the overclock.overall i'm very happy with this processor, i'm glad to see amd has finally put something out that
from Joe, www.newegg.com
it overclocks without the slightest problem on stock cooling to at least 3.2 ghz without any instability at all.
from Oscar, www.newegg.com
it runs cool with the stock cooler, but i have not tried ocing.my systemmobo: gigabyte ga-ma790xt-ud4p am3 ddr3 amd 790x cpu: amd phenom ii x4 810 2.6ghz socket am3 95w mem: patriot model
from Vinnie, www.newegg.com
the processor does run nice and cool.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Good Performance, Socket A

Intel BX80571E740 Core 2 Duo E7400 Desktop

$156.00 Est. at Amazon

from Mike, www.newegg.com
my case is pretty roomy with 3x80mm 2x120mm fans, the fan is pretty old so it could be the fans, i have just ordered 5 more new fans from newegg and an artic cooling freezer 7 pro cpu heat sink and
from tom L., www.newegg.com
i thought it was a cool invention by intel engineers, with 45nm production process, and then a low 1066fsb while giving it a hefty 10.5x multiplier.
from Grade A Kill, www.newegg.com
i had a good cooling system for my processor too, an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro, kept my processor at 20 degrees celsius.
from Brimstone, www.newegg.com
really experienced peeps with good cooling get 4.0+ out of it.
from Nailah, www.newegg.com
also must add that when exerting more pressure than needed when putting on the sunbeam cr-cctf92-4 92mm core-contact freezer cpu cooler w/tx-2, it came out fine.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Fast, Excellent Reliability, Type: Core 2 Duo

AMD Advanced Micro Devices ATHLON 64 X2 DC 5400+

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from ice, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: it does say it in the description that there is no cooling device included, but i didn't even think to look at that because i've never seen a retail processor without its stock
from plympton, www.newegg.com
runs very cool in my htpc with a ninja mini (with a 5 volt fan) it's a cheap upgrade from my 65w 3800+ x2 chip.
from bham4ever, www.newegg.com
runs cool even overclocked.
from joncollins1151, www.newegg.com
im not a overclocker.runs cool not oc cons: to cheap to put a 2 dollar fan in the box.cheapskates.
from PeterG, www.newegg.com
air cooled with a 120mm xigmatek rifle cooler and stock case fans and tuniq paste.

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Positives: Excellent Reliability, Fast, Good Affordability, Type: Athlon 64 X2

Intel Core i7-965 CPU 3.2GHz 8MBcac

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from Toroxus, www.newegg.com
blue led's are cool- super fast- can't wait to overclock it with water cooling- fantastically fast- can't find a program to use over 10% of it's processing power.- marvelously fast- tremendously fast
from N/A, www.newegg.com
doesnt keep it cool enough.
from The Engineer, www.newegg.com
all of it)biostar tpowerx58nvidia quadro fx3700wd velociraptor 300gbx2dual hp w2408h 24" monitorscooler master centurion 590 casevigor monsoon iii cpu cooler8 120mm scythe fans and zalman controller
from Grady, www.newegg.com
however it is keeping it cool until i get another.
from Joe, www.newegg.com
yes, they are liquid cooling, but anyone willing to spend the money to buy this specific processor is more than likely an overclocker who realizes the benefits of liquid cooling.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Fast, Nice Reliability, Processor Features: Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Hyper-Threading Technology,Execute Disable Bit,Virtualization Technology,Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Intel CORE I7-965 EXTREME 3.20GHZ SKT1366

$1,145.00 Est. at Amazon

from Komah, www.newegg.com
and everyone wants a strong, healthy heart - right?the efficiency of the processor is amazing; even when over-clocking to 3.4-3.6 the stock fan is able to easily handle keeping the processor cool.
from Joe, www.newegg.com
yes, they are liquid cooling, but anyone willing to spend the money to buy this specific processor is more than likely an overclocker who realizes the benefits of liquid cooling.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
doesnt keep it cool enough.
from Grady, www.newegg.com
however it is keeping it cool until i get another.
from Toroxus, www.newegg.com
blue led's are cool- super fast- can't wait to overclock it with water cooling- fantastically fast- can't find a program to use over 10% of it's processing power.- marvelously fast- tremendously fast

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Positives: Good Affordability, Fast, Great Reliability, Processor Features: Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology,Hyper-Threading Technology,Execute Disable Bit,Virtualization Technology,Intel Thermal Monitor 2,Enhanced Halt State (C1E)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

$328.00 Est. at Amazon

from RJ, www.newegg.com
i can get it up to 4.6 on air cooling are you kidding me?
from xXxkod420xXx, www.newegg.com
worked perfectly and is super fast and overclockable even with stock cooling it stays super cool love intel!
from KingerXI, www.newegg.com
i upgraded from an athlon 64 pc scoring 1,700 on 3dmark06, so you can imagine my amazement at the speed of the cpu.my e8600 is h2o cooled, so it is 37c at idle and 47c under extreme load.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it runs very cool.
from The hermit, www.newegg.com
it ran so hot, even with a zalman cooler, i had trouble keeping it reasonable, which is why i went to the dual core.

