9 Best Processors for Building Computer
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Why We Recommend These Products
Out of thousands of reviews for 193 products, over 400 people recommended Processors specifically for Building Computer. These 9 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 BX80557E6750SLA9V
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$140 - $275
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50 People Recommend
"great processor for the gamer who buys their rig; however, you if you build yours chances are you've thought about overclocking it and this is not the processor for that.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "other thoughts: got this processor for my first build, and it works great!…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: i've been using intel for a few builds now and they really make a good product.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Dual Core E2160 1.80GHz LGA775 FSB800 1Mb
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$74 - $123
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27 People Recommend
"summary: this was my first time building a computer, and after much reading, i decided to get this budget-priced processor and overclock it.…" - Mwave.com User "i bought this processor to go into a htpc i was building, and i didn't want to break the bank on it.…" - Mwave.com User "summary: i was building a home theater pc (htpc), and wanted a cheap processor, to keep the overall system cost down.…" - Mwave.com User |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33GHz
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$176 - $230
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26 People Recommend
"i build, so i go with the best product out.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: overall, i'm happy with this build, even if it was a pain to get together…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: first intel build since piii days, and i'm very pleased with it.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180
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26 People Recommend
"summary: i am building a couple of htpc's in our house (look up my other reviews), so i wanted a good budget processor to keep the unit cost down.…" - Mwave.com User "doa if you receive two brand new processors and neither one of them work that doesn't mean they sent you two defective processors in a row it means you do not know how to build computers which…" - Newegg.com User "i have done numerous pc builds, and for the average machine, you cannot really beat this processor for the money.…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 BX80557E4500SLA95
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$93 - $131
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21 People Recommend
"so you know how much i like the new build.…" - Mwave.com User "it was well worth my money to build my new system around this processor.…" - Newegg.com User "other thoughts: i'm sure the supplied heatsink and fan are not the greatest, but why would any self-respecting system building use the heatsink and fan that come with the processor?…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Celeron 420 1.60GHz 800MHz FSB 512KB L2 Socket 775 Plus $25 off
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$35
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7 People Recommend
"so overall it is an excellent budget processor for any cheap build.…" - Newegg.com User "highly recommended for budget builders; as for me, it will hold me well until i get a yorkfield in jan!…" - Newegg.com User "allowed build concept to be proven before adding high-end ($1k) processor.…" - Newegg.com User |
upgrade 2 x AMD Second-Generation Opteron 8218
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$45 - $64
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5 People Recommend
"this was my first build, so i was worried that the force it took me to pop it in place might crack the mobo, but i think that was just n00b for ya'.…" - Ewok_N_Roll at Newegg.com "other thoughts: if your going to build a good budget system never skimp on the essentials, a good mobo can go a long way and get the best psu you can afford, i bought a rosewill 750 watt psu it had 4…" - Newegg.com User "great budget build - even runs bioshock @ full res with good video (borrowed a 7600gt xxx to test)…" - Newegg.com User |
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 2.20GHz
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$119
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3 People Recommend
"i used this chip to build an htpc, and it has plenty of computing power without needing noisy cooling.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "this was my first build so i bought this cpu with the xfx nforce 650i ultra mobo because tiger sold it bundled.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "in our shop we build custom gaming rigs and amd has been our niche on the market.…" - Tigerdirect.com User |
AMD K6-2
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$139
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3 People Recommend
"is working fine for my kids new build she very happy with it.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i got this cpu just for starting off with my new build, and i couldn't afford anything to expensive (helloooo im a teenager!).…" - Tigerdirect.com User "i did the build with a xion solaris case(450 watt ps great as well) a geforce 5500 256mb agp video card, 2 gigs ultra ram ddr2 5300 667 mhz and the masscool 5f900 cpu sync/fan.…" - Tigerdirect.com User |
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