15 Post No. Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66gHz

20071006-08 - building Hades - 138-3823 - CPU in box (Intel Core2Duo E6750 2.66gHz)

I did my research, and this was the most badass CPU that could be purchased without over-paying. I believe it was only released about 4 or 5 months before purchase, but Intel already had several more powerful CPUs out since, so the price had dropped a bit.

BACKSTORY: So, as mentioned before (in a 10-part series of blog posts), my trusty computer of 9 years, "Storm", died a nasty death. My secondary/kitchen computer "Hell" stepped up to bat and took Storm's place, but I still needed a new computer for our somewhat newly-built upstairs space. So I built Hades, during which I wrote another 5 blog posts. These are the pictures I took while building it.