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Intel BX80571E7400 Processors - Desktops
Customer Reviews for Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 3MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - Retail
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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/9/2010 2:46:40 PM

Rating + 4 Good Deal for what it Costs


Pros: the price, and it seems to be working well. google the processor and you can find videos made by intel on how to install the processor. I did this when I was trying to figure out if I needed extra thermal goo. Considering this is my first build - I was paranoid about following ALL the directions.

Cons: the instruction manual was only pictures.

Other Thoughts: I am average for tech knowledge IF you include everyone. If one were to exclude the laypersons - comparing me to a technician is like comparing the average karaoke singer to Cher.

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Luke
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
2/2/2010 2:59:37 PM

Rating + 4 works great & oc's nicely as well


Pros: was amazed at how easy it was to OC this. I pushed it from 2.8 to 2.94 with very little effort. believe it or not the stock HS & Fan work just fine.
Its low profile design so it has ample room in a smaller case.

Cons: be careful with the CPU Fan it comes with, the fan wire was wrapped around it and I heard a horrid clicking till I realize the fan wire was being clipped by the Fan. ha ha ha. could of been harsh if the fan cut the wire.

Other Thoughts: i got some extra silver thermal grease just in case. the oversized OCZ cooler I bought was too big for the case! lol the Stock HS/Fan worked fine for my case. Can't believe how small these LGA 775 processors are...

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/28/2010 7:04:54 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: great cpu very easy to overclock have it overclocked at almost 3.6 runs cool using a zalman cooler nice cpu so far

Cons: none so far

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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 11:32:07 AM

Rating + 4 Awesome CPU!


Pros: Fast and sleek. Very nice CPU. I am very pleased with it.

Cons: If i could give it four and a half stars i would. The only problem is the junk heatsink attachments. But other than that everything worked out fine!

Other Thoughts: BUY ARCTIC SILVER!! This was my first build and i had no idea of arctic silver. So, I didn't buy it. With the lack of arctic silver, I had to under-clock my CPU to 1.5 G Hz just to keep the thing form melting! I basically can't run my machine now until i get some of the stuff. Rookie mistake, I know, but I think that the heatsink has something to do with it as well. Might want to look into a aftermarket heatsink, just for the heck of it.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/25/2010 1:38:46 PM

Rating + 5 Nice


Pros: this thing runs cool on stock clocks! (idk if its just because im used to i7 temps) decent speed and i got it for like 115 a couple months ago so prices have actually went up

Cons: just a dual core.. if building a personal computer that you will be multitasking on and plan to have more than a year or two i would highly reccomend getting a 1366 or 1156 socket system just because thats the way the memory and mobos are moving towards these will be out dated spend that extra $100-200 really what is that 1 or 2 days of work

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Matt
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/17/2010 8:29:54 PM

Rating + 5 Great processor


Pros: Perfect processor for the price. P4 processor board died and wanted to step up to a newer processor and this one works great.

Cons: None.

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Rumbatek
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/16/2010 3:09:59 PM

Rating + 5 Nice Upgrade


Pros: 3MB Cache, 1066Mhz FSB, very overclockable, 64bit support, low power consumption.

Cons: No virtualization, a bit expensive considering that there is no virtualization.

Other Thoughts: Used this to replace a Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.2Ghz with 2MB cache. Didn't have to reinstall W7, I just took the older CPU out, dropped this one in and fired up Windows. Now I can run my RAM @ 1066Mhz. FSX runs better and programs run faster in general, but mostly due to the fact that my memory is running faster. If you don't need virtualization and you're content with running your memory @1066Mhz comfortably, then this CPU is for you.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/12/2010 1:04:19 PM

Rating + 5 FAAST


Pros: More cache. Came clocked at 2.4.

Cons: I had to buy a newer mobo cause my older board didn't support this chip.

Other Thoughts: I was going to OC this chip and got a board that had lots of features to do it but after I got it together and stable it was so fast I didn't bother.

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Neanderthal Builder
Tech Level: low
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/9/2010 10:08:17 PM

Rating + 4 Does the job, but a bit hard to get heat sink & fan secured


Pros: It seems to be adequate for the purpose - I'm using it for a home server for the 5 pc's and 3 laptops my family and I use.

Cons: I don't know if the problem was with the CPU's heat sink/fan unit or if it was with the MOBO, or both, but the 4 posts that are used to secure the fan/sink to the MOBO were hard to get inserted and secured properly, and took several tries to get done. Not a huge problem, but that is why 4 eggs and not 5.

Other Thoughts: We've got 5 PC's and 3 laptops in in our house and in talking to a neighbor (who has a home server and has experience with building several PC's) I was convinced it was the best way to go...to build one as well - there are way too many advantages with having a home server not to. I've never build a computer before. I've never even had one opened up. No matter...how hard could it be? So with my neighbor's input I got a list of the basic components needed and then came to NewEgg, checked out the reviews and ratings, made a wish list that my neighbor reviewed, and then I made the order. NewEgg did a great job with the delivery - it got here when promised and everything was well packed. My son and I, with the neighbor's coaching, got the server built, WHS installed on the server, the connector software installed on all the PC's, and set up the server folders and file backups in about 4-5 hours - all of it was surprisingly straightforward (with coaching), and nothing to be afraid of.

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Timmmay!
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/8/2010 11:11:36 PM

Rating + 4 Doesn't work with Dell Dimension 5100


Pros: Seems like a great processor from the specs (never got to see it perform). The included fan seems robust enough.

Cons: This processor is NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DELL DIMESION 5100.
Thermal paste is included... on the bottom of the heat sink. This was my first time buying a processor a la carte and ended up with a big ol' thumbprint right in the thermal paste. Luckily I also ordered a tube of Arctic Silver (a little goes a loooong way, btw).

Other Thoughts: Nice packaging, wish Dell would publish more info about their motherboards but I guess that couldn't rake people over the coals as easily if they did that. My next desktop will be built from scratch (I knew better whe nI bought the Dell but didn't have the time to build one at that time so I went the lazy route). Maybe I'll build one around this shiny new Core 2 Duo paperweight I own now. :)

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/8/2010 8:38:18 PM

Rating + 4 Smooth Performance!


Pros: It was recognized immediately and I had no problems with configuration. Windows Experience Index gives it a 6.3 and it runs smoothly!

Cons: The fan was a little hard to figure out how to install.

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Jetster
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/6/2010 11:27:46 PM

Rating + 5 Intel


Pros: Does what it says, price, quality, the heat sink is fine if your not overclocking it. runs 54C with full load

Cons: None

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Gary
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/2/2010 9:35:14 AM

Rating + 5 Good chip but terrible cooling fan


Pros: very fast on win xp sp3.

Cons: the fan and heatsync were terrible. I have a Cooler Master Elite 310 with one 120mm fan in the back of my case and the processor is overheating while the system is idle. If you want to use this processor, BUY A SEPERATE HEATSYNC.

Other Thoughts: none

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Dano
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/29/2009 12:35:20 PM

Rating + 5 ROCK & ROLL!!


Pros: I have had this cpu for a little over 6 months and it plows through everything I throw at it. It handles Win7 with no problems .aeros beautifully not to mention music editing software as well and editing photos at the same time.
OF COURSE MY HAT OFF TO NEWEGG FOR EXCELLENT SERVICE AS ALWAYS.

Cons: Why 3 Meg of Cache?This Cpu clearly want to do more but limited to the size of cache.

Other Thoughts: Will not go back AMD.

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Lance
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2009 9:08:05 AM

Rating + 5 I use this to power a MediaCenter Set top box


Pros: This processor seems to work fine. It runs mediacenter without problem.

Cons: none

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Modki
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/3/2009 8:53:23 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: OC'd to 3.5Ghz no sweat. Awesome for the price. Plan to take it to 4.5Ghz once my cooling stuff arrives.

Cons: Will not make you breakfast in bed or walk your dog unfortunately.

Other Thoughts: This @ 350x10 in seconds!!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/3/2009 8:50:00 AM

Rating + 5 Cheap and effective


Pros: Can't complain for the price.

Cons: Wish the heatsink/fan would attach with less hassle, but that's most intel processors.

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Vorzek
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/27/2009 2:07:21 AM

Rating + 5 AMAZING


Pros: This thing is sick, I have it at 3.5 Ghz and Zero temp change still running at 33c , gonna deff try for 4Ghz soon as i get a couple days tested at 3.5ghz

Cons: NONE>

Other Thoughts: Stock fan obviously a no-go unless u have super case cooling.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
11/22/2009 8:43:51 PM

Rating + 5 A monster


Pros: Moderately well priced. Incredibly fast.

Cons: N/A

Other Thoughts: This is quite simply one of the most bang for your buck processors on the market.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/10/2009 12:20:04 PM

Rating + 5 Works nicely


Pros: My last Intel cpu lasted 8 years and still going...so I expect similar excellence.

Cons: You need to buy a better heatsink/fan... the standard one that comes with it is not sufficient. Intel even stated it isn't enough. They may have fixed this.. try intel website and find info on this one. The cpu is at risk of overheating or melting if you don't buy a better one.

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Luker
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/5/2009 9:33:08 AM

Rating + 5 Fast


Pros: this CPU is above average. Its good for everyday tasks, e-mail, internet, games and of coarse multi tasking.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Good for a buisness computer, budget computer, and for every day apps!

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/29/2009 6:49:06 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: great

Cons: none

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guruMark
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
10/22/2009 4:50:24 AM

Rating + 5 OC results


Pros: Gigabyte P35-DS3L motherboard with F9B BIOS

At stock 10.5 multiplier = 3.51 GHz speed
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Vcc = 1.30
FSB = 335
NB = .1 volt increase
multiplier = 3.2 = 1072 memory speed
Intel Burn Test v2.3 (standard, 5 pass) = 22.9 GFlops

At 10 multiplier = 3.60 GHz speed
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Vcc = 1.31
FSB = 360
NB = .1 volt increase
multiplier = 3.0 = 1080 memory speed
Intel Burn Test v2.3 (standard, 5 pass) = 23.2 GFlops

So for a little more power it runs stable at 3.6 GHz which is a 28.57% overclock so I'm happy. Could probably go higher if I was willing to increase Vcc more but then power consumption and heat would go through the roof so this is a good balance for me. This is my main work horse computer so I run it almost 24/7 and it rarely faults (Windows XP Pro SP2).

