Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

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Quite major improve over the dual core it replaced.Was surprising.Even in safety defaults and running at 2gz rather than 2.five it outperformed the old dual core by a fair margin.It runs really cool on my air setup that was on the dual core (usually cooler) none Worth the income even if the value hasn't been dropping over time.Wish I had completed the move earlier.

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Extremely rapid and very easily overclocked with appropriate cooling. Consists of standard fan/heatsink combo. None. I advocate better cooling (fan and heatsink aren't the ideal) if you are preparing to overclock this processor.

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Very fast. Windows 7 rates the Windows Encounter as a 7.. With no overclocking or modding at all, its been really stable and very rapidly. None to speak of.

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Functions like a charm, incredibly incredibly quick. Plays good with the win7_64bit OS None Due to the fact this is chip was used in a primary machine, I did not carry out any overclocking. Ripping a DVD is the only thing so far that has pushed all 4 cores to 100%. It nevertheless handled the procedure like a champ. Calculated Pi 20 times into a 1M file in approximately 20 seconds stock specs. Extremely very good speeds for the price tag.

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The distinction I had in between this and my dual core was practically night and day.Runs every thing so far flawlessly (SC2, Rift, DA2, ME2, etc.), the only factor limiting from going to max is my video card! Didn't come with any Thermal Paste, but that's not a large deal. Good for the price tag, and futureproof if your mobo is stuck on Core 2 processors.

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Fantastic Processor for the price N/A

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no difficulties, This was built for a friend to do college school function on and she is loving it. not as rapidly as my Q9550,properly duh,lol

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Doesnt have the greatest L2 cache, but hey its a low end chip. But wow can this small chip overclock if you know how to do it ideal. It runs stock at two.5Ghz and ideal now i have it overclock at three.55Ghz and in no way get a BSOD. Can play crysis maxed out for hours on it. Gets a Passmark CPU benchmark of 5432 at 3.55Ghz Low mutiplyer of 7.five and low 4mb L2 cache. 473 FSB at 1.525 Volts (cooling = COOLER MASTER Hyper 212)

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Easy install,faster than the dual-core I just got a couple of weeks ago! none Installed on a Msi_SLI mobo,Quickly processor w/Win7 X64.6 gigs of memory, BFG 250 GT purchased here also..

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Quickly and efficient for only 贶. Boots up quicker, and runs my audio recording software program (Protools 8) a lot less difficult than my E7400 did. I can run many more tracks and plug-ins with the quad-core. I perhaps would've expected a larger distinction in between the E7400 and the Q8300, but that's only if I had been being actual picky... Nicely worth upgrading from the dual-core to the quad-core, specifically since it only cost me ๪ soon after selling my old processor.

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This chip has handled almost everything I've managed to throw at it -- video encoding, high-end 3D CAD, Adobe CS merchandise, and CFD, which is the primary cause I upgraded. It will not break the bank but gets the job done with ease. It gets a little hot below extended periods of full load but that is to be expected, in particular with the stock Intel cooler. Look at an aftermarket resolution if you will be running this at 100% for additional than a couple of hours. I upgraded from an old 1.8 GHz Celeron and the distinction is phenomenal! (granted I changed some other elements too) Certainly a wonderful value for the performance you get. I would certainly get once again.

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fantastic product good deal Great deal. I give this item five eggs.Supports my VMware esx4.no dilemma detecting cpu. I couldt install ESX on my old AMD quadINTEL RULES

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Really quickly, easy to install Watch out for the normal heatsink! I installed it and my cpu was 80 degrees C in BIOS! Went to best acquire and got a tube of arctic silver (บ) thermal compound and a RocketFish heat sink (ฮ) and it dropped to 29 degrees C! Extremely rapid cpu but I am disappointed that I would have to invest even more on a high quality heatsink. Shouldn't a organization like Intel include a top of the line heatsink for such an extraordinary and delicate processor? I have observed lots of positive reviews for Cooler Master and other heatsinks on this web site. Do not forget that and a tube of thermal compound when buying a cpu!

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Noticeably faster than the piece of rubbish I had slammed onto the motherboard that applied to occupy my laptop or computer. Way less expensive than an i5 and given the fact that I didn't have the income to blow on a brand new motherboard and fancy DDR3 RAM, super cost-successful insofar as an upgrade path was concerned. The stock fan is garbage, but if you've ever built a computer with a processor in a retail box just before, this is commonly expected. Replacing it with a affordable Thermaltake heatsink (somewhere round the parts of eleven to fifteen bucks) caused the temperatures to come down a full 20C. I wonder why. >_> Compared to the Pentium Dually that was in my machine prior to it, it runs super rapid. Also, for some reason, was not compatible with the Intel motherboard I was using. Ended up buying a new motherboard later on down the road and never ever looked back. Overall, fairly glad I produced the obtain, and would do so again to build out a server or some such nonsense.

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I purchased a Asus CG desktop and this is the processor it came with. I'm extremely pleased with it since it gets the job performed. I haven't come close to overheating this puppy and I'm a gamer. It's able to play the newest games without failing. This factor is future proof for a though. It's a good worth. Finding a motherboard for it that enables SLI. Also if you're going to be gaming, you must upgrade the heat sink and fan. They were cheaply made.

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worth it to keep and old Core 2 Duo PC alive if the motherboard can support Quad cores.

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-Fast-Stable-Affordable If I have to install another Intel CPU fan ever again it'll be too soon.

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Runs beautifully and on a budget at that. Replaced an old Pentium D which was holding the system down. This processor gets a 7.1 out of 7.9 on Windows Encounter which was previously 4.five. I got it for Starcraft 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 due to the fact I was previously running on lowest settings and nonetheless finding choppy outcomes. Now I'm running on high with out any issues at all...incredible outcomes.It was super uncomplicated to install, comes with thermal grease already on the heat sink, so no additional function.Took perhaps 20 minutes because I had to take the motherboard out, the old heat sink pins were stuck and I felt like I was going to break it if I didn't pull it out. None! Running:Windows 7 64bitGeForce 8800GTS4 GB RAM

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4 cores. Having upgraded from an e6300 this processor makes a large distinction. Came with VT. Overpriced. Poor for overclocking but then this processor was purchased for a budget PC and it's already very good adequate for my requirements. The stock fan is fairly good and keeps the processor cool at a medium loadᤦC. If you want to save yourself any trouble install it just before screwing the mobo to the case.

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Installed last night in all of about 10 minutes. Paired with the Rosewill RCX-Z2 hs/fan combo and overclocked this baby to three.11ghz just before even booting into Windows 7-64bit for the very first time (will try to get it to the 3.4ghz assumed MAX tonight). With my e6550 (ʂ.9ghz) in Battlefield Bad Company 2, each CPU cores had been at max load on the lowest settings and moreover forcing DirectX-9 mode. With the Q8300, all 4 cores hover about 90% and I can get up to a mixture of medium to high settings (with 2X AA) before my Radeon 4850HD reaches max load (feels like 40-50 FPS). Map-loading times were considerably faster as well with the new chip.Black Ops went from Max load on each cores of my e6550 to only 65% of all cores on the Q8300. Nonetheless hitches (search google about it). Apparently, only the i5 and i7 CPUs are getting completely smooth performance in this game appropriate now. Low Multiplier for Overclocking Ɨ.5X)- however, nonetheless capable of a 20% clock enhance.Low Cache ƔMB) I read this chip is supposedly out-performed by the greater clocked Core two Duos, but I truly uncover that difficult to think as both games I play most improved drastically from my 3ghz clocked C2D...If you're stuck on Socket 775 and you want a Quad on a budget, this seems to be the ticket... that is only if you can't discover a Q6600 less costly (has bigger multiplier for overclocking and double the cache).

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Runs cool & quick. my old processor would hang when editing PDF files. This processor just keeps humming along. Excellent for the cash, and does what I have to have. None

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None. DEAD ON ARRIVAL....

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My pc is extremely quick now because i install the cpu. I left it at the two.5ghz. I see no want to over clock it because i play only games that don't will need a lot of speed. None!

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quad coreeffortlessly overclockspinless?( applied AMD for the longest.) the pinless cpu created my head scrach, but it worked.ABout the heatsink: It is $%#!!It was extremly hard to install in into my ud3l, it was so tough, I had to get a friend to aid me. hey intel, why not follow amd's heatsink's mounting method and use that! also if you have the extra dollars, acquire a new heatsink, prohaps a 20-40.00 1 if you overclock. It idles at 50c and on load it has gone to 67c if your on a budget, get 1 on aucton site that end in bay.

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10 times quicker than laptop with equivelent memory, and Core two Duo two.1GHz processor (Running multithreaded MATLAB code). Nice CPU for the price. None maybe runs cool because I am utilizing an aftermarket heatsink for 130W processors.