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Intel BX80580Q8400 Processors - Desktops
Customer Reviews for Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
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M. C.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/8/2010 8:36:13 PM

Rating + 5 Great!


Pros: It's great, does what it's supposed to, and stays cool in my case! Replaced a C2D E4500 and is a GREAT improvement! Windows 7 32-bit experience rating is over 7.0... can't remember the full number now, though.

Cons: None.

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Keiki
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
2/1/2010 9:22:19 PM

Rating + 5 Missing Information about this CPU


Pros: For those that are looking to understand Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) this CPU does have Virtualization Technology. It does say because the spec code is (SLGT6)
Newegg needs to add this information to the list of spec. But the only difference from the Q9400 and Q8400 is the L2 Cache on the Q8400 is 4MB and the Q9400 is 6MB. Eventhou the Q9400 is faster but 15% the Q8400 is still an excellent product to buy at 169.99. The Q9400 is only 189.99.

Cons: Lack of information about this intel product.

Other Thoughts: Good information provided by Intel website.

Note: This item product does have VT support

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DMAC
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/31/2010 4:10:59 PM

Rating + 5 Nice processor


Pros: I purchased this paired with Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L MB. I also own an AMD Phenom 9950 (quad core 2.66 GHz) and this is notably faster for demanding applications. Benchmarking puts it near the i5 750 for about $50 less (unless you are wanting some of the i5 specific features).

This build is for my parents so I didn't overclock, but I am positive that it would have been a breeze. On a stock clooler in a case without great airflow idle temps were just around 30 C. Paired with a better case (airflow wise) and aftermarket cooler, I am confident that this thing could easily clock past the 3 GHz mark.

Cons: For ~$20 more you can get a Phenom II 965 that would definitely outperform this along with many of the other similarly priced Intel processors. If I were building myself a gaming rig on a similar budge this is the route I may have taken.

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Tim
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/30/2010 9:39:54 PM

Rating + 5 Works great


Pros: Passed stress test with BurnInTest Pro at max-load duty cycles on a 15 minute duration. Utilizing it for my everyday tasks I didn't see it bump past 5% most of the time (I multi-task A LOT). Never went above 65°C during the stress test, 70° is high and it never reached anywhere close to it. Of course, the temp has a lot to do with the CPU cooler and case I have(Rosewill RCX-Z300 92mm Ball CPU Cooler, and the NZXT ZERO 2 chassis - fully loaded with fans). All in all this thing is very very quick, can handle any day-to-day task and even your more complex tasks such as 3D modeling and the like.

Cons: The socket format. Not really an issue for most, but keep in mind that it is VERY EASY to bend the pins on the mobo. They're basically little pieces of wire brush instead of pins. The slightest touch will bend them so just take care when installing the cpu.

Other Thoughts: I bought this as an upgrade from an AMD Socket AM2 64x cpu, so it had been a while since I have upgraded until this CPU. Even so, I still consider this thing fast and more then enough for your everyday computing.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/27/2010 9:19:34 PM

Rating + 5 sweet budget cpu


Pros: quick and painless. fast cpu with no problems

Cons: included fan is effective only for small loads. Aftermarket fan is recommended

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KUMA
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/25/2010 10:09:10 PM

Rating + 4 Good for price


Pros: - Great performance when overclocked
- runs at 3.6Ghz under 50 celcius on max

Cons: - 4MB L2 cache

Other Thoughts: I bought it for my 2nd computer and I'm very satisfied. If you have 775 socket and looking for a quad-core processor for little buget, this CPU is for you.

If you can overclock this CPU, you might want to play with this cpu.

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Mansfield
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
1/19/2010 9:54:58 AM

Rating + 5 Beautiful


Pros: It's an average priced quad core, but the performance and overclocking headroom of this CPU is phenomenal. I bumped the clockspeed up to 3.6 Ghz (450 Mhz base clock) so it matches 1:1 ratio with DDR2 800 RAM (up to 900Mhz), with a minimal voltage change. It stays cool and stable through 24 hours of stress testing.

Cons: It's no i7 but the motherboard and CPU and RAM combination are much cheaper for a performance difference I doubt I would notice with the games I play.

Other Thoughts: With a Zalman 120mm CPU cooler and half a dozen case fans working for air flow temps are about 24C idle and never move above 55C full load (Prime95) so I'm such a happy camper.

When I built this PC RAM prices were about 50% what they are now for 2x2GB DDR2, so the build price now is up by 40-50$, but that's why this comment is in other thoughts, because it's really upsetting.

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brmcco
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/17/2010 1:57:54 PM

Rating + 5 Nice upgrade


Pros: Very fast compared to my old core duo. Noticed a big difference in my games etc.

Cons: The oem fan seems cheap. May need to be upgraded. So far so good though!

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Greg Grassland
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/16/2010 3:41:36 PM

Rating + 5 Review of Q8400


Pros: Good overall processor, keeps fairly cool, has lots of processing power

Cons: A little low on cache, but most of you will not notice,

Other Thoughts: Sorry it took so long to rewiew, I got a bad one, so I RMA'd it, then, when I got the new one, I ran out of thermal paste, so I had to wait till I could get some, but any way.... I wanted to mention some things... 1st, alot of people claim the stock HSF (Heatsink/fan) is very loud. I disagree, I listened to the stock, and it is very quiet IF you remove the little cable that touches the fan (all you have to do is wiggle it out of the way a little, or else, yeah... it will be loud if the fan keeps hitting a cable) 2nd people complain the fan doesnt cool well, it actually cools fine if you are not overclocking, if you are overclocking, you will need a new one, 3rd people say the pins are hard to insert, they are, but not nearly as hard a what im used to (thermaltake blackwiddow) as for the processor, I overclocked the clock to 3.28 ghz, the FSB to 1640 mhz via Gigabyte's App, I did this with no volt increase, and with this fan: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1148&ID=1548

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/13/2010 6:11:55 PM

Rating + 5 Great and fast of course!


Pros: Fast, does the job right, no problems with stock cooler but i will be changing in the future.

Cons: nothing at all

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Yee
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/12/2010 10:56:57 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Fast. I'm using this with a gaming PC with an XFX Radeon HD 4870, and I get max FPS in CoD/WoW/Crysis/L4D2 on all high settings, loading times are almost instant.

Runs cool for the stock HSF! I'm currently overclocked to 3.2GHz with stock HSF, idling at 32C and full load around 50-55C. Cleaned off the pre-applied compound and put some Arctic MX2.

