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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 Eric, www.newegg.com
it booted in my system with no problems at all.i have yet to actually hit 100% with this thing and i haven't even overclocked it.it runs extremely cool at 30c idle, 40c gaming, and 50c prime95.
from nyxclusive1, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: buy this cpu it's worth every penny if you are into overclocking.
from MarkJohnson, www.newegg.com
cons: doesn't come with a better heatsink for overclocking.
from nickelstar, www.newegg.com
what a great combination for a powerful gaming pc.
from ARBS, www.newegg.com
i used this to build a friends mid-ranged gaming pc.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 41 people for GAMING, OVERCLOCKING

Core I7 920

Core I7 Processor 920 - INTEL - BX80601920

$390.00 Est. at Amazon

from ClagMaster, www.newegg.com
overclocking this processor to its fullest potential will consume considerably more power, produce a great deal of heat, and require a large heatsink to remove it.
from www.amazon.com
when all 4 cores are crunching away, it goes up to about 58-62 degrees celsius (no overclocking done yet) you will be quite happy choosing this processor.
from Team SCV, www.newegg.com
get an evga motherboard and go to the evga forum and read the overclocking posts in the x58 section.
from luminouslight, www.newegg.com
pros: overclocking beastpowerful cpud0, low voltages.
from www.amazon.com
even without overclocking, i noticed an improvement in speed and multitasking ability over my core 2 duo system.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 29 people for GAMING, OVERCLOCKING

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 Marshmallow64, www.newegg.com
i would not recommend overclocking on it.
from AzColt, www.newegg.com
with the overclocking headroom this processor has should not have overheating problem.excellent performance improvement over previous processor.
from BacoN, www.newegg.com
pros: great for gaming.efficient use of power.overclocks well with stock heatsink.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: unlocked multipler great and easy overclockingcheap compare to intel cpubetter price to performance ratiolow tdp and 45nm keeps thing cooleven a noob can get this thing overclock easily
from Drew, www.newegg.com
pros: -great bang for your buck-easy overclocking-runs cool (31c at idle, 38c under heavy extended load)** cons: -none so far other thoughts: i've got it overclocked to 3.3ghz per core

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 27 people for GAMING, OVERCLOCKING

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

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from Brandon, www.newegg.com
never chokes, and for medium to high gaming it runs great.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
save your money for the other components.my budget gaming build - spent $500 and it's great.
from Nate, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: installed on a 790gx motherboard, have not yet done any overclocking.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
good performance for meduim gaming..
from Nico, www.newegg.com
good for overclocking.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 20 people for GAMING, OVERCLOCKING

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
using it in my gaming pc and so far, nothing's really phased it.
from Don, www.newegg.com
i have entered in 2 different overclocking competitions with it, and had it up to 4.4ghz running benchmark tests of all kinds!
from joseschmoe, www.newegg.com
btw, the only gaming i do is solitaire.
from Losttsol, www.newegg.com
if you've got decent water cooling, you can probably just start overclocking at 4ghz and go from there.
from Andrey, www.newegg.com
i do understand that only "almost", but to replace the whole platform - is not that cheap at least for me now.great results in 3dmarks(vantage and 06) and gaming( crysis,rainbow 6,s.t.a.l.k.e.r.

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

E8500 - INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESS

$242.00 Est. at Amazon

from Tim, www.newegg.com
i'm not into overclocking as it's running fine and plays all the games i've thrown at it.
from Mog111, www.newegg.com
gaming usually puts it at 60-65.
from www.mwave.com
the overclocking potential and 6mb cache makes it one of the best chips out there.
from IT Tom, www.newegg.com
according to tomshardware.com this dual core outperforms the lower quad cores for gaming.
from Ryanmc82, www.newegg.com
i haven't had any problems running crysis, or any other game, i spent less than a thousand dollars on a gaming rig and couldn't be happier.

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

Intel BX80571E740 Core 2 Duo E7400 Desktop

$156.00 Est. at Amazon

from 1337walkerPro, www.newegg.com
i don't tweak my hardware much so i can't really report on how well it handles overclocking.
from none specified, www.newegg.com
i was getting worried about the athlon, it was running way too hot for comfort, no overclocking or anything.
from PhatBoy, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: if i'm not overclocking the cpu the heatsink that comes with it should be enough.
from FOURIZZA, www.newegg.com
pros: cheap, fast cpu good for general gaming(wow, css).
from bakescreamer, www.newegg.com
pros: overclocks very easy runs is at 3.6 very stable 40c under load cons: none other thoughts: recomend for anyone on a budget who want's to get good performance in gaming

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

AMD PHENOM II X4 Quad Core 940

$227.00 Est. at Amazon

from p1agu3, www.newegg.com
i have a kill-a-watt and i noticed it almost doubled when i was overclocking...and i have a 7.1 system and a 30" monitor hooked up through it too.
from Ryan, www.newegg.com
it is already fast though, but overclocking is still fun.
from Eagle328, www.newegg.com
this cpu is great for gaming in multicore rendering.
from Jaime, www.newegg.com
cons: none as far as i can see other thoughts: nice for the budget gaming pc builder
from Hymay, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: this proc has been my main machine, lightly used for gaming, and crunching 24/7.scoring very similarly to my q6600's in world community grid crunching.overall an excellent addition to