Cons: Not a quad core, retail heat sink is a joke and should always be replaced (so what else is new), no unlocked multiplier but we all know that. Today, AMD now has triple and quad core CPU's that work better for same or lower price.
For Example, got the AMD Phenom II X2 545 and Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H combo for $cheap$ and was able to unlock other 2 cores and at stock 3.0 GHz speed Intel Burn Test shows 29.2 GFlops performance and Windows 7 gave it a 7.2 rating using the built in ATI 4200 video and 4GB of G.Skill 1066 ram.

OC'ed to 3.6 GHz running Intel Burn Test this cpu heats up to 78°C which causes Core Temp .99.5 to change the temp color indicating I'm borderline overheating. According to Core Temp TJ max = 100°C so I'm not in danger of a cpu meltdown but it is hot at 100% load on both cores. Fortunately I'm not maxing out the processor very often and at idle I get 39°C to 40°C on the Scythe cooler.

Other Thoughts: System specs:
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Scythe Ninja Plus rev. B (6 heatpipes, 120mm fan)
Gigabyte P35-DS3L with F9B BIOS
4 GB (2 x 2GB) G.Skill 1066 at 5-5-5-15-48 timing
ATI 4850 (512MB) PCIe video
WD 640GB SATA2 hard drive (black label = 32MB cache)
600 watt SeaSonic power supply
20x DVD drive

You must get an after market cooler and make sure you have extra case fans. I'm using an Antec Sonata III case and have added a 2nd 120mm 2100 rpm fan up front to supplement the back 120mm case fan to keep everything running cool so plan accordingly and you will have great OC'ing success.

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weeman17
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/15/2009 10:54:01 AM

Rating + 5 This Revision has VT!!!!


Pros: Spec SLGW3 version of intel E7400 has Virtualization Technology. Just what I needed. When I had ordered this, I was worried I wouldn't get the revision I needed. Newegg rules!!!! Box with cool new look.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Works great on zotac mini itx board (hooked up to tv in my room).

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Ben
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2009 10:52:20 AM

Rating + 4 Thermal issues


Pros: This thing works like a charm, the 8400 was almost $50 more for a slight increase in power. The overclocking is limited somewhat but i'll explain below

Cons: The heat generated from the CPU I got was amazing, idle at stock it was at 48c, whicle my QX9650 was 30c, are you kidding me? When I went to 3.4GHz from the 2.8, it would be in windows 5 mins and shut down from heat.

Other Thoughts: I dont really think its defective but I registered it just incase. Also, the cooler I use is just a 80mm cooler from thermaltake, not TOO high end but its not like the basic ones that come with the CPU. If you dont plan to overclock then I would get this for how cheap it is

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/5/2009 1:26:00 PM

Rating + 4 No Complaints


Pros: Comparing it to the cpu that it replaced it soars with performance. I appreciate Newegg's shipping quickly and notifying me if there are any hold ups.

Cons: Things can always be cheaper. :)

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PC Wizzzzzzzzz
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/2/2009 8:03:55 AM

Rating + 5 Awsome!!!!!!!!


Pros: This Thing is FAST! huge upgrade from a socket 478 Love It!

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: i would buy this thing again and again ect.....

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/2/2009 6:37:58 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: works great

Cons: none

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Pantro
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
9/28/2009 10:43:58 PM

Rating + 5 Great CPU..for me


Pros: Nice CPU...i used to have a Celeron 440..it was nice also, i could play San Andreas and WoW and it was good..the only thing i could run was the PS2 emulator PCSX2..i wanted to play FFX but not it didnt run it.

Now i Have this baby and i can run every app and game i want at a great speed..as for the PS2 emulator, it can run it at full speed but there's an issue with the graphics( this obviously has nothing to do with the cpu, of course)..You see. I have an MSI 8500GT 512MB, which is gonna be replaced by a stronger card in two months, so getting back to the cpu, it is simply one of the most affordable and impressive cpu's on the market.

I dont worry too much on Crysis and games like that..i only like GTA4 and i can run but of course I need more graphics, so my next issue will be a high-end nvidia series 9 video card.

Cons: Well, compared to my older cpu( celeron 440) this one make a little bit more noise...but it's not a big deal..i understand i'm getting 10 times the power i used to have before.. so i'm happy...i think i will upgrade next year when the i7 drops its price.

Other Thoughts: I should've stolen 50 dollars..so i could've gotten the E8400..but my local currency is 3 times weaker than the dollar. i hope dollar drops so i can get really nice stuff :)
sorry american buddies.. :)

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SynErr
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
9/22/2009 9:36:45 PM

Rating + 5 OC's like butter


Pros: 2.8GHz stock runs very cool
OC'd to 3.5GHz stable on air, still cool

Cons: I haven't had any

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Ted
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/21/2009 7:46:02 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Excellent for the price. Runs great on Vista 32-bit and will be even better on W7 when I get it.