Cons: Wow, the hardest part about my whole new build was installing this HSF! The first two push pins go in with ease, but the last two are a pain to get in. You have to get some bawls to install it if you're afraid you're going to crack your mobo, but honestly I pressed down as hard as I could and it was fine. You know it's properly seated when you hear a squeaking sound, but look on the back of the mobo to make sure the push pins are seated properly, or your heat spreader isn't going to make contact and your temps will be through the roof.

Other Thoughts: I play with a clanmate who has an i7, and obviously I'm not going to have video editing/boot times like him, but for the current games today this is comparable to an i7.. me and him have the same benchmarks, both running HD4870's

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/11/2010 6:40:13 AM

Rating + 5 Great CPU


Pros: My second core2quad. This thing screams. Worked right out of the box, no problems.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Comes with a cpu fan with installed thermal grease, but I bought an aftermarket one instead. The included fan blows perpendicular to the board, which is nice if you want to use the air tube on the side of your case. However, I like to keep all the airflow in my case in one direction (front to back).

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J-Dirt
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/1/2010 9:06:16 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Does what its supposed to do. Great out of the box processor and even better when overclocked. This CPU can easily be overclocked to 3.2Ghz at 400mhz FSB without any effort. The Q8400 can easily handle that overclock and probably can go even higher which I'll be testing out soon.

At 3.2Ghz and 100% load, my temps maxed out at 50 deg C...(with Xigmatek DK cooler)

Even if you dont intend on OC'ing, it still breezes through applications.

Cons: Would be nicer if it had a higher multiplier. But besides that.....no cons.

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AaronR
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/30/2009 10:05:47 AM

Rating + 5 Heatsink Sucks


Pros: It's an extremely awesome CPU which is why I bought it. It's quick, and it stays moderately cool.

Cons: The heatsink sucks. It's a good thing I don't care though.

Other Thoughts: None

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/30/2009 6:25:29 AM

Rating + 5 QE8400


Pros: Works great in Gigabyte motherboard. . Runs cool. Cant seem to overwork this CPU.
You won't be sorry

Cons: There is none.
Unless you conceder to much CPU a con.

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sailortech
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/29/2009 5:24:57 PM

Rating + 4 Work as expected -- fan is noisy


Pros: Meets all specs as far as I can tell. No issues. Installation is EASY. Love that way it just drops in. They should have invented that years ago. Even the push pins for the fan everyone has complained about are not that bad... (at least on first install).

Cons: Fan is noisy... I can't decide (yet) if I can stand the constant ticking noise. The is the reason for 4 eggs not 5. I may look for a quieter after market cooler. The fan on my old AMD Opteron64 was MUCH quieter. Perhaps this is a bad fan?

Other Thoughts: I'd love it if Intel were to offer a replacement fan that is quieter.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/27/2009 4:39:31 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: quad core gives amazing boost to speed ranks.

Cons: no cons

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Jake.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/27/2009 10:48:00 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Much faster than my previous cpu. Not too bad of a price.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: It does what it's meant to do and is running stable.

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Fuzzy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/18/2009 9:03:08 PM

Rating + 4 Good Speed


Pros: Works like a charm. Installed on a 64-bit Windows 7. Process speed is remarkably different from my q6700 quad. Use this chip for my programming and networking at home.

Cons: Wish it would drop in price a little more, with the i series being out and all.

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NeXus 6
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/17/2009 1:05:42 PM

Rating + 5 Breathes new life in a P965 board


Pros: Fast, cheap quad core. Runs cool. Overclocks to 3.2 GHz with little effort. Impressive performance in video encoding/converting apps. Multitasking is smoother over a dual core.

Cons: Stock Intel HSF not so great for overclocking. I replaced it with my Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and the temp dropped 10-12 degrees.

Less level 2 cache than the Q9400, but you'll probably never notice it. Most reviews show a 1%-5% gain over the Q8400. It's not worth the extra $20-$30, IMO.

Other Thoughts: I bought this to replace an aging E6400 in an ASUS P5B P965 motherboard and couldn't be happier. The latest 2104 BIOS allows the Q8400 or other 45nm Intel CPUs to work. The BIOS must be updated before you install one of these new CPUs.

Getting this CPU to 3.2 GHz on an older P965 board should be painless with decent cooling and RAM. I'm tempted to go a bit higher, but for now I'm pretty happy with the performance.

Save some cash and keep using that old P965 motherboard if it supports the newer 45nm CPUs.

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Bill
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/16/2009 8:07:29 PM

Rating + 5 Very Fast!


Pros: Very Fast Processor--Beats out my MAC in tests on Photoshop. Runs cool too!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Did I mention it is very fast??

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LO
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2009 2:33:40 PM

Rating + 5 No complaints


Pros: Lots of performance, runs very cool.
Is also a decent overclocker -- I have mine stable at 3.8 GHz with minor Vcore increase and a good air cooler, temps in the lower 50s on full load. Could probably go higher, but it's plenty fast already and I'm too lazy for in-depth tweaking. :)

Cons: None that I can see. You can get more cache, but will have to pay more as well. The small performance increase was not worth it to me.

Other Thoughts: Good value for the money. I consider quad cores more future-proof than their dual siblings.

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ginius
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/8/2009 6:24:25 PM

Rating + 3


Pros: its a great office machine cpu or for any comp that isent a gaming machine bought it for the price and not very overclockable

Cons: not as good as a q6600

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/8/2009 9:04:07 AM

Rating + 5 Really fast.


Pros: I love this CPU. I have a ASUS P5Q-E motherboard with 6GB of ram and this thing is running smoother than ever. Amazing product.

Cons: None

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/4/2009 10:06:44 AM

Rating + 5 Nice


Pros: Good processor for the price
Runs cool

Cons: Buy a new heatsink in order to keep it cool.

Other Thoughts: I just wanted to post my handbrake encoding speeds:
-This CPU
-Gigabyte EP45 UD3P
-Kingston 4 GB PC2 8500 DDR2 1066
-WD 160GB 7200 RPM HD

With AppleTV preset it gets about 52 FPS stock.

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ike
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/2/2009 6:07:09 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: the best investment I made. Very overclockable, cool running, VT capable.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: running in a cheap g31-es2l, with 2G pc-8500 OCZ Vendetta, dedicated folder, my fastest folding machine.

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Dick
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/23/2009 5:10:46 AM

Rating + 5 Great but with the 1156 out.....


Pros: I have used two Q8400 CPUs now. I have been impressed with it's performance. If you need a replacement for a Pentium and you motherboard and RAM can handle this chip, it would be a great choice. It also overclocks well if that's what you're in to. It should run Windows 7 for a long time and be very snappy.

