Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80557E6750

Pros: Just passed 5 years 8x400 @3.2 and stock voltage
42K hours on the excellent stock Sanyo Denki fan, one of the best you can get.
Idle temps remain around 82F and peak at 130F

Cons: Zero, this chip is rock solid! 5 years and 42K hours overclocked.

Other Thoughts: Stock heatsink and fan with AC applied works great so those who complain must have done something wrong.

Abit IP35 pro
Mushkin 4-5-4-11 @800, rock solid and stable.
Corsair 650 professional

Pros: Great CPU that's still kicking strong after five years. Very speedy and still competes against other modern CPUs.

Cons: None

Pros: Too many. I've had this running for almost 5 years without any problem what so ever. Runs cool under custom fan. Have never overclocked because I've had no reason to. Runs everything I've thrown at it without any problems. These things are so good I just bought another one with a slightly lower processing speed (E6550- 2.33Ghz) for a NAS box.

Cons: Not an I series but more than you need for today's programs and games.

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend this processor. They can still be bought just not here and because they have been on the market for a few years as you can see, they are cheap to get. This cpu can be picked up for around $65, which is I believe 25-35% of what it cost years ago.

Pros: This thing takes a lickin' and wont stop tickin'. All of my former PC's blew out after a few years, which was great so I could upgrade them. This thing blazes through anything to this day, D3, WOW, Skyrim, Fallout III, all on max settings 1080p. I can't justify upgrading it since it's still the fastest PC of anyone I know. Purchased Jan-2008 4.5 years ago!

Cons: It's gonna be hard to find something that is as good

Other Thoughts: I want a new I7, with all the fixin's, but this thing is too dang fast for me to want to touch it. Coupled with a gigabyte mobo, and 2 gig's of memory. I switched out only the hard drive an video card since buying.

Pros: still amazing after 6 years of abuse

Cons: what cons?

Other Thoughts: I bought this for my build back in 2006. Its now may of 2012 and i'm still using the same machine. Everyone always asks why im still using a socket 775. I built a PC for a friend of mine running an i5 cpu and this chip still hangs strong...if not stronger than the i5. And any AMD chip? hahahah right. Pair this with a good video card and solid mobo and youre golden for years to come. I swear it will not die no matter what I throw at it. INTEL FOR LIFE.

Pros: I have own this CPU since it came out i have it OCed to 4GHz on air i have punished this thing since the day i took it out of the box and it refuses to die still after running this CPU for 6 years it has yet to miss a beat

Cons: stock fan heatsink replace asap

Other Thoughts: GO INTEL

Pros: I built a high end system back in 2008 and today it still feels quick and responsive. I do everything with this machine, work, game, server, it's always on. Friends and guests use this computer on occasion and the comments are always the same..."Man this thing is fast" I have a an MSI P6N and 8GB ram. One could argue it's getting long in the tooth, but I am thrilled with this CPU. It's still no slouch even as I contemplate an Ivy Bridge upgrade. It's lasted 5 years, and has never felt slow, and I work it hard.

Cons: Nyet.

Other Thoughts: Will move it to a secondary PC with no hesitation. Resale is nil, but is still fast. Will definitely live on in the kids computer.

Pros: I have been running this cpu at 3.72gb for almost 4 years now, not one problem. I used oc settings actually that were for a quad core on the anandtech review.

Cons: Out dated

Pros: Beautiful Processor. Been running these on both my computer and wife's computer for over 3 years now and they scream. I build custom computers for clients wanting fast gaming machines. With this processor and any up to date high end video card, you can't noticeably tell a performance difference on any Games currently available running extreme machines. Maybe in a few years I will upgrade, but happy camper now.

Cons: Absolutely none.

Other Thoughts: No need to upgrade if you have a solid Video card and running Win 7. Your not going to noticebly tell the difference over the new quads and 6bangers. Ditch the bragging rights and keep playing:) I write this as I finish another client build costing over 3k! More power to my wallet. / wink

Pros: Been running this chip now for 3 years, it's rock solid and very fast. The high FSB speed allows this chip to out perform newer, faster chips (like the 2.93Ghz E7500). I've never tried overclocking and I've run it with the stock cooling fan.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Took me 3 years to think about giving this a 5 star rating. Don't know why. Pretty much too late now!