Intel Core 2 Duo E4300: Affordable and Highly Overclockable

[dbarrow]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903

...Every generation a ridiculously overclockable bargain chip is born, and the Core 2 Duo E4300 is just that chip. Although it's not yet launched, Intel has a true winner on its hands with the E4300. ...

*and a good read on the Intel roadmap for '07

[jcampi]

Neat post. This should give AMD heartburn. The chip seems like a real bargain. Does the reduced 2MB L2 cache impact performance much when compared to the more expensive Core 2? If the price isn't much different I still think I'd rather go for the Conroe chip.