Cons: With the new 1156 socket CPUs out now, it does not make a lot of sense to use this CPU if you are building a new system. For about the same price you can get a motherboard, CPU, and DDR3 RAM for a new build. That said, the Q8400 is fine. It should do what most users need for years to come.

Other Thoughts: Even with the 1156 socket i5 and i7 chips, the motherboards are more "mature" for the 775 CPUs. Even if you ARE building a new system to run Windows 7, I would strongly consider getting this CPU and a good P45 motherboard. The new 1156 boards still have some bugs to work out at the time of this post. I have built systems with the Q8400, Q8200 and also the i5750 and i7860. The Q8400 does fine and I don't need to worry about flashing the BIOS on every motherboard when I use the Q8400. The technology is mature and everything works. With the i5 or i7 you might run into problems at the time of this post. The motherboards for the 775 socket have had a while to mature and they are great....so is the Core 2 Quad Q8400!

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train
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/20/2009 10:31:36 AM

Rating + 5 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz 4MB L2 Cache


Pros: Excellent CPU for this money. I would not state it is a gaming CPU because it is not. It is very stable and most excellent for multi-program usage. The 3.0gig hz 1333fsb is the CPU I would get for gaming.

Cons: The fan could be better, but if installed using some care it will do the trick.

Other Thoughts: Better fan could be packaged, or a fan that is better latched to the motherboard. Other than that it is winner.

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fred
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/15/2009 9:44:49 AM

Rating + 5 Sweet Processor


Pros: Great processor. Have not oc'ed yet, but from other feedback, it looks like I will have some room to grow.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Based on some other reviews both here and elsewhere, I decided to add an after market cooler as I will want to oc this in the future. I went with ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 92mm Fluid Dynamic CPU Cooler. It works like a charm and is super quiet. I get around 30-32C standing still under no load.

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Ben
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/14/2009 10:23:00 AM

Rating + 4 great processor for the price


Pros: unbelievably cool running, the price is great, very powerful cpu.

Cons: 1st one i recieved from newegg was somewhat DOA. running programs would crash in 20 minutes, regardless of the program. RMA'd through intel and a week later the processor is flawless.

Other Thoughts: beware of ordering PC parts, however this processor is great.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/13/2009 9:51:04 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Very realiable and fast processor. easily overclockable right out of the box. I have it clocked at 3.0ghz.

Cons: Took me a long time to get it to work. Had to go back to the original bios revison to get it working. Doesn't support a lot of motherboards,also it runs kind of hot.

Other Thoughts: I am very pleased with this purchase. I would highly recommend buying this processor.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/1/2009 6:22:23 AM

Rating + 5 Awesome CPU, Great Price


Pros: Great CPU, especially for the given price. It runs everything I pu past it without lagging, runs very cool, and is easy to overclock, though I haven't really done anything with that, because the CPU hasn't run into any hitches at all yet running at factory clock settings

Cons: Not the top of the line, but, for a budget CPU, this is the one to go for.

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Softwall
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/31/2009 9:45:07 AM

Rating + 4 Fast, cool, but poor fan mounting


Pros: Works well. Runs fast and no cool.

Cons: Fan mounting is not up to the job. We rent streaming PCs and the fan on this thing wants to jump off the motherboard. Poor nylon push pins are really garbage. If one of the pins comes lose your get very poor contact with the CPU and overheating or worse!

Order a $11.49 Scythe SCCSI-775 CPU Cooler Stabilizer with it and the problem is solved.

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EP
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
10/28/2009 7:49:43 PM

Rating + 4 A very decent processor


Pros: The entire Q8xxx series gets a really bad rep. b/c of Intel skimped on the L2 cache. While I'll admit 2x2mb shared shared across 4 cores is awfully small, its overall impact vs. similarly clocked Q9xxx quads is maybe 8-12% in certain apps. L2 is overrated unless u need 100% performance. When overclocked, this is a peppy CPU. On a MSI P45 Neo2-fr, Corsair XMS DDR2-400 5-5-5-18, all i did was lock the FSB/RAM ratio @ 1:1.20 and bumped the FSB to 8x400MHz... Bamm! 3.2GHz right outta the box!! No muss, no fuss.

Cons: At stock speeds (2.66GHz), this thing is too pricey at today. If u are not gonna O/C and u are a gamer, then I'd look at the AMD Athlon II's. They have higher stock frequencies and will perform better for gaming. It's still a fact that higher clocked dual-cores will out perform lower clocked quads in games... but that rule WILL CHANGE over the next 12-18 months as game API's are optimized for full quad cores w/ HT = 8 virtual cores!

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ginius
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/27/2009 8:35:42 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: well i wasent as expensive as the q6600 it replaced
ow by the way the cpu cooler on the q6600 was twice the size of the one that came with this cpu

Cons: not that big a diference from the q6600 it could be overclocked to do almost the same as this cpu
the q6600 had a multiplier of 9 while this cpu only has 8
mening that at same front side bus settings you get a higher reading from the q6600 but even so this cpu works fine and it isent a bad product

Other Thoughts: if i wasent building another comp and needed a cpu i wouldent have upgraded

used my old q6600 for an office comp i built for my wife used this upgrade on my gaming comp

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coa106
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/24/2009 9:35:19 AM

Rating + 5 Very Pleased


Pros: Fours cores,overclockable,cool temps and very fast. First time overclocker here. I was able to overclock to 3Ghz and runs still very cool. Idle temps(under 30c)(loaded temps around 50c max) . Overclocking took some research but I succeeded and all is very stable and very fast. Lots of help on the net. I would recommend this highly.

Cons: none so far.

Other Thoughts: some folks have overclocked this to 3.4 Ghz and some higher with little trouble depending on motherboard. I stopped at 3Ghz. I might venture for more Ghz later. Again,
highly recommended.

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yllodg
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/18/2009 3:34:58 AM

Rating + 5 Excelleny CPU!!!!


Pros: Extremely fast CPU! Able to run any program or game very quickly, overclockable.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: At first I didn't overclock but after going 1600 fsb on stock voltage (3.20ghz) WOW!! Boots pc in under 15 sec, shuts down in 7sec. on Vista64. Stock cooler works well but with better cooling this chip is known to hit 4ghz and above.

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Zack
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/13/2009 12:18:11 PM

Rating + 5 Great Processor


Pros: Very cheap processor that's screamin fast.

