Intel - Processor heatsink

Advantages Great performance, unbelievable overclocking, high quality
Disadvantages Large Vdroop, Easytune temperamental, IDE socket placement may cause problems

..., northbridge and FSB voltages. If you are considering this board with the aim of heavy overclocking, I would advise purchasing the fastest memory you can afford, as it will almost certainly be the limiting factor, due to the lowest FSB:RAM ratio being 1:2. The box contains all the cables you need, including an external SATA PCI bracket allowing you to have a SATA disk outside your case. There are only minor issues I have found with this board: 1) There is a large Vdroop on the CPU core voltage. This can be countered by setting a higher vCore in the BIOS, but it is not helpful to have when overclocking 2) Easytune, the overclocking software provided, always crashes when I use it to change the FSB (be it up or down) 3) The fan control only works if you have a 4-pin CPU fan like the ones that come on the newer Intel processor heatsinks... Read review

Advantages Exceptional Performance, High Quality, Best Priced Processor ATM
Disadvantages Poor Designed Fan and heatsink, can be Awkward

.... The downside to the processor is Intels new heatsink and fan, i am not a fan of this new design compared to the socket 478 pentium 4's once you have done one though you have mastered it but i do not like the legs which you push into the board, when i installed it, i was thinking am i pushing too hard etc in the end though i got them in and has worked fine ever since. To remove the fan requires you to use a screwdriver twist the legs and then they pop out. Again i recomend this CPU. if your motherboard does not support Core 2 Duos, then i would check out if you can support Pentium D 900 series and if so, get a High end 950 Processor.... Read review

Advantages Extremely fast
Disadvantages Rather hot and expensive

...I needed an upgrade to an aging system that I bought a few years back and I decided to go for this beast of a CPU. After the package arrived I set to work installing. Inside the box was a Intel stock heatsink and fan with generic heat paste, and of cource the processor. The heatsink may be unuseful as many people use their own favourite heatsink with silent fans etc. But I do think that Intel have put a lot of work and research into this heatsink as it runs quiet and well within operating temperatures. The instructions with their little pictures were useful in describing how to put this processor in. After the easy installation I turned on my PC and was in awe of the speed! Hypertheading is new technology that is present on new Pentium 4's that allows better utilisation of the processors clock at all times, especially when... Read review