CPUs > 2.0 MB and more CPUs > Dual-Core > LGA775 Socket > 100 GBP to 199 GBP

Advantages: High perfomance, reliable for extreme overlcoking.
Disadvantages: This is a 45nm processor which will not work with older motherboards.

...as- www.scan.co.uk. this is a great price for those who want an all time great PC, but if all your doing is e-mailing and database work, your better off with a Pentium 4 which is cheaper. This CPU supports Intel 775 sockets only, make sure motheroard supports 45nm processors. ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, good overclocking potential; the best for games (and virtually all other applications)
Disadvantages: Runs fairly warm, but nothing terrible

As a gamer, I needed the best processor out there. Searching around, the only real debate in this price range was whether to go for the E6850, a dual core CPU, or the Q6600, a quad core at a lower clock. After looking at many different benchmarks and reviews, the answer was clear - the higher clocked part (the E6850) was a more power processor, giving better performance in games, and better performance in most ofther software applications as well. ...
...6 months ago when I bought this product; current applications do not need 4 cores to run quickly, especially games. If I was particularly interested in video editing, then I may have gone for a quad-core, but for my purposes it wasn't nescessary. Not only that, but I have used video editing software on this, and it will render incredibly quickly - I was blown away. So, the upshot is - what do you need to use your computer for? A few specialised ... Read review