Cons: None

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Grnltrn2814
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/13/2009 7:24:06 AM

Rating + 1 DOA


Pros: None as of yet.

Cons: I received this processor and was excited to install it, as part of my computer upgrade, and when I did install it I was greeted with nothing. . .No bios just whirl of fans on my computer. . .I put my old processor back in and everything was fine. I even tried it in another machine that has an identical processor and it wouldn't boot either. . .I was very sad to see it was DOA!

Other Thoughts: When I bought this processor it had Free Shipping, I even bought a couple more items that had Free Shipping cause it was a good deal. However, when I have to pay around $10.00 to ship it back because of a defect that was out of my control it's not such a good deal. I would rather have paid a little for shipping at first instead I have to wait 2 weeks for the replacement and am out ten more bucks. I'm a little disappointed in this process.

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RedShogun
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/13/2009 4:16:23 AM

Rating + 4 Brings the Heat


Pros: It was very fast. Was able to run multiple adobe programs at once without long render times and in program lag. Even noticed 3D render times in Autodesk maya09 increased.

Cons: Only thing I can really say is it ran pretty hot with the stock fan and settings. Had to lower voltages for and dumb down the speed to reduce temps.

Other Thoughts: With proper cooling in my second case wen i upgrade to the Antec 300 Illusion it wont be a problem.

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Phantomandy
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2009 7:32:42 PM

Rating + 5 Low cost quad core monster!


Pros: I paired this CPU up with the GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard and the G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (2 of 'em).

The end result was a nice quad cord monster PC that has plenty of horsepower for anything you can throw at it. I guess you could get a faster computer by going with the i5 and i7 processors, but you'll spend a lot more money.

This retail boxed processor included the standard fan and heat sink eliminating the need to buy those on your own, and includes a 3 year warranty giving me peace of mind.

I used these parts to build a computer for my parents, so I had to have quality parts to keep my 'tech support line' from ringing too much - so Intel + Gigabyte + G.Skill = a nice machine that will keep the folks happy and me off the phone fixing a broken down PC

Cons: It's not an i7, but of course I didn't pay for an i7 either, so really there are no cons so far.

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J2D
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2009 4:31:21 PM

Rating + 5 Great Processor


Pros: Cheap quad core processor. Works great with Intel DP45SG motherboard.

Cons: The processor fan was somewhat difficult to install. The pins that go into the motherboard are plastic and break easily. I ended up getting it installed and tight, but it definitely took more time than I would have cared for.

Other Thoughts: While it was hard to install, the processor is working great and staying cool with no issues. The fan is quiet and I would definitely order another if the need arises.

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Ken C.
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/11/2009 9:02:55 AM

Rating + 5 An Excellent CPU


Pros: Runs one of my two HTPCs perfectly. Cool, fast, overclocking beast.

Cons: Not even one.

Other Thoughts: This is a truly marvelous CPU...and is more than what most people need.

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CrazyXP1700
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
9/30/2009 7:24:37 PM

Rating + 5 wow...


Pros: It works! I installed this on an old 956P DS3 rev 1.0 Bios F14, and 8GB of Ballistix, yeah it screams
should see if it overclocks on this 965P haha

Cons: Are you on glue?

Other Thoughts: What am i going to do with my e6300 ES cpu?

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/30/2009 10:59:19 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Great CPU for use in a hackintosh. Relatively inexpensive too.

Cons: Super loud OEM fan. Replacing with a Rosewill RCX-Z300 92mm Ball CPU Cooler - Retail Item #: N82E16835200 very shortly.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/29/2009 4:46:10 PM

Rating + 4 Great CPU but be sure your MB is compatible


Pros: Great price for 2.66gz quad. Its a Intel :D

Cons: 4mb L2 Cache. CPU compatibility with Mother Boards is limited.

Other Thoughts: This is a great processor but buyer beware. EVGA, XFX, and a few other Mother Boards aren't compatible with this processor. Asus and Gigabyte are compatible. This is why i gave it 4 eggs. Needs to have more support for this CPU. Gave me a headache in the beginning when trying to get it to work on a EVGA MB. It is now installed on a Gigabyte MB and works great!

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elram9
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/29/2009 8:39:55 AM

Rating + 5 great cpu


Pros: this cpu is great for a budget gaming rig. impressive performance for a cheap price. you cant go wrong. keeps up with the q9400. overclocks easily while staying cool. (artic 7 freezer)

Cons: its not a q9550.

Other Thoughts: xfx 750i sli mobo,
ocz 4gb dd2 sli ed,
intel core 2 quad q8200
ultra x3 600w psu
xfx gtx260

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cheapy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/28/2009 10:03:06 PM

Rating + 5 Have 2 of these, never a problem


Pros: You never even think about them, they run so well

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: I had to fire up an old machine to make a dos boot disk to flash a m/b, and my old 486-66 from mid 1980's fired up just fine. 20 yrs from now these Intel processors will also be legendary for their reliability

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Rubberband Man
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/24/2009 8:59:08 AM

Rating + 5 Hard working proc


Pros: Great processor, gets the job done.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I can not fully review this processor because I am not using it to its full potential. You see I am running Win XP SP3 and I had two shut down two of the cores so that it will run properly (take not if you are going down the same path). That said I am not upset because I am only using XP until Win 7 is released. That is when I will get to use the full power of my proc. However even with just two cores running my pc is still fast. I just finished beating Call of Duty World at War with no porblems. I constanly rip CDs and run Autocad programs with no hiccups. So bottom line If you want a puter that is not as expensive as the new ones but you still want a soild machine, then build a system with this processor.
P.S. I am not OCing my puter because 1) I dont need to and 2) I dont want to so I can not say anything about that either.

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grdSavant
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/23/2009 12:49:43 AM

Rating + 5 What a Sweetheart


Pros: It is simply amazing to me that this mid-priced processor can overclock (@3.6GHz, +35%) like this with such little effort and low Vcore (and low bucks). Maybe some day I’ll play around and see what it can really do!

I also have an 8200 (@3.3GHz, +42%) that pound-for-pound is even better, except the 8400 has Virtualization Technology, the 8200 does not, and I wanted at least one system with it.

My main application is video editing and transcoding.

Hey, see the neat, cheap Mushkins, below in system config.

