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Amazing Processor Runs cool, Quiet with stock cooler, and Plays any game (without over clocking.
Lately, I've been playing Fallout 3 and Mass Effect, both of which required fairly powerful systems when they were first released for PC. My computer is mostly use for work and gaming, and E8400 has been able to handle everything that I've thrown at it.The quick specs:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz2GB DDR2 800MHzWestern Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB HDDRadeon 4770 512MB24" LG monitor (1920x1200)Work:I'm a web developer so my more CPU intense work applications are Photoshop CS and the Flex SDK (Eclipse IDE). This is an excellent CPU for the price if you don't need a quad-core setup. My E8400, 2GB of RAM, and 4770 512MB are able to handle both of these games smooth with high quality settings at 1920x1200.Pros:- Fast and dual core.- 45nm process means that it produces very little heat.- Relatively inexpensive.- Overclocks well.Cons:- No real cons for the processor itself, but some older Core 2 Duo motherboards only support the 65nm process Core 2 Duos, which are the E6xxx and E4xxx series. The E8400 is more than enough to handle these applications along with several different browsers (IE, FF, Safari, etc). all opened at the same time.Gaming:I mostly play RPGs and strategy games on my computer. Before you buy an E8xxx series processor, make sure that your motherboard supports it first. You can find a chipset compatibility chart if you search the web for "List of Intel Chipsets".
Easy Install if you know what you are doing. Great product and fast delivery. Great way to upgrade your computer
For gaming, usually the Graphics Card is the bottleneck, but I had been using the exact same setup with an older Pentium D 2.8 Ghz Dual Core. I've been using this processor for a few months now in my gaming computer. I've got it paired with 2 GBs of RAM and a Nvidea Geforce 9600 GT running Widows Vista Home Premium 32 bit. After switching it everything runs at a higher frame-rate. I would imagine most people who are building a gaming system would do fine with this processor.
I have this in a mini-ITX build, with a 250 watt power supply, 4 gigs of ram, 4 hard drives, and a Zotac motherboard. As a developer, I often work with multiple emulators at once which can take a lot of processing power. I was considering moving to a Q9650, but the E8400 hasn't any had trouble doing anything I have asked of it. For half the price and less wattage, you would have to be silly to go for the Quad Core over this.
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