Once Wofldale-based processors hit the mainstream scene, it was hard to argue against a highly-overclockable Core 2 Duo E8400 for gaming. Not long after, Intel adopted 45 nm manufacturing. Tamely overclocked to 3.0 GHz, this CPU is still a fixture in my home, even today. Amidst the dual- versus quad-core debates, I jumped past Intel's Conroe-based Core 2 Duo and went straight to a Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Kentsfield) with a G0 stepping. This legendary Chuck Norris of PC games convinced me that my old single-core AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 gaming rig just wasn’t going to cut it any longer. Perhaps, like me, you constructed a gaming rig to take on 2007's big hit, Crysis. In fact, if you built or bought a PC between 20, it probably sported a Core 2 Duo or Quad CPU that dropped into LGA 775. If you've spent much time reading Tom's Hardware, then you're probably very familiar with Intel's LGA 775 interface.