Cons: na

Other Thoughts: The system:
Intel quad Q8400 2.66GHz running @ 3.6GHz (+35%) 1.27v (stable, stressed)
4GB sdram, 2 x Mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 @ 1125MHz 5-5-5-15 2.0v (stable, stressed)
ASUS Maximus II Formula motherboard
Xigmatek 120mm S-1283v Dark Knight CPU Cooler
NZXT Apollo Case mid tower case w/ side panel window
Rosewill rp550v2-v-sl 550W atx12v v2.01 sli ready power supply
5 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB
Lite-On 22x DVD Burner iHAP422-98
ATI HDMI Radeon HD 4650 1GB graphics card
GELID Solutions FN-FW12-15-B 120mm Gamer Fan WING 12 Blue
Cold Cathode red light
Windows Vista Biz x64 sp2, ready and waiting for Win7

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bonweezy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/22/2009 10:33:29 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Very fast proccessor. Its a quad core and doesn't cost too much more than a dual. Comes with an easy overclocking utillity, just make sure you keep it cooled down enough.

Cons: The fan and heatsink that come with it aren't good enough to keep it cool. This processor runs very hot. While using high performance mode, mine would get from 70-100 degrees C! I put in a liquid cooling system for the cpu and now it runs at about 40-48 deg C.

Other Thoughts: Good processor, but unless you want to spend the extra cash on a liquid cooling system, I would go with something else.

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Inky
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/19/2009 3:53:33 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Since I don't overclock. Runs great on my Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard.

Cons: The only concern area is the heatsink fan. It takes at least 3 seconds before it starts up. Other than that, The CPU chip is AWESOME.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/18/2009 1:16:17 PM

Rating + 5 SWEET!!!


Pros: This thing is fast! Clocked up to 3.4 not a problem at all. Runs WPrime 32m in 12.09 seconds.

Cons: none that I could tell...

Other Thoughts: Stock cooler is obviously insufficient for overclocking, mine running with a Evercool Buffalo HPFI-10025 and it runs great!

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/14/2009 10:12:33 AM

Rating + 5 Amazing OC'er


Pros: I overclocked this thing to 3.2GHz right out of the box with no voltage tweaks, and it is 100% stable. This thing blazes!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I would recommend getting this over the current generation i7/i5, it's a better use of your money. You get comaprable performance for quite a bit less.

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DUKES
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
9/8/2009 4:34:10 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Runs fast. ESPECIALLY from my last cpu 3800x2 :)

quad core seems to tackle anything i throw at it, seems great for gaming too! Runs supreme commander, and crysis w/ no hickups. Couldn't resist for the price.

Cons: Not sure everything fully utilizes quad core, but im enjoying it :)

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James Blonde
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/7/2009 3:29:00 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Super fast i have mine running at 3.2ghz and it gets a 7.4 in windows 7 and runs WPrime 32m in 12.5 seconds
stays cool under full load with oc it only hit 60C

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Q8400 at 3.2GHz
ASUS P5QL PRO
OCZ Fatal1ty 4gb at 1066
Zotac 9600GT 1gb
Seagate 500gb
OCZ 500 watt PSU
8 fans and counting!!!

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Excessum
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/2/2009 11:38:24 PM

Rating + 5 Woah.


Pros: This bad boy handles multi-tasking very well and price wasn't so bad.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I had counter strike source, Killing floor, Fraps, XFire, MSN messenger, steam and I was recording killing floor with fraps at the same time and it the CPU usage wasn't even close to maxing out XD!

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stormal
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/26/2009 7:44:52 AM

Rating + 5 Intel® Virtualization Technology Support


Pros: Economical Intel® Virtualization Technology Support.

Cons: This item is not listed as supporting Intel® Virtualization Technology in newegg's database. The only feature that this model does not support that the newer Q9400 possesses is the Intel® Trusted Execution Technology. The Q8400 also has only 4MB of L2 Cache instead of the Q9400's 6MB L2 Cache.

Other Thoughts: Source:
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=38512

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Mr. Fud
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/26/2009 7:11:50 AM

Rating + 4 4x cheap


Pros: 3.3 ghz no problem on a PQ5. Doesn't blow up. Cool.

Cons: Multitasking is out of the question when TV card is in use. Using Totalmedia 3.1.

Other Thoughts: Don't get this if you want heavy duty multimedia multitasking.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/25/2009 10:23:30 AM

Rating + 4 In for 2


Pros: Picked up 2 of these for 2 gaming rigs I was making ( fiance wanted one too ). Trading up from an Athlon64 2.3ghz, the change was like night and day. This thing is quick. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit and the computer just flies.

I love having four cores. People say that a fast dual-core is still better for gaming than a slower quad-core but I love that I can multitask without worrying about performance. I'll usually be playing a game (WoW), ripping a DVD and transcoding with Handbrake all at once.

I tried overclocking the chip, and got it to 3Ghz easy. Its summer right now and the apartment is so warm already that I'd rather not run the chip so hot.

Cons: My biggest gripe about this chip is the included intel cooler. The new mounting system was designed to make the process easier but it seems it just made everything more of a pain. It was by far the hardest part of my build. If I knew the cooler was that hard, I would have bought an aftermarket cooler.

The cache is a bit small also, right now it doesn't seem too much of a performance hit, but its something to consider.

Other Thoughts: Overall, for the price it can't be beat. It support virtualization, if you're into that.

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Mars_999
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/14/2009 8:51:08 PM

Rating + 5 Sweet CPU


Pros: For the $$ nice CPU. Not the fastest in all apps, but gaming for the money can't be beat!

Cons: Not at this price!

Other Thoughts: Decided to cheap out this time, wait until 22nm Haswell Intel CPU's are out to upgrade!!

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monster_cool1
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/14/2009 7:19:20 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: very fast processor for the price. Easy to install.

Cons: the fan is the regular one...but it's enought if you don't want to overclock it

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/9/2009 7:50:25 PM

Rating + 5 Q8400


Pros: Eggcellent at photoshop. Handles everything much better than my old E6300 (the conroe one, not the pentium one). No overclock but no aftermarket cooler either. I am happy with it the way it is (for now).

Cons: The loss of L2 cache is only noticed in certain applications. Excel, file compression and a few others are where it is noticed (the q9550 is 20-60% faster in those chores).

Other Thoughts: Really you can't go wrong here... outperforms or equals 1st gen Q6600. Is within 10-15% of being a Q9550 in most apps... but that chip is 30-35% more in cost. Got this thing for an improvement in photoshop. It didn't disappoint. The core i7 920 is about 30-70% faster across the board in benchmarks... but you have to get new ram, mobo, etc....... This thing is sub 200 (by quite a bit) and fits many 775 boards (like the one I had for my conroe E6300).
AMD has a better chip in this price range for gaming, but that is mainly attributed to a higher stock clock speed. Clock for clock is a different story.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 9:32:43 AM

Rating + 5 So far, so great


Pros: Great processor, fassssst. Install and go, no problem.

