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Intel Core i5-2500 Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz) Box (BX80623I52500)
7.9 out of 10

Intel Core i5-2500 Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz) Box (BX80623I52500)

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Reviews and Problems with Intel Core i5-2500 Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz) Box (BX80623I52500)

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Overall 4
4.0

Great chip untill.....

Caneorz, Newegg
30 March 2013
  • Pros: Great Chip running great untill...See cons
  • Cons: Tried to use Turbo boost to get 3.7ghz and crashes even at 1.25v i cant even overclock it to 3.5 at that voltage with out the blue screen. I dont think i should have t...
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Overall 4
4.0

Using for FSX

dbarry, Newegg
29 December 2012
  • Pros: I like the box that the CPU is packaged in.
  • Cons: Oops. Something wrong after 6 months use. Motherboard tells me that the CPU is not working.
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Overall 4
4.0

Getting too hot

Myers, Newegg
30 October 2012
  • Summary: Just tonight I decided to play Natural Selection 2 and my temps while in game are going into the high 90's with zero overclocking (I don't even know how to overclock!
  • Pros: Quad Core?
  • Cons: I have owned this CPU now for 3 months. I started noticing that my Frame Rates when I played WoW were around 7-18 early when I got the unit. Since the Fall Semester st...
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Overall 4
4.0

Expected better graphics.

Newegg
16 July 2012
  • Pros: Processors are fine.
  • Cons: Too expensive for graphics that you get. The HD 4000 is much better!
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Overall 4
4.0

too many fan boys

william, Newegg
5 May 2012
  • Pros: Lots of good reviews. So So disappointed.
  • Cons: Way over priced for its features. The blind but this.
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Overall 4
4.0

Good Product Awful Service Support

ThePeople, Newegg
13 December 2011
  • Pros: Worked for about a week and died. Now in the process of RMA with Intel
  • Cons: Waiting for Intel to send the RMA forms is like waiting in line at Wal-Mart. It takes forever. I got transferred a total of 6 times and put on hold 4 times because the...
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Overall 4
4.0

DOA

Newegg
7 November 2011
  • Pros: Everyone rates this processor high, even tech experts.
  • Cons: Arrived DOA, no post, even tried it out on another board.
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Overall 4
4.0

Not so sure about this one

dimond, Newegg
19 October 2011
  • Pros: The only thing i can think of is the temps are nice and low at about 23c with my zalmen 9700.
  • Cons: Can even make the smallest of a overclock before it totally shuts of. like 2mhz difference. the performace is really slow when it comes to extracting files and the rea...
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Overall 4
4.0

Don't Count on Video

Fishford, Newegg
18 September 2011
  • Pros: Good speed
  • Cons: Don't count on the built-in HD graphics working. Mine worked in VGA mode ... until I installed the Intel graphics drivers. After booting, everything goes blank when yo...
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Overall 4
4.0

i5-2500K With Mobo Hot Processor

vince320, Newegg
5 April 2011
  • Pros: assume it is fast, but don't want to push it, with the fan/heatsink supplied having difficulty getting cpu temp below 50 with various levels of thermal paste.
  • Cons: Runs too hot. bios on ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard when adjusting fan speed sensing will not adjust fan speed.
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