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Positives: Fast, Nice Affordability, Good Reliability, Type: Core 2 Duo

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 6400+ 3.20GHz

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

from alexanderaku, www.shopping.com
of l2 cache, 3.2 ghz., cool running standard foxcraft heat-pipe style hsf.
from SteveF, www.newegg.com
with the right cooling solution it screams through apps and games.
from Exsosus, www.newegg.com
i needed to buy a cooling fan from frozencpu.com to make sure it runs about 50c about (hotter during summer months).
from Faye Kane,Speed Freq, www.newegg.com
reliable workhorse if it's cooled right.
from wicket, www.newegg.com
the stock cooler and fan that comes free with it is just fine.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Affordability, Great Reliability, Type: Athlon 64 X2

Intel BX80580Q830 Core 2 Quad Q8300 Desktop

$202.00 Est. at Amazon

from D-Bot, www.newegg.com
it stays alot colder than my old phenom.
from PimpRing, www.newegg.com
it is fast, cool, and does not choke.
from tsm4781, www.newegg.com
with a proper cooling unit, this bad boy rocks cons: none
from Josh, www.newegg.com
and this is with the stock cooler and stock thermal grease cons: none
from Poi§on, www.newegg.com
runs very cool with my zalman heatsink (25c idle).

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Positives: Great Affordability, Nice Performance, Fast, Type: Core 2 Quad

Intel PENTIUM E2200 LGA775 2.20G 1MB 800MHZ FSB

$79.00 Est. at Amazon

from Tpoke, www.newegg.com
the 1.6ghz with 8x by 800mhz even with some scrap mem that refused to pass 667 got it to 2.8ghz stable with stock cooler.
from Terin, www.newegg.com
runs at 25-30c idle, and up to 50c under the little load i introduced to it with the stock cooler.
from Depeche Modem, www.newegg.com
i am thinking it will run a little cooler as i am not pushing it to its limits.
from Altered, www.newegg.com
for no more of a cooling heatsink than it came with that was a positive.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i followed the advice of the other reviews and upgraded to a better cooling fan.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Fast, Good Reliability, Type: Pentium Dual-Core

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.00 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 12mb

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9650 3.00 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 12mb L2 Cache Lga 775 (BX80569Q9650)

$417.00 Est. at Amazon

from Kei Pirate, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: it's really cool opening up a whole bunch of small programs and seeing your cpu usage never go above 6%.
from Don, www.newegg.com
i use the true black 120 cpu cooler on it and it idles at 27c on the hottest core, and max temp under full load during the stress test was 43c.
from Don, www.newegg.com
it's also the coolest running cpu that i have ever used!
from MarkBDB666, www.newegg.com
then to 3.7ghz with 39c at 1.2volts.i was very impressed but did not go further because i am running air cooling with a zalmann 9700.but then i said "screw it!" and pushed it a little more just to see
from N/A, www.newegg.com
runs 45c at full load for me, 15c cooler than the dualcore it replaces.

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Positives: Great Reliability, Fast, Excellent Performance, Type: Core 2 Quad

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Intel CORE 2 QUAD

HP Xeon 5420 2.50 Ghz 12M/1333 QC 2nd CPU E5420

Core I7 920

Amd Phenom II X3 710 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

Amd Athlon X2 5050E

Athlon X2 7750 2.7 Ghz Black Socket Am2+ 3mb 95w Pib

Intel Pentium Dual-core E5200 2.5 Ghz 800mhz Fsb

E8500 - INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESS

Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad Proccessor

AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DC 4850E AM2 CHIP

Amd Phenom II X4 810 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

Intel BX80571E740 Core 2 Duo E7400 Desktop

AMD Advanced Micro Devices ATHLON 64 X2 DC 5400+

Intel Core i7-965 CPU 3.2GHz 8MBcac

Intel CORE I7-965 EXTREME 3.20GHZ SKT1366

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 6400+ 3.20GHz

Intel BX80580Q830 Core 2 Quad Q8300 Desktop

Intel PENTIUM E2200 LGA775 2.20G 1MB 800MHZ FSB

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.00 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 12mb

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