Computer Gaming Hardware

So if you want to have a Dual core alternative to the more expensive Quad core processors and have already a Intel P45 or a older P35 chipset you have an want to upgrade, there are still good all-round dual cores from Intel one is the E8500 and the high rate clock E8600 having been a best of the dual cores in most of all the review website as the price respectable and also fast enough for most user applications and also can handle Vista in full features turned on.
But I am going to choose the much cheaper E7500 processor from Intel with a 2.93GHz frequency and also a 3MB of L2 cache memory about less to most of the mainstream cores about 6MB L2 and also a slower FSB clock about 1066MHz and also stripped of the execution technology and the virtual technology for its low asking price. But the up side is that is uses the same 45nm fabrication process as all of the E8000 series have and also an unlockable clock multiplier for more free over-clocking and less stress over the other components like memory and the chipsets, (because the core has also have a combination of core frequency and the FSB going to the Northbridge and then to the memory to batch it to the memory bank). So with an unlock of the multiplier and the heat-problem will be not that of the problem because of the 45nm fabrication process and not that much features added to the core gives it more headroom for high clock performance but may have some looping in some apps and the blue screen, so juice it up with more volts or cool the components effectively.
For the performance factor for the E7500, is an over-all good but not mind blowing scores just going better in single thread apps but in multi-thread apps struggled a bit and even beaten by some AMD quad cores. But with some tweaking in the frequency the gaming frames came much better going ten percent in increased frames in both NVIDIA and ATI cards. But, this could be a worst case scenario when you find out that you have only $200 to spend a processor, but you would just buy an E8500 or a Q9550. Its string point is to increase the frequency and gain as much ground on as it can, so if you can with a few tweaks and alterations of the cooler you can obtain about 3.65GHz with some increase in voltage and the use of high performance cooling this can be a cheap way to have a system but you have to learn how to tweak and over-clock the thing.