Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Dual Core Processor
Intel - BX80557E6850Release Date: Jul 2007
PC users are running multiple, intense software applications simultaneously, increasing demand on hardware resources. In the office, PC usage has changed from data entry and word processing to e-Commerce, online collaboration and an ever-increasing need for continual security and virus protection. I... Read More the home, interests have shifted from low-bandwidth photos and Internet surfing to downloading and viewing high definition videos, as well as advanced photo and video editing. Minimize
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Number of Reviews: 17Positive Reviews: 100%
Negative Reviews: 0%
Positive Review
Reviewed by: schil2 on 09-Jan-08
Strengths: Works very fast
Weaknesses: None at this point
Summary: Easy to install, just push pins down and it snaps into place. This processor can handle all of it and it's very fast and runs very cool. One great chip!
Positive Review
Reviewed by: NoahJD on 19-Jan-08
Strengths: Runs fast and can be overclocked, although I haven\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Weaknesses: EasyTune Pro 5 can be a little buggy. Depending on what other programs you have running (in startup) it may fault on startup and it will either no load when you try to start it again or it will.
Summary: I am an AMD guy but AMD just isn\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t the top dog right now so I went with Intel and I am not disappointed. I can run World Community Grid using both processors and still play games: Crysis, Civ 4, Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal.