Intel Pentium® D 820, 2.8 GHz (BX80551PG2800FN) Boxed Processor

Pros: Very fast.

Cons: Very hot.

Review: Very Fast running MSN and Yahoo! and a webcam and an audio conversation and 4 IE windows on XP SP2 only takes 30% of the first core and 15% of the second core. Anyway, this is a very hot processor and when I ran it with its original fan on a ASUS P5LD2 ...

Pros: Excellent for applications that use dual processing (MPEG Encoding), heat management, overall speed.

Cons: Not many games support dual core...yet, becomes unstable if overclocked

The Bottom Line: Recommended for beginners, or for people who are looking for a fast processor which will last them a while.

Review: If you're looking for a cheap, fast, modern processor, then this entry level revision of the Pentium D processor is for you. The power of dual core will unleash the true capabilities, of your applications, making your work, or gaming more efficient. ...

Pros: fast

Cons: needs well thought-out cooling

Review: With a simple Swiftech water cooling rig, i'm currently running mine 24/7 at 3.6GHz, not getting over 45-deg C with both cores occupied 100% on video-encoding tasks. i'm using an Asus P5LD2 MB, and i've cranked the core and memory voltages a bit ...