I just installed Intel's latest Pentium E6300 CPU into an Asus P5KPL-AM motherboard after upgrading to the latest BIOS 516 revision. Used an Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro CPU fan.I added 2Gb PC5300 DDR2 memory, a WD Blue 320Gb hard disk drive and an Ati HD3450 graphics card. The installation was no problem and the system booted first time. I installed Windows 7 RC on it and I'm enjoying the performance and low noise level that the system achieves.
Then I overclocked to 3.2Ghz giving a Windows Experience CPU score of 6.5.
The 2Mb cache, higher 1066MHz FSB rate and the greater clock speed surely suit this CPU and set it apart from the other Pentium and Celeron versions.
A Core 2 Duo CPU for half the price. A great performer for the average user and basic gamer.