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Positives: Good Performance, Excellent Affordability, Good Reliability, Type: Pentium II

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

$328.00 Est. at Amazon

from canesman1013, www.newegg.com
for those not overclocking it....what a waste!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i guess an extra 2 cores would be nice, but it would be hard to justify the heat, cost and loss of overclocking headroom.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
looking back i maybe would have went with faster ram(1066) as to go much higher than 4ghz would move me out of the 1:1 fsb/memory ratio but i honestly don't think i would go any higher as i am not
from nightcrawler, www.newegg.com
3.3 is fast enough i don't need to worry about getting my speed from overclocking and monitoring lots of settings when i'm lazy:) cons: none other thoughts: temps run 81 to 88 f.
from puddles, www.newegg.com
low temps and runs great while overclocking playing any new game out there.

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

Intel CORE 2 QUAD

$196.00 Est. at Amazon

from Joe1917, www.newegg.com
:) cons: stock fan is less then "stellar" and i don't think i'll be overclocking as long as it's being used.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
if you are looking for a budget gaming cpu than this guy is it!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
if you don't plan on doing much overclocking then this is a great alternative to the q6600.
from Mast3rpyr0, www.newegg.com
havent had any problems with it at all except when failing at overclocking, but thats a different problem.
from TH, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i am almost at 3.1 ghz without a voltage bump and it hasn't had a problem gaming and doing my other work.

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

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

$98.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dragonbyte, www.newegg.com
bumped it up to 3.0 ghz without a single issue minimal increase in heat, but easily to be expected when overclocking.
from Joe1917, www.newegg.com
(hotter when gaming but nothing much higher)all in all it's fast, cheap and most importantly it works.
from Blackice, www.newegg.com
the kit fan and heatsink work fine for what i use the system for, no overclocking here!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
for the price, it is an incredible bargain.i haven't tried overclocking yet, but as soon as i have the right cooling and ram, i'll try it and report back.
from ghostly, www.newegg.com
cons: **stock heatsink that comes with this cannot keep the cpu cool when overclocking, so buy a quaility seperate cpu cooler.** with the stock cooler i oc'd this cpu only to 2.85 and the temp hit

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

Intel CORE 2 QUAD

$254.00 Est. at Amazon

from AMDKiller, www.newegg.com
i use the xigmatek 1283s cooler with a antec 75003 fan attached and it works great for overclocking.
from techmandoo, www.newegg.com
i use it primarily for gaming, however, it is capable of much more.
from lt.dell.com
pros:?gaming reviewhave mine overclocked to 3.34ghz and it burns through every task i ask of it without even a whimper.
from That guy, www.newegg.com
overclocking was a piece of cake.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i was a little disappointed with first gaming experience.

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

Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad Proccessor

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from Munnyshot, www.newegg.com
this is a great processor both for gaming and development cons: wish it came with a bigger fan other thoughts: watch for people that say they have a high understanding of this technology
from clamroll, www.newegg.com
if you're working with your hard drive lol cons: i guess the quad's don't overclock as well (or was it just as far) as duos, but as i stated, it's really not in need of an overclocking.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: very fast, runs cooler than my q8200 did, and is on par with i7 for gaming performance (check reviews i.e.
from clamroll, www.newegg.com
you'll only notice your anti-virus scanning if you're working with your hard drive lol cons: i guess the quad's don't overclock as well (or was it just as far) as duos, but as i stated, it's
from Trevor, www.newegg.com
cons: if you are only interested in gaming, a faster dual core may be a better choice at this moment, but games will surely use quad cores in the near future and this chip will own.

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

AMD Advanced Micro Devices ATHLON 64 X2 DC 5400+

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from hillbilly gamer, www.newegg.com
my system:600w rosewill ps (upgrading to 750w corsair, the rosewill is good, but my sli setup seems to overwork it a little while gaming).this processorasrock nvidia 780a sli mobo 4 gigs g-skill ddr
from NEN, www.newegg.com
gaming, and encoding movies..and yes it does a fine job.
from TheChaosOfX, www.newegg.com
pros: great clock speed, easy overclocking with tr2 heatsink/fan to 3.4ghz.
from redbaron, www.newegg.com
its very quick and hard to slow down in most gaming and everyday computing.
from Badlands, www.newegg.com
handles gaming fairly desent with a 4870 gpu, if your not wanting to dump a lot of money in a rig waiting for those sweet 32nm's to come out...

