Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 - Core 2 Duo Conroe Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80557E6850

Pros: 1333 FSB, 3.0 standard, no need to OC. 65 NM. Stays incredibly cool (29 degrees celcius according to my mobo). Lightening fast. I installed XP pro sp2 in record time. Big improvement over my D805, oc'd to 3.2 ghz.

Cons: I can't think of one other than not many boards recognize the 1333 fsb yet. (Abit IP-35 is a very good one).

Overall Review: I was very impressed with how much faster apps load. Seriously, it was night and day. GET IT.

Pros: This cpu is the king of overclocking. With (ASUS P5E LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX ), normal fan cooling (ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler), and (Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound) this CPU runs at 18-20 C' with no overclocking. After playing around with overclocking for few hours, I managed to get this amazing CPU from 3.0 stock to 3.70844 GHz @ FBS 412.04 x 9 @ 25-30 C'!! The Temperature of MB reches 28 C'. This CPU is very easy to overclock and works great for that price!

Cons: No Problems

Overall Review: First day I overclock it to 3.7 Now my goal is to reach magic 4.0 with only fan cooling. (No Liquid cooling)

Pros: very good cpu. first day i had it it idled around 32c. i overclocked to 3.6ghz and is still running around 40c. very speedy. nothing can slow this thing down

Cons: what cons...no cons here

Overall Review: i had anti-virus scan going, browsing internet, installing a 6gb game,and listening to music all at same time. didnt slow it down at all. didnt even reach 60% load

Pros: The E6850 chip was the easiest decision. I wanted the speed for photo editing. Intel is hard to beat. The computer is a screamer compared to anything I have used. I am most surprised how much faster the internet is. It just goes bang for each site.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I built this computer to be fast and good at photo editing, which is my most difficult application. (I do not do games). I also wanted a quiet and reliable machine, so I chose a conservative thermal design, and I will not overclock. I ended up with a Cooler Master Cosmos case, a OCZ 700W power supply, a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 motherboard, the Intel E6850 3GHz processor, 4 GB of Crucial Ballistic memory, a Gigabyte 8600 GTS passively cooled video card, 3-500MB Western Digital SATA hard drives, a Samsung DVD burner, Windows Vista Ultimate, and topped it off with a Samsung 305T 30 inch LCD monitor. Its really a wonderful machine. It went together fine and ran first try. Newegg was great. I spent a couple of weeks getting comfortable with the components I purchased, and the Newegg site was where I did most of the research. The selection was great and the navigation superb. The reviews were helpful. Once I had my list, the purchase was easy, fast, and lowest cost. Newegg is all

Pros: FAST! wow, this thing almost runs on premonition. i was an AMD guy until i chose to finally build and Intel rig, and i'm so glad i did!

Cons: runs very hot, especially with the Intel stock fan. really need a case with plenty of room for a big fan/heatsink and plenty of airflow.

Overall Review: the price on this thing is amazing! thanks for fantastic service Newegg!

Pros: Cant get any better than this one. Or can it? everything program a ran any game i play. No problems running the 3 g no OC. dont think you need to oc with this processor. A must buy

Cons: NONE

Overall Review: Get it

Pros: Rock solid and fast. Runs multiple things at the same time extremely well. Can easily overclock, but I have no need to. Couple this with a Zalman 9700 in an Antec 900 case, it runs at 32 degrees under full gaming load.

Cons: It just might be me, but I was expecting it to be faster than what it is after coming from an AMD 64 3400+. It's fast, just not as fast as I thought...not necessarily a bad thing.

Overall Review: Going from an aMD to this chip, it has dropped my room temp by a good 10 degrees, lol! This was my first Intel build, and it just might have ended my AMD building from here on out. Great chip!

Pros: Overclockable to 4ghz easy and stable. I broke 20,000 in 3dmark05 with it easy with a 8800gtx. This CPU is amazing for gaming, lord of the rings online got a 25 frame boost from it! Get this thing and OC it!

Cons: None, overclocks well on air and liquid

Overall Review: Get this thing and it will last u for very high end gaming for 1+ years, and then upgrade to the new quad cores coming in 2008, dont buy a quad now, this beats them all for gaming.