Cons: None really, if it's too expensive, there are cheaper alternatives.

Other Thoughts: Running this with 64-bit Kubuntu 9.04, everything works like a charm... love seeing gkrellm with "cpu0, cpu1, cpu2, cpu3". Stock fan seems adequate, doesn't run too hot. Of course, I built this system to replace my Duron 1.13.... so it's like getting a Ferrari to replace your Geo Metro. :)

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/5/2009 6:05:31 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: This thing overclocks like a champ, I have it oc'd to 3.20g and im still running at 36C idle 47 under load, with a after market cooler of course. I noticed a huge difference putting this in my pc from the e2220 i had before

Cons: no so far

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qas
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/22/2009 11:01:22 PM

Rating + 5 Fast!


Pros: fast... then even faster with overclock.
runs fine at 3.0ghz with stock fan.... even higher with a better fan. havent had a single issue yet

Cons: the fan is a jerk to get on..... just take your time and work with it and try not to get frustrated. it WILL go on

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/19/2009 1:44:34 PM

Rating + 5 Fast and stable


Pros: Works great and is very fast.

Cons: Nothing it works well so far

Other Thoughts: Hated installing the fan, not used to 775 sockets, but thats a user problem no one else.

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TheFlaminGinger
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/18/2009 2:03:59 PM

Rating + 5 Very, very nice


Pros: This processor is amazing! I got it a few months ago for my very first build ever, and it runs great, handles a ton of applications running at once, and is pretty cheap to boot!

Cons: The stock cooler should be swapped before OC'ing, but I'm not really into that, so, not a huge issue for me. It does run a smidge hot at times, so if you're putting it under really heavy loads like Folding @ Home 24/7 you should certainly get a aftermarket cooler. The stock cooler also came with the smallest amount of thermal paste I've ever seen on a cooler, so I used some Arctic Silver I had on hand from modding my bro's HP.

Other Thoughts: All in all, this is a great CPU for the builder looking for a cheap and easy mid-range build.

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~!ßûllê†!
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
7/14/2009 4:22:57 AM

Rating + 5 Q8400 rox my sox!


Pros: Its Intel, its a Quad Core, It runs cool even @ 3.2ghz and its FAST!
And to top it off its well priced!

Cons: Intel's Stock Heat-sink = PHAIL!

Other Thoughts: I have this beast in a ASUS P5Q Pro MB @ 3.2ghz
(400x8 @ 1.35 volts)
I'm running it under an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro but i have a 120mm, 150 CFM, PWM controlled fan I use behind it instead the 92mm that comes with it. On an ~85 degree Fahrenheit day the hottest core "core 0" wont go above 55C in Prime 95 (according to Real-temp 2.7)

All in all its an amazing cpu for the money and at 3.2Ghz its eat everything i throw at it and begs for more! I'm stressing just to see 75-80% cpu usage! =O

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Moe
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/11/2009 8:28:11 AM

Rating + 5 perfect mid range 4 core chip.


Pros: Upgraded from a E6750 to this Q8400. The Q8400 is much faster in everyday use. The two extra cores take care of all the background processes, like virus scanning and wardware processes. Vista X64 runs flawless. OC'd to 3.2G, the Q8400 runs at 28C/MB at 31C using artic 7 cooler in an antec 900 case. This is 7 degrees cooler than my E6750 ran at 3.2g. It definitely increased the potential of my graphix 9800 GTX in FPS games, able to up the quality to max settings and maintain frame rates.

Cons: No cons to this chip, faster, cooler and overclockable.

Other Thoughts: Wall Power consumption, E6750, p35 MB = 538 watts.
Wall power consumption, Q8400, p45 MB = 408 watts.
My rig uses 20% less electricity with all same components, and is about 25% faster, while multitasking.
Using all the same components, just changes MB, CPU and MEM. GB-ep45-ud3r

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Ross
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/9/2009 12:56:58 AM

Rating + 4


Pros: Works fantastic, is priced reasonably, and came with pretty clear installation instructions.

Cons: Well... this is really a nitpick dealing with installation, but I feel like it deserves mention. The large heatsink and fan that come with the processor have horrible mountings. They're screwless, apparently in an attempt to ease installation with snap together speed, however this does not really work in practice. The flexibility of most motherboards makes clipping these in nigh on impossible and it took me forty minutes of messing around with it before I finally removed my motherboard to mount it.

Other Thoughts: Above problem is easily fixed by installing processor before placing motherboard in case. Otherwise it's an intel quad core processor, so what really is there to say?

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/6/2009 2:21:43 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Works great. It's a quad core. With the normal mostly office-type work I do with my machine, of course, it's hard to comment on the type of performance a real serious user may experience. I am however using Win Vista x64, and I frequently have 20+ word and powerpoint files open at any point in time, and the processor is certainly no weak link.

Cons: The stock fan gets a little loud when I really start slamming on the cores (but of course, nothing like what you might hear in a server closet).

Other Thoughts: I did not attempt to overclock it, used the stock fan, and I can't complain about anything.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/3/2009 2:44:40 PM

Rating + 4 Decent


Pros: Easy overclocking.

Around 3.3 GHz with the FSB set at 410 and the ram slightly dialed back.

Never gets above 40C in the HAF 922 and V8 heatsink.

Cons: It costs money.

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ernie
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/2/2009 11:47:09 AM

Rating + 5 fast


Pros: was a perfect choice for me for the bang for the buck.
i know for a few bucks more u can get a 6 mb cache processor but for now this one is fine and im pretty much a multi tasker, non gamer. i have this thing oc to 3 ghz im try and get to 3.1 3.2 but i dont really want to mess with the voltage ..

Cons: nun

Other Thoughts: glad i got a quad core vs a dual core..

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Kr0NiC
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/29/2009 3:30:12 PM

Rating + 5 Super Fast


Pros: Great quad core. Purchased this CPU for a customer that needed a hackintosh. Same intel reliability! Runs cool. Runs fast, no lags. perfect for OSX!

Cons: None

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GIBurrito
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/29/2009 8:50:07 AM

Rating + 5 Great CPU


Pros: Very fast processor for the price.

Runs average about 120-130 degrees F under load.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Running on a P5N-D mobo which changes the clockspeed and multiplier based on load. No problems whatsoever with this combination.

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krazyaz
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/27/2009 1:13:36 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: runs cool, very overclockable, four cores for any cpu intensive games and software
neweggs usual lowest price!