Cons: Hot, the CPU fan is cheap, but since it comes with it I expected that. I'd say if your going to get this CPU, get like a 10-30$ CPU cooler. I havn't had any PROBLEMS with heat, but I don't like to worry.

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bnkaris
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/16/2009 7:50:12 AM

Rating + 5 Works


Pros: I built the machine, my parents use it, no probs.

Cons: none

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Mail-Dude
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/15/2009 4:07:06 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Great low price CPU, works well with Intel's dg43nb MB, for a low price computer build.

Cons: None

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Panicmd
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/15/2009 10:41:08 AM

Rating + 5 Duo flavor


Pros: Price, this cpu handles just bout anything i throw at it, encoding movie, burning dvds and gaming in addition to that i got two of this bad babies the other is running in my server.

Cons: Nothing.

Other Thoughts: Im an intel man for life

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Kello
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/13/2009 6:10:44 PM

Rating + 5 Worked


Pros: Worked great. Stock Intel heat sink and fan always suck. Put aftermarket heat sink and fan on. I did not overclock the CPU just left it at stock speeds.

Cons: Intel needs to package better heat sink and fan with there CPU's

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/11/2009 4:15:33 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Fast, works great. 5.0 on the windows experience index, for what its worth.

Cons: none.

Other Thoughts: slowest intel core 2 duo on newegg, but its a good bet if you're trying to build a computer that runs great for not a lot of money.

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Taz
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/9/2009 9:08:29 PM

Rating + 5 Affordable Processor


Pros: I was looking to upgrade my old dell with custom built desktop.. So came up with E 7400 glad i did its fast enough for me to satisfy. It's great for mid budget. I'm not thinking to oc yet.. Maybe in a year or so..

Cons: None so far..

Other Thoughts: Really nice and sturdy but get another cpu cooler..

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Brad
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/6/2009 2:57:21 PM

Rating + 5 Settle for duo not quad.


Pros: 2.8ghz x 2 instead of 2.3ghz x 4.... The problem with many computers now a days they're too over powered for everything. I'm running the duo and it everything is instantaneous and I'm running autodesk inventor. Just a great processor.

Cons: none at all

Other Thoughts: great processor!!!

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lalligood
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/4/2009 7:05:09 AM

Rating + 5 Flawless budget CPU


Pros: I know what I need a PC to do & for surfing the web, doing some basic image editing, watching videos, & playing some Flash-based games, this CPU delivers everything I need & then some.

Cons: None.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/3/2009 11:00:42 AM

Rating + 5 It works


Pros: It works - fast.

Cons: Cheap heatsink (I hate the 4 push-pin attachment system)

Other Thoughts: The heatsink isn't enough to lower the egg rating. It cools just fine.

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Prophet
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/3/2009 5:38:08 AM

Rating + 5 Nice Processor


Pros: I love the new heatsink and fan designs, very quiet and low profile. This processor is fast and easy on the wallet. It runs well in any game, and doesn't slow down to a crawl when unzipping large archives or burning big video projects to dvd.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: It has been out awhile and there are newer, and better processors for the price I paid 8 months ago.

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DA_TriggR
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/1/2009 4:37:29 PM

Rating + 4 FAST. STABLE. but...


Pros: OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE! FAST. This thing is all about speed and multitasking! Intel did a great job on this processor. The only thing is...

Cons: The included fan SUCKS! This fan is the noisiest fan I've ever heard on any install, I believe it is due to "dragging" on the heatsink. It literally sounds like it threw a bearing.

Other Thoughts: Great CPU. Included fan is A BIG minus. So i had to give it 4 stars. I rarely do that with items I like.

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TW
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/31/2009 10:44:35 PM

Rating + 5 Low-wattage, but high horse power


Pros: I purchased this for an HTPC. I wanted something low-wattage, but with plenty of horse power for DVD ripping and HD playback. This CPU was the ideal match. I am running Windows 7 32-bit (RTM), using Imtoo, and it tears right into a DVD.

Cons: None.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/31/2009 6:00:16 AM

Rating + 5 Great value


Pros: Runs great with Win7 64-bit.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Having a heatsink included in the retail version, with compound preapplied is a great convenience. Some complain about temps 39-41 deg, but these are perfectly acceptable. Buy a third party heatsink if you want, and *maybe* you can reduce the temps slightly, but why bother? And without testing both, how can you be sure an expensive heatsink reduces the temps at all?

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J to the Me
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/30/2009 7:43:46 AM

Rating + 5 Fast and solid


Pros: Easy to install. Works great. Fast performance. Fast startup. Good price. Energy efficient.

Cons: I don't know, it's not faster.

Other Thoughts: This is a great little chip.

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Bman
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/29/2009 6:19:05 AM

Rating + 5 Great Item


Pros: This is a great CPU and I don't need to over clock it.

Cons: None what so ever

Other Thoughts: None what so ever.

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bufdog500
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/28/2009 9:15:42 PM

Rating + 5 Overclock !


