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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+ 3.0 GHz Processor

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

A little hot but well worth it for speed

Oct 10, 2007 - By T. Kim (Princeton, NJ United States)

I upgraded my AMD 939 socket 4400+ to this AM2 socket 6000+ CPU and I'm very satisfied with the results. You can get a better deal by overclocking a Intel chip but if you're just looking for fast, reliable, value CPU this AMD chip's the solution. The only reason I'm rating it four stars is the fact this chip runs a little hot. Using the cool n quiet function, my CPU was running at 45C at 1300 RPM on the fan. After I turned off this function on my CPU fan and set it to maximum I was able to achieve 35C at 2400 RPM. So at the cost of performance, my computer's sound went up. But I'm still very happy with the results. Highly recommend.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

It's a Processor, It's Fast and It Works

Nov 16, 2007 - By Stop Googling Me (Florida, MO)

It's fast and it works. What else can I say? It's a processor! Because it is a 6000+, it should last me a number of years and might find a home in other motherboards during that time. It's been running 2 months continuously with no issues on a M2NPV-VM motherboard. Just be aware that because this is a dual-core, not all programs (especially older ones) were written with this type of processor in mind --- without patching your operating system, you might experience things like stuttering in-game video (NOT gameplay), but note that this is a software issue and NOT an issue with the processor. Otherwise, thanks Amazon and AMD for a great deal!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Good Gaming processor

Sep 17, 2007 - By Francisco Lopez (Doral, Florida United States)

i bought it to upgrade from an ancient 754 socket 3000.
and boy this here cpu is amazing, blazing fast, hell i,ve got a core duo 7200 laptop and this baby here is faster!!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

good product!

Oct 10, 2007 - By Terry Stimpson (Mount Dora FL)

very fast great for gaming! Cannot be oc'd very much tho'. Works fine with default settings.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Unbeatable price/performance ratio

Dec 19, 2007 - By Boyan Syarov (Los Angeles, CA)

Pros: Handles great. I didn't think it could surprise me in multitasking, but there is an obvious difference from my old Core Duo. AMD doesn't give you a cheap aluminum heat sink, this baby came with a very impressive (for being stock) copper type cooler - makes me want to smash to pieces my Zalman cooled Intel.

Cons: Could have more cache, which seems to be where AMD downside is. As far as the memory controller goes - I would still choose it before FSB.

Other Thoughts: AMD happens to be better for the money, no doubt about that. I've been switching camps every 18 months for the past 12 years, but Intel doesn't seem to want to give us a good deal.