Cons: none

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Ken C.
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/24/2009 4:20:56 PM

Rating + 5 Magnificent! Cheap Too


Pros: Does the job and has VT. Great bang for the buck. Runs cool.

Cons: Sadly, the Q9550 is currently the BEST bang for the buck on NewEgg, so this little guy takes 2nd place in that regard.

Other Thoughts: Currently running at a leisurely 3.3GHz in a nice CoolerMaster 690, on the ultimate ElCheapo Gigabyte G31 Mobo.

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Baltimoron
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/22/2009 3:47:01 PM

Rating + 4 expensive but worth it


Pros: The price is a little steep and you may not need a quad core right now, but this will get you through a few years of gaming before you need to upgrade due to more pc hungry games.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: BILLY MAYS HERE WITH ANOTHER FANTASIC PRODUCT!

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LP
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
6/20/2009 9:12:21 AM

Rating + 4 Great quad


Pros: Great performance. OC to 3g/fsb 1600 right out of the box w/stock hsf. Had it up to 3.2 but ran a little too hot for comfort. Running prime95 at 3.0 Real Temp peaked at 65c all 4 cores. If you want more speed, get an after market cooler.

Cons: Low multiplier. The hsf clips do take a lot of pressure to lock in place, but I like the very distinct click they make when they lock. Also found Q9400 locally for same price after tax. Put this in a friends build and got the 9400 for mine.

Other Thoughts: Low mult. makes you work a little harder to OC. Read a lot of complaints about hsf clips. Out of 5 installs, The only problem/complaint I have is the pressure it takes. Definitely mount before you install mother board. For some of you having problems with them popping loose, these are press lock not twist lock (you twist to "unlock"). Make sure they're turned the right way, press till you here them click and they will stay put.

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Darbytime
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
6/18/2009 7:59:46 AM

Rating + 4 Exellent CPU


Pros: Very Good chip runs everything for me

Cons: Only crashed twice for me everything runs exellent on it

Other Thoughts: Not a really good buy right now go with the i-7 @ 2.66ghz this is already old technolgy thats why I gave it a 4 eggs instead of 5 so go with the i-7

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dj aquapimp
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/14/2009 4:30:47 AM

Rating + 5 Great Power For a great price!


Pros: Fast & cheap!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: put this in my new HTPC, works great! gets a 7.2 in windows 7 WEI. My i7 gets a 7.4! I placed this baby in a GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard.

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Ryan T
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2009 6:49:46 PM

Rating + 4 WOW


Pros: Great Processor. Havent OCed it yet and it amazes me still. Cant wait to see whats in store

Cons: heatsink is avg.

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snizz
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/12/2009 7:50:50 AM

Rating + 5 good buy


Pros: worked no problems, over clocked to 3.2 ghz with ease and could probably go higher on my gigabyte ep45-ud3r board.

Cons: none at all

Other Thoughts: q8400 running at 3.2 ghz
8 gigs ozc ram
9800 gtx

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/11/2009 10:32:29 AM

Rating + 5 Impressive


Pros: Steady and reliable. Incredibly fast. This processor makes video editing a pleasurable task!!

Great for multitasking. I am able to simultaneously burn my edited videos to disk, surf the Web and listen to music via Media Player without any hesitation or stalls whatsoever.

Stock heat sink and fan keeps CPU cooled. I don't plan to overclock so this is more than adequate.

My rig:

Q8400 2.66 GHz Quad-Core 4MB L2 Cache
3GB 667 DDR RAM
Windows Vista Premium 32 bit SP2
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 32MB Cache
HP 22X DVD Burner with LightScribe SATA Model 1170i
Antec TruePower 550W modular PSU
XFX PVT96OZDFU GeForce 9600 GSO 1GB

Cons: Cooling fan is a little loud. However, I am not going to deduct an egg because I am judging this CPU on performance. That is what I bought this processor for.

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend this processor to anyone who is looking for a fast and stable system capable of intensive multitasking. Newegg delivered this product along with several other products in a timely fashion (3 days) and packing material was excellent. Kudos newegg.

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mystik.ishuge
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/11/2009 9:06:12 AM

Rating + 5 Nice, but...


Pros: Processor performs in every way I'd expect it to. I have no desire, time or patience to overclock- running normally on an Intel board. Have the EXACT same setup with an older Q6600 right next to me- I can't see a real-world performance difference. I only bought this processor because it was the cheapest quad-core available at the time.

Cons: None really.

Other Thoughts: Benchmarks don't mean a thing when you're crunching a 1.5GB graphics file in CS4. If you can find one of the older generation processors for cheaper, buy the older one... save the money.

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Korpus
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/11/2009 7:55:06 AM

Rating + 2 Disappointment


Pros: Decently fast processor, depending on what you're using it for.

Runs simple applications flawlessly.

Cons: Not the best choice for a chip as far as gaming or a high-ish end computer goes. Upgraded to the Q9550 for an extra 80 bucks and the difference is astonishing.

Other Thoughts: Upgraded to the Q9550 for an extra 80 bucks and the difference is astonishing.

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Techy
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/9/2009 3:41:50 PM

Rating + 5 Future-Proof


Pros: Multiple cores to handle extreme multitasking. Runs cool.

Cons: Most general purpose apps are not multi-threaded yet. 95W version, not 65W.

Other Thoughts: If you're like me you build a system every several years. I just replaced a Northwood 2.8/800 and I expect this system to hold out as long or longer.

Temp is 34C idle with a room temperature of 24C and a Zalman CNPS9500 heatpipe and Arctic Silver 5.

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defn
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/6/2009 8:16:26 PM

Rating + 3 Great Processor for the $, Bad Heatsink Design


Pros: Cost effective quad core, VT capable, runs cool with OEM heatsink

Cons: The heatsink took me the longest to install out of any component in my entire build. It was unbelievable how hard I had to push to get the pins to lock into the board. This dropped 2 eggs for me. It's clear the manufacturer put as little thought into the heatsink as possible. However, I will say it runs pretty cool.

Other Thoughts: For another 30$ I could have upgraded to a Q9xxx, which I don't regret personally, but is worth mentioning for other neweggers

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/6/2009 1:32:38 PM

Rating + 5 Works great, plenty fast


Pros: Fast, good overclocker, runs rather cool (30 degrees Ce. with a Zalman 9500). Works great with a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R.
It definitely DOES support VT, it shows up on my bios, and it's listed under specs on the Intel site.
Great CPU, couldn't be happier for the low price.