Pros: Fast_Stable_Reliable_OVERCLOCKABLE !
It will run stable at 4.0 Ghz on air

Cons: none

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aa
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/28/2009 12:54:09 PM

Rating + 4 Good dual core


Pros: fast for the money

Cons: Heatsink REALLY sucks. I used my old heatsink that came with my e2140 instead.

Other Thoughts: BUY A HEATSINK if you are going to overclock at all.

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Paul
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/28/2009 8:33:30 AM

Rating + 5 WOW


Pros: This thing is amazing. I used to have an AMD Athlon x2 2.8GHz but this new rig is much better. My processor rating in vista is a stunning 5.6 and I am easily running any game I have bought so far.

Cons: Kinda hard to install heatsink, but this is my first intel computer.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/24/2009 11:13:26 AM

Rating + 5 Fantastic processor with easy OC


Pros: Right out of the box this processor is blazing fast. Easy to install, Easy to overclock

Cons: The heatsink and fan alone do not suck off enough heat. Have a well ventillated case, and buy arctic silver compound to bond them together. Consider buying a larger heat sink and fan for this processor

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Theman101
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/23/2009 9:01:32 PM

Rating + 5 Best CPU for the price


Pros: Works great, very speedy for the price. Even while playing super intensive games like crysis and archiving files or the like, the temps NEVER top 110ºF.

Cons: None.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/23/2009 2:57:21 PM

Rating + 5 Works without drama


Pros: Works well.

Cons: none detected.

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Kyohaku
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/23/2009 8:04:38 AM

Rating + 5 Vrooom.


Pros: Very nice, is very quick and easy to install. Runs very cool in my computer. Nice design.

Cons: None

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zengeek
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/22/2009 6:36:30 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: This is one of the best processors I could put in this PC and it works just fine.

Cons: It is not really a con, but I installed this to replace a 3.2 Ghz Pentium D and I really expected more of a performance increase. From the benchmarks I ran, I'm only seeing about a 4% increase and the Vista Experience Index actually went down which disappointed me. If your running on a budget, you may want to think about a high-end Pentium D. A lot cheaper and only a little slower.

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Ingram_Mac
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/21/2009 3:03:15 PM

Rating + 5 Good Chip


Pros: Good chip for good price, always cool even when i scraped off my thermal paste when i rma'd my MB, both cores stay around 35-40 idle and 50-60 under 100% load.

Cons: not really a con if it was only gaming computer but when i drag a window on my desktop, it lags alot, but it could be because im using dell windows xp sp1 from 4-5 years ago because im a cheapo =). also just get aftermarket cpu fan the one it comes with SUCKS and the heat sink looks like it can melt so easy

Other Thoughts: Didn't want to overclock yet, easy to overclock with biostar MB but when i do oc it, i want to have water cooling, because i only have aftermarket cpu fan and one working case fan, and OC as much as i can.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/19/2009 11:22:21 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Great Speed for the price. I used it for a HTPC build so stock speed and air cool with minimum noise.

Cons: Though the heatsink could be a little better

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Bill G
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/19/2009 7:04:52 AM

Rating + 5 Great processor for the money


Pros: Fast, compared to what my bro had. Not to expensive for an Intel brand. I would definitely recommend this to someone who is looking to upgrade their old system.

Cons: None really. We tried to overclock but the PC won't have any of it. Not Intel's fault, though. Probably should get a non-stock fan.

Other Thoughts: Bought this a little over 3 months ago and this thing kicks A. This is a replacement for my bros old AMD Athlon 2000+ system. He now has: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB, 250GB SATA II HDD, 2GB Kingston HyperX PC2 8500, Foxconn P45A-S, 700w OCZ StealthXStream PSU and a NZXT Guardian mid-tower case.

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Jaunty Jackalope
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/18/2009 10:08:14 PM

Rating + 5 Perfect


Pros: Installed and ran with no problems. Included heatsink and fan was perfect for me. My case has a lot of airflow with 2-80mm fans and a 200mm fan, so I didn't need much more. Everything installed perfectly on my ASUS mATX mobo

Cons: none

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Ahmed
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
8/18/2009 3:11:42 AM

Rating + 5 perfect proccessor...


Pros: works perfect
COOL!
im always idling at 35C!!!!!!! stock cooler!
and when its on full load i barely touch 47C
who could possibly ask for more?!!!?!!??!!?
can't get it under pressure really..
if im not playing a game , no matter what i do
it stays less than 10% load , always 35C the two cores
never lags , and im even using vista ! , i've had it for a month or more and so far so good

Cons: none , none at all
works perfectly
im the most satisfied customer on earth :D

Other Thoughts: GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2C
1x Kingston KVR800D2N6/2G 2gb rams... (soon to be 2x)
Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8GHz 3MB cache
Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Bit

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/17/2009 8:33:57 AM

Rating + 5 Great Processor


Pros: Drastic improvement from my old processor (Intel Pentium D).

Cons: After all my research, I must have missed something. The highest BIOS update for my motherboard only supports the 2.6 version of this processor, but the machine still runs fine, just a message when it boots.

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jgawne
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/17/2009 8:13:04 AM

Rating + 2 why no thermal grease?


