Intel Pentium D 915 2.8GHz

I have been using this processor from last one year and its doing really well. The maximum clock speed I have reached is 3.4Ghz with stock cooler. For more than that it does require after market cooling solution. Multi-tasking is so good that I can easily be used while playing games and encoding video or audio files at once with no problems. In my opinion it is a very good mainstream product and can be recommended quite easily for mid-range users.