Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 - Core 2 Quad Kentsfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 775 95W Processor - HH80562PH0678MK

Pros: This CPU is very powerful. It installed Vista Ultimate in like 10 minutes! It overclocks to 3.5~3.6 pretty easily and runs pretty cool even at that temp (average of about 40C between the cores idle). 72C is the highest I can push it using stress testing (the Vendetta 2 heatsink helps that a lot). On stock settings it was in the 30s idle.

I also like the 10x multi so i can keep the FSB in the mid 300s and get to the 3.5 or 3.6 as opposed to having to run 400x9 on a q6600 to get 3.6.

Any game, app, or task I have thrown at it so far has been eaten up by this beast and I'm happy I bought it.

Cons: I don't really see any. You can abuse this thing with voltage a whole lot more than you can a 45nm chip.

Oh and if anyone wants to know about the packaging... I found it sufficient. There is a foam padding inside the little plastic case and the CPU itself has an additional hard plastic snap-on that covers the bottom of it, so it's not really of danger of damage aside from some ridiculous mishandling.

Overall Review: My rig: APEVIA X-JUPITER S-Type, OCZ GameXstream 1010W, EVGA 750i F.T.W. mobo, OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB PC-6400, OCZ Vendetta 2 HSF, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB, WD 400GB HD

Pros: Descent speed and over clocking.

Cons: A high price that would be better spent on a more powerful duel-core.

Overall Review: Remember that OEM parts do not come with a manual, retail box, etc. You usually only get a cheap plastic case.