Pros: fine chip nothing wrong with it at all. I just rate it low because you really have to go out and buy a teeny bit of thermal grease before you can do a proper install.

Cons: Why, when they include a fan with the chip, does intel not inclde a small one use tube of thermal grease?

Do they want you to not use it so that you might overheat and burn out the chip, thus needing a new one?

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kornfan71
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/16/2009 7:33:21 PM

Rating + 5 Great budget processor


Pros: -Runs fast enough at stock speeds, and seems like it'll be a nice overclocker.
-Came with a cooler...I'll be sure to replace it as soon as I can, though.
-Stays pretty cool even when overclocked.

Cons: -Installing the stock cooler...I thought I was going to snap my motherboard!

Other Thoughts: Vista seems to take awhile to log in, but I'm sure not going to blame the processor for that!

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Bert
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/16/2009 7:04:54 PM

Rating + 5 Great CPU


Pros: Fast and stable. Included Intel heatsink/fan keeps the CPU cool enough for any normal computer use (If you O.C. you want a better heatsink/fan).

Cons: None

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
8/16/2009 3:29:38 PM

Rating + 5 great processor


Pros: works great, able to play games and multi-task fine.
was able to over clock to 3.33GHz with no problems w/ stock fan.

Cons: none so far

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/16/2009 10:06:51 AM

Rating + 4 good but no intel virtualization tech


Pros: The E7400 is a great processor. It's relatively fast and doesn't get hot at all.

Cons: No virtualization support, meaning no XP mode in Windows 7

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Siafu
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/15/2009 8:44:28 PM

Rating + 5 Flat out Awesome


Pros: For the price, I don't feel there is any better. Over shadowed my kuma I got 2 weeks prior with zero effort.

Cons: Stock cooler is pretty lame

Other Thoughts: INTEL: make a better stock cooler for the love of (deity of your choice here)!!!

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Aeleron
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/13/2009 3:35:06 PM

Rating + 5 Nice CPU


Pros: It worked! Big upgrade from my old Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13ghz cpu. Have had it up to 3.5ghz, was unstable due to my junk ram I have atm, have it running at 3.2ghz and cool with my ASUS V-60 92mm cooler.

Cons: Don't use the cooler it comes with if your planing on overclocking.

Other Thoughts: Get the Arctic Silver #5 thermal compound with purchase, you will be happy with your cooling results.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/8/2009 4:11:12 PM

Rating + 5 10 months later, still runs great


Pros: Built this PC back in Nov 2008. Use it for some gaming, but mostly for astrophoto image processing with PhotoShop, MaximDL, etc... Runs very well. I did try to OC it, but that led to weirdness, so set back to default.

Cons: None really, other than it cost over $200 back then, and now it costs less than half.

Other Thoughts: Now I'm looking at building a new PC to process my 16MPx files for my new astronomy camera and the i7 chips are monstrous, so I may have to go back to AMD.

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dano
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/7/2009 3:01:40 PM

Rating + 5 finally my mobo is in


Pros: Night and day.This cpu puts my old AMD to shame( Athlon643800)I,m running win7 32bit right now and man I,m loving it!!!Can't wait to see how this bad boy runs with a decent video card ?

Cons: Just that Heat sink .

Other Thoughts: I bought a g41rq Intel Mobo
g-skill ddr2-800 Mem 2Gig
now I'm looking for a Video card that won't cause a bottle neck for a decent price. Any Ideas?

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Boris D
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 10:50:47 PM

Rating + 5 Does the job


Pros: Quick delivery, easy installation, no issues with performance.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I am not using the stock heat sink, as I put this processor into a bare-bone shuttle. I'm sure the heat sink would do the job, but i tend to use after-market heat sinks because of gaming.

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JB
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 8:52:26 PM

Rating + 5 Good Stuff


Pros: Value vs. price. Quick enough for most everything I do including popular games.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Put it in my Dell Studio with no issues. Used the original cooler. Middle-of-the-road processor that will suit most folks well. I'm happy.

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Pocker
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 6:38:07 PM

Rating + 4 Darn you and stuff


Pros: Works great and runs cool. It's an amazing step up from my old P4 with hyperthreading.

Cons: I didn't fully read the specs before i decided to buy it.

Other Thoughts: No Virtualization Technology.
Next time i'll go with an AMD build, maybe a Three core one that is hackable to the full four cores.

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Zeal
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 11:42:46 AM

Rating + 5 best bang for the buck


Pros: Why spend money on more expensive cpus when you could buy this, slap on a zalman cooler, and overclock it to 3.4 and up without a hitch and still be ice cold. Calculating pi to the millionth decimal place in 14.9 secs is fast enough for me.

Cons: Stock cooler has those funny feet things, attaching a cooler from both sides of the mobo is much better in my opinion.

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dnarepairman
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/6/2009 8:04:39 AM

Rating + 3 Have Foresight


Pros: I agree and support most of the 5-egg comments. However...