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

Amd Phenom II X3 710 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

$125.00 Est. at Amazon

from trandy, www.newegg.com
it's overclocking capability is yet to be fully realized, right now, holding steady at 3.12ghz with just a quick fsb bump.
from dcds1, www.newegg.com
i haven't tried overclocking it any farther so really not sure how far i could push it.
from Ted Cook, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: seems ripe for overclocking if i pick up an aftermarket fan.
from Shoeford85, www.newegg.com
very fast, great, stable overclocking and amazing price!
from Computer Ed, www.newegg.com
pros: amazing price to performance ratio, easy and effective overclocking, cool operation and excellent energy management.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Good Reliability, Great Performance, Socket A

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 6400+ 3.20GHz

$179.00 Est. at Amazon

from Nealz, www.newegg.com
but i'm not a big overclocker because as long as my system runs stable and doesn't hang then i'm happy, which this processor can do very easily even on vista.(i do run xp 64-bit though for gaming).
from Kory, www.newegg.com
haven't tried (or needed) overclocking, but with water cooling you should be able to get 3.5 out of it.
from Charasan, www.newegg.com
installed entirely by instructions, no overclocking...nothing unusual.
from bob, www.newegg.com
pros: works, better gaming reviews than quads, heat sink was much better than anticipated.
from Nealz, www.newegg.com
i couldn't get this to overclock too far without it being unstable but i'm not a big overclocker because as long as my system runs stable and doesn't hang then i'm happy, which this processor can do

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

ASUS Support Amd Phenom FX/ FX/X2/SEMPRON Up To 140W

ASUS Support Amd Phenom FX/PROCESSOR/ATHLON64 FX/X2/SEMPRON Processors Up To 140W,AMD (M3A78-EM)

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from das table salts, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i feel as if i'm pushing the board a little to far, as i'm doing some heavy gaming and torrenting with it, and there are a few hiccups, but nothing too major- would buy again if the
from SK, www.newegg.com
i have not overclocked yet, but the motherboard does have bios settings for overclocking.video on vista is rated at a 4.1 this is also the lowest score on the system for the vista rankings.
from Kiki, www.newegg.com
overclocking?
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: i am such a noob to overclocking, but i don't think i can do what i want with this board, but i can with other boards.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
onboard video artifacts cleared completely after latest bios release - satisfied with overclocking options for black edition procerssor.

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Positives: Nice Reliability, Socket AM2+, Form Factor: Micro ATX, SATA RAID 0,SATA RAID 1,SATA RAID 10

Amd Athlon X2 5050E

$101.00 Est. at Amazon

from Wei, www.newegg.com
it also means a lot more overhead in overclocking even with the stock cooler than other processors.
from M, www.newegg.com
i went with the 5050e for the 45w tdp, figuring it would give me more leeway overclocking with the stock heatsink.
from WJC, www.newegg.com
cons: 3.0 ghz overclocking was unstable, but that's the price for low power.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: stock heatsink is great unless you are overclocking.
from Tim, www.newegg.com
played with overclocking and got it up to 2.9 and stable, with idle temps at 32c.

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

Amd Phenom II X4 810 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

$202.00 Est. at Amazon

from Joose, www.newegg.com
i haven't tried overclocking it yet, but i am blown away!
from Zanex09, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: dont use stock fan if overclocking.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: no problems encountered during installation.runs cool enough considering i am running the stock cooler and am not overclockings.current setup is overkill but it leaves plenty of room to grow as
from Crash486, www.newegg.com
if you're looking to build a mid ranged high performance machine (gaming or otherwise) this is the chip for you.
from brick, www.newegg.com
so if you overclocking as much as me make sure you get a good cooling system also

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

Socket Communications 2.1GHz AMD Phenom X3 8450

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i highly recommend this product to anybody looking for a cheap build regardless if it is for gaming or anything cons: the heatfan was a pain in the rump to install, and i wish it was higher
from N/A, www.newegg.com
basic core clock is a little slow for gaming so oc'd it to about 2.3ghz (not trying to max it, just little overclock) and runs easily.
from Ric Storms, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: my overclocking was probably limited by my mobo, its a 780g i got for free with a combo deal.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
pros: just an update after running it at the stock 2.1 i managed to overclock it to a stable 2.55 im sure i can get it to a 2.6 with a little bit more adjustment cons: it didnt come factory
from Left 4 Dead, www.newegg.com
pros: triple core is neat, under $100, overclocks decently, no temperature problems cons: none really, since it's not necessarily for a high-powered gaming machine other thoughts: decided

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Excellent Performance, Fast, Socket AM2

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Best Processors for Gaming, Overclocking

Intel Pentium Dual-core E5200 2.5 Ghz 800mhz Fsb

Core I7 920

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

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

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

E8500 - INTEL CORE 2 DUO PROCESS

Intel BX80571E740 Core 2 Duo E7400 Desktop

AMD PHENOM II X4 Quad Core 940

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600

Intel CORE 2 QUAD

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Intel CORE 2 QUAD

Intel Q9550 Core 2 Quad Proccessor

AMD Advanced Micro Devices ATHLON 64 X2 DC 5400+

Amd Phenom II X3 710 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-core 6400+ 3.20GHz

ASUS Support Amd Phenom FX/ FX/X2/SEMPRON Up To 140W

Amd Athlon X2 5050E

Amd Phenom II X4 810 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w

Socket Communications 2.1GHz AMD Phenom X3 8450

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