Cons: 4mb L2 Cache- It's not that low, it's just not that high, but the CPU still runs great with it.

Other Thoughts: Overclocked to 3.2 GHz, and loads up Photoshop in about 3 secs.
Great CPU for the price, if you want a good 600-800$ build, I strongly recommend this CPU.
Thanks Newegg :D

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vstromdek
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/4/2009 8:22:36 PM

Rating + 4 Very Good CPU


Pros: Nicely and easily overclocked this cpu to 3.368 w/ an Asus P5K Deluxe (that's a p35)...very low temps at load (lower 40's)...Vcore less than 1.3. Quick snappy about 3.0; a bit slow, as they are, below 3.0.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I need to work w/ this chip some more, but, I'm very satisfied w/ the performance and price point right now ($169).

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Ken C.
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/3/2009 2:02:32 AM

Rating + 5 A VERY Good Buy!


Pros: Currently running BOINC and being on the Internet and running fine. Mild OC to 3.013 (376X8). Temps at idle (RealTemp 3.00 = 39/39/41/39. PRIME95 Small FFT (24hr) peaks are 59/57/58/58 in a Shuttle SG31G2. This thing is only limited by my Mobo FSB. Runs cooler than my Q9450 (Freezer7 Pro in CoolerMaster 690 case) and my Q9650 (in another Shuttle SG31Gs. Does VT, regardless of what people said earlier. Great bang for the buck. Coolest running 45um C2Q I have used.

More proof that you DON'T need an i& or Q9650 to have fun and have a good build. (BTW, I have an i7, Q9450, and Q9650, and E8600 as well...so I am an accomplished GEEK.)

This thing will give you all you want...and the Cache is fine. Don't pay for what you cant' see, feel, eat, taste, or hear. This Quad is wonderful...the Q6600 for our time.

Get a great cooler (of course, you don't really need a "GREAT" one with this CPU) like the AC7 or V8.

Cons: It wasn't free.

It isn't an i7 or Q9650, BUT WHO CARES!!! HINT: YOU DON'T NEED AN i7 or Q9650!!! If you want one, go for it, but don't say you "need one." Don't be a marketer's dream!

Other Thoughts: In an age when everyone seems to be out to spend as much money as humanly possible on i7s, 12Gb RAM, Velociraptors, and 295GTX, it is nice to actually see people buying a VERY intelligent CPU like this one. My only worry is that Intel is going to get wise about CPUs like the Q8400, E6300 (new model), E5200/5400...and start limiting them or boosting the price. The day of "impressing people" with insane hot (literally) TRI-SLI specs is over, unless you are running Crysis on Ultra on the Jumbotron at Dodger Stadium. These CPUs are VERY powerful. In fact, I pulled a trick on a snob friend of mine. I first mounted this thing in my CM690 case (slopped an i7 sticker on it), with an ultra cheapie Gigabyte board ($60), and a 275GTX. I asked him to play with the machine for a while, but not to open it. His remarks? "Man, these i7s are the BEST!" He was amazed when I took the side cover off and called up CPUID. Yup, that "i7" was really a lowly Q8400, running at right about 4.0GHz! Thanks NewEgg

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TimCullen
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/2/2009 4:42:23 PM

Rating + 5 No issues with cooling


Pros: Runs fantastic-no issues with cooling using the stock fan (I'm not an overclocker)

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: None

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mohosaf
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/1/2009 9:57:49 PM

Rating + 5 Good value for the money


Pros: Faster quad core speed. Good quality with Low power consumption. I am not a pro gamer but do everything else including graphics designing, a lot of multitasking etc with little bit of gaming. Found it exceptionally good which is running cooler averaging 28C. I recommend this for any body who is willing to save money and like to get return for every penny.

Cons: Nothing

Other Thoughts: Nothing

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Redbeard
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/28/2009 8:51:37 PM

Rating + 5 Great CPU for the Price


Pros: Runs cool, Cheap, Quad core. SUPPORTS VT and SSE 4.1! Ignore the other "reviews".

Cons: 4mb cache.. AMD gives this class of Intel strong competion..

Other Thoughts: Stock HSF is sufficient for this CPU.

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Kulha72
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/28/2009 12:38:31 PM

Rating + 5 AWSOME CPU!


Pros: great cpu, brought my fps up significantly, WORTH IT!! I upgraded from a 1.8 dual core oc'n to 2.1.

Cons: heatsink was a PAIN to install for me, once two clicks were in the other two were very rough.

Other Thoughts: BUY IT, RUNS LIKE A BEAST/CHAMP.

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Intel for ever
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/27/2009 9:10:34 PM

Rating + 3 Lot of power for low cost


Pros: Very good price for a quad that support VM.
Everything works as it should, that's a CPU :)

Cons: 95Watts for a CPU I think it is ridiculous at a period where everybody try to be careful with energy. The 8400s will come soon and should use "only" 65Watts.
As a CPU most of the time is IDLE I was looking at a Desktop CPU that use 10 Watts when IDLE but I can probably dream for very long time about this one.... as the latest CPU generation use 130watts. Maybe I should build a power plant for my next Desktop PC ... The fan Intel delivers with the CPU are always to noisy (cheap) that's now the first things I change when I get a CPU...

Other Thoughts: Intel is good with what they do and each time I tried another brand (as there is a lot of choice) :) I come back to Intel. I am just sad that Desktop CPU uses so much Watts just to stay awake at 1% usage. When there is no choice well guess what, you use what you find...

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/27/2009 6:06:45 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: VERY NICE PROCESSOR! Very fast, love it! I suggest getting it.

Cons: None at all!

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kcaj300
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
5/26/2009 9:51:07 AM

Rating + 5 Great Processor, low price.


Pros: As always, arrived quickly (Thanks Newegg). No problems with Installation. Has worked better than I had hoped. Price for performance.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Processor fans are always a pain to attach to motherboards. Its a quad core processor, so for anyone who doesn't know, you'll need to run a 64 bit (windows) OS, as 32 bit Operating systems only (that i know of) support up to two CPUs.

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JLewis
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
5/25/2009 5:22:50 AM

Rating + 5 Fast


Pros: Price point was good, speed is awesome, doesn't run too hot! 45nm is a plus to!

Cons: As with a lot of Intel CPUs, the included HSF is a pain to get it. Those 4 snap in pins are the biggest pain in the world.

Other Thoughts: According to Intel's website describing this CPU, it states that it in fact does support Intel VT-x, which is vitalization support, so I'm not sure what the other users are talking about. I run this with Windows 7 and XP VM no problem.

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