Cons: The boxed version of the E7400 does NOT support Intel Virtualization Technology. This has created some disappointment for me because I am not able to run the XP mode (RC) of Windows 7. Hopefully, XP mode is only a transitory tool allowing for legacy programs to run as intended on a virtual OS within Windows 7... For instance, I attempted installing Gizmo5 desktop today for VoIP in conjunction with Google Voice. The installation was unable to complete, dialog window indicating that the software is only supported in Windows 2000/XP and above... I should note that I am more disappointed with the software developer than Intel... nevertheless, I assumed this degree of CPU to incorporate such technology.

In brief, simply keep in mind that if you foresee the need to run legacy software in the future and want the latest OS, you may save yourself great disappointment by getting a CPU that supports Virtualization and therefore Windows 7 XP mode.

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MAC
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
8/3/2009 11:48:13 AM

Rating + 5 Good


Pros: Fast for a dual core. Easily overclocked to 3.0 on stock voltage. 1066 FSB and 3mb L2 cache.

Cons: Stock heatsink is not good. CPU idles at 41C.

Other Thoughts: I do wonder if the temp sensor is not working correctly as Real Temp always shows 41C and it never changes. Still a pretty nice processor for the price. I would not expect a better heatsink as the one for the E8400 was not better either.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/2/2009 12:12:49 AM

Rating + 5 Surprisingly cool


Pros: Everything, literally.
Runs cool, even if overclocked.
Leaps and bounds better than the P4 I upgraded from.

Cons: Nothing, at all.
I do see people having issues mounting the fan.
I had only a minor issue with it, being one of the feet was slightly squished, so it could slip in and out of the mounting hole rather easily, but it was really easy to fix.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
8/1/2009 6:44:36 PM

Rating + 4 leave out the heatsink next time


Pros: waiting on my mobo(dg41rq).Will let you how it goes.Oh, Newegg thanks for the speedy delivery.

Cons: Is the heat sink Intel's idea of a sick joke?It's like putting a cooling system from a Fiat in a F1 race car. Plz leave it out,because the first thing ppl will do is go and buy a REAL heat sink.

Other Thoughts: using an Intel DG41rq
G-skill ddr2 800
Star Tech heatsink

Don't plan on using the on board audio and graphic for very long. Here's looking at you newegg ;)

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/31/2009 10:45:16 PM

Rating + 4 Great CPU/Horrible Heatsink


Pros: Very fast and stable CPU
Bargain

Cons: The Heatsink/Fan on this is very cheap.
Do not even bother installing this, do yourself a favor and get a separate Heatsink. There is very little metal to begin with, no copper, small fan, little thermal paste.

Other Thoughts: I have the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink, very cheap around $30

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/31/2009 12:06:49 PM

Rating + 5 Intel, how can you go wrong


Pros: The idtem delivered to me was made in Malaysia. It runs cool and fast.

Cons: there are no cons, but it is required.

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Mister_Moose
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/30/2009 1:56:01 PM

Rating + 5 Good processors


Pros: I bought a dozen of these - all worked perfectly. I think in the 25 years I have been working on computers I have only ever encountered three bad CPUs from Intel. Always buy Intel CPUs and you'll never go wrong.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Wear an anti-static wrist strap when installing that kid! (I'm a computer science teacher) :)

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bitwize
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/30/2009 9:25:11 AM

Rating + 3 Works, annoying heatsink fan


Pros: CPU was fine - clock speed was as rated.

Cons: The heatsink on this is an absolute pain to install, at least with my ASUS P5QL PRO motherboard. The plastic pins would not sit well and I had to try quite a few times, putting alot of tension on the motherboard in the process. I would be *very* careful when installing this heatsink.

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Dan
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/27/2009 9:19:44 AM

Rating + 4 good deal


Pros: great processing power for the price

Cons: the included heat sink fan was a little sticky (sometimes it wouldn't spin up and it would make a clicking noise); but a little lubrication to the fan solved the problem

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/22/2009 12:25:01 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Great value, runs fine at stock settings, and overclocks well.

Cons: Despite my initial thoughts, it did not make me waffles. I was severely disappointed. And hungry.

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Wantabe
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/21/2009 10:06:54 PM

Rating + 5 E7400 Core 2 Duo


Pros: The Price!!! Especially when you compare it to other core 2 duos or quads!!! I have read alot on this processor and it must be very clockable!!! Some people claim to get it up to 4.0GHz!!!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I bought this for a used Nvidia mobo that i had bought off of E-bay! The board crashed after installing the drivers so i bought another board; new this time!!! However i also bought a faster processor! But i love to build and this is one good processor for putting a great gaming system together; so guess what? It definately will not go to waste! For the price and clockability; it's a keeper!!!

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/20/2009 8:54:39 PM

Rating + 5 fast


Pros: solid cpu. works well with Overclocking

Cons: fan it comes with is a bit stupid.

Other Thoughts: its good. buy it.

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Crunchy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/19/2009 8:43:33 PM

Rating + 5 Great choice


Pros: Just made a budget build for someone ($400) and was very impressed with the speed of this chip, especially for the cost. Would definitely recommend

Cons: none that I can think of

Other Thoughts: Amazing that you can get this speed for this cost these days

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
7/16/2009 4:23:04 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: able to overclock to 3.9ghz (411x9.5) at 1.35v on a ga-ep45-ud3p.

