Pros: This thing just keeps running strong, after almost 8 years. I used it for a long time as part of my gaming computer, and now my wife uses it for digital art and it's still running strong. It's still using the original mobo I bought with it, an Intel P35DP. There have literally been no problems with it and, if my wife hadn't needed a computer, there's a large chance I'd still be using it. No need to replace it.

Cons: Discontinued which is a shame as a budget minded system builder with a need for performance could find it with this.

Overall Review: Can still run games great when paired with a decent video card and 8 gigs of RAM. I've had power supplies and video cards die in this machine but the CPU has been an amazing, unfailing workhorse. Easily 5 eggs through the nearly 8 years it's been running.

Pros: This chip is phenomenal. Installed on an Intel DP35DP motherboard, 2 sticks of 2GB G.Skill DDR2 667 (4GB total RAM), and it runs like a champ. No heating issues, just keeps going and going.

Cons: None from the product itself, just what I installed it on.

Overall Review: I've been running this chip on stock cooling at it's native clock speed since I got it and it's great. I've never had it under a full load, nothing I do seems to get it there. I mostly game and some 2D art programs (Adobe Creative Suite) so there's no video rendering but still. I've heard this chip is excellent for OC but unfortunately, the board I installed it on won't support overclocking, so I'm stuck at the stock clock speed. Like I said though, I've never managed to push all the cores to 100%, so it's not really necessary. This is an excellent processor. I would (and have) recommend it to anyone. The machine is as follows: Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Intel DP35DP Motherboard 4GB G.SKILL DDR2 667 RAM w/ heat spreaders 500w Antec Phantom PSU Sapphire Radeon HD4850 512MB 120GB Western Digital HD 7200 RPM (I forget specifics) 250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM HD

Pros: This card is simply amazing. I'd been running an old Radeon 9800 Pro since that card was new so this is quite an upgrade for me. So far, I haven't been able to find a game that can get this card to run at less than 55 fps at full graphics. Neverwinter Nights 2, Mass Effect, and Medieval II Total War run flawlessly. I haven't had a chance to try out Crysis yet, but I hope to soon.

Cons: It runs a bit warm, but it's not too bad.

Overall Review: Quite honestly, this card is the best buy on the market now. It runs any game at highest graphics without a hiccup, it runs very quiet, and the price is unbeatable. My current setup is: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, 4gigs G-Skill DDR2 667, Intel DP35DM Mobo, Antec Phantom 500W psu, 120 and 250GB Seagate Barracuda HDD 7200RPM, HP Sata 20X DVD Burner, and a generic Thermaltake Case running Windows Vista Ultimate x86 SP1

As many have said, I wish I could have rated this with 0 eggs. I purchased a new Microsoft Surface Pro 2 for my wife's birthday (she does illustration work) and I thought to surprise her with something I knew she would love. It is now a week after her birthday, I have received no official communication from the retailer. I have tried emailing, calling, leaving voicemail, no response. I was directed to call via their message during their business hours, which were told to me. I called the next day, well within their business hours and I got the same voicemail message. My card was charged the day after I made my purchase. I'm now waiting for a refund. I will never buy from this seller again and, unfortunately, it makes me wary of purchasing on Newegg again. I have never had a bad experience before and this is the first black mark on their record.