I did the same thing around 6 months ago, except I refined it into 2-phases. I got a Core2Duo E7500 and overclocked it well with a CM Hyper212+ heatsink+fan, fo

I did the same thing around 6 months ago, except I refined it into 2-phases. I got a Core2Duo E7500 and overclocked it well with a CM Hyper212+ heatsink+fan, for my worskstation. Spent the money saved on high quality Power supply, case and motherboard. The next upgrade is a top-of-the-line Core2Quad when local distributors slash prices on those to dump their old stock. I'm aware there is a trade-off in Electricity consumption Edit: technical typo