Cons: i would save up and get a e8400 if you are planning on overclocking.

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eitheta
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/16/2009 10:54:05 AM

Rating + 3 Nice CPU, but won't support Windows 7 Virtualization


Pros: Great compromise between speed and power efficiency, for systems that don't really need the fastest quad-core or whatever.

Cons: Does not support Intel Virtualization Technology.
This CPU is OrderCode = BX80571E7400; SPEC = SLB9Y. Retail packaging. But no VT support.
This CPU cannot run the XP-Mode in Windows 7, which relies on Intel Virtualization Technology support in the CPU.

Other Thoughts: If you see Win7 in your future, and might want to run an old game or other program that needs the XP-compatibility-mode or any other use of Windows Virtual PC, then buy a different CPU.
Another variant of the E7400 does support VT. OrderCode = AT80571PH0723ML; SPEC = SLGW3, but it's sold in OEM trays, rather than in retail boxes, so you can't buy it here.
To get VT in a retail CPU, you must go with E7600 (only $30 more) or an E8000-series Wolfdale.
I wish I'd thought to check this *before* ordering this E7400.

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Rena
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/15/2009 6:10:18 AM

Rating + 5 Intel GREAT


Pros: Fast almost as fast as the 3.3 I just installed. I see very little difference.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Increasing the cache i think was the most important thing to do for the dual core processor. Love it will be working with the 3.3 in the near future. So far it is about the same as the 3.3 as far as I can tell.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/14/2009 7:42:41 PM

Rating + 5 AMAZING!!


Pros: I upgraded from a single core old amd 4000+ on the 393 socket. THis core 2 duo tech is so much better, enough said!
Dual core makes a vast improvment over a single core, playing intensive games, while downloading and encoding some music files and instant messaging at the same time: ALL NO LAG. thx intel

Cons: wasnt free :P

Other Thoughts: cpu fan is really quiet!

no point in getting the higher ghz cpus, this one can overclock on stock fan stable past 3GHz easily.

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nikola99
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/14/2009 12:50:18 PM

Rating + 5 Core 2 Duo


Pros: I picked this because of the price. I wasn't going to spend much more on something that's virtually the same.

Cons: none.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/11/2009 1:48:41 AM

Rating + 5 Good CPU


Pros: Good CPU. Works just like it should. Easy to install.

Cons: None

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/10/2009 11:05:51 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Works flawlessly. Slapped it into the motherboard. Put on the heatsink/fan. It was ready to go.

Cons: One of the clips on the cpu cooler needed a good push or two to get it to lock into place. It was no problem though.

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Stu
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/9/2009 8:28:24 AM

Rating + 5 Great Processor


Pros: works as advertised, very fast computing compared to a 3.4 dual core.

Cons: none

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Garrett
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
7/8/2009 7:58:09 PM

Rating + 5 Great value


Pros: Nice overclocking ability.
Great performance for an affordable price.
I knocked my voltage down to around 1.1v and did a nice long burn in. Now I'm at 3.2GHz on 1.2v. The room it is in gets very hot during the summer, so I need a processor that can run stable on low voltage to keep heat down.

Cons: Non that I have encountered

Other Thoughts: This chip really is a great one to overclock. I easily got it stable at 3.5 Ghz.
I'm running it on a GIGABYTE GA-EG45M-UD2H and they play nicely together.
Also, if you have heat problems and need a processor that you can get stable at stock speeds and way undervoltage, this one is great to. I got this one stable at 1.12v and it barely heated up at all under a full load.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/7/2009 11:07:22 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: I just got this today and its sweet, a huge upgrade from my pentium d 920! I went from having 30-70 fps in cs:s to now getting a solid 100 or more if I wanted with the same gfx card.

Cons: The stock heatsink is garbage and if I can avoid using this clip in system for the heaksinks ever again I would be very happy. Gonna get a better one very soon.

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PCDr
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/6/2009 2:17:29 PM

Rating + 5 Best Bang for the BUCK


Pros: GREAT PRICE and GREAT CPU
Retail FAN works fine for these CPUs

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: I have used this chip for 5 or 6 builds and LOVE it. Great chip for a budget Gaming System or a power user in an office environment.

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alvida_08
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/3/2009 7:29:32 PM

Rating + 5 Very good.


Pros: It's been working great since I bought. I am running XP Home Edition. It's been really fast. I am thinking of getting XP Professional, or Vista Ultimate like my laptop.

Cons: None at the moment.

Other Thoughts: Don't press the lever hard when installing onto the motherboard. It should go on smooth.

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Wilbar
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
7/2/2009 9:16:25 PM

Rating + 5 Great bang for buck


Pros: Works great very overclockable processor too--worked fine my new Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L LGA 775 mobo

Cons: NA

Other Thoughts: like wise to tCup if your upgrading from older intel with 775 socket and has the good copper middle it help alot more then those new stock ones that included

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PeterE
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
6/30/2009 9:22:00 AM

Rating + 5 Nice Little Processor


Pros: Nice processing power for a low price.

Cons: None

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