AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5000+ 2.6 GHz Processor with 1024KB L2 Cache and 64-Watt Socket AM2 (ADO5000DSWOF) Review

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(More customer reviews)Upgrading from an Athlon 64 3700+ 939 to the Athlon 64 X2 5000+ AM2 shows noticable differences in performance at stock settings. Opening applications seems instant and start up and shut down times are so fast you can't blink or you'll miss them.

(I upgraded to Vista along with this processor and, to tell you the truth, Vista runs better than XP as far as I'm concerned. Computer starts up in less than 15 seconds {including motherboard bios screen} and shuts off in less than 6 seconds.)

I was able to overclock this processor from 2.6 GHz to 3.0 GHz without adjusting the voltage and it be stable. (I was able to do that due to there being no core multiplier restriction. Make sure your motherboard can do this before you purchase this processor!) I could easily get another .2 GHz out of this processor by messing with the voltage multiplier, still have a stock AM2 heatsink and fan on it, and it be stable. Not only that, but the processor temps were just over room temperature.

I haven't tested it, but if you have a very nice aftermarket heatsink and fan or watercooling in your PC, you might be able to get it to overclock further and be stable. I'm some what limited due to the processor being in a micro-ATX case as airflow and space are limited.

I dought you can find an Intel chip with this kind of performance at this price.

NOTE: This processor is built for the overclocker in mind as it doesn't come with a heatsink and fan. This would be the only con for this product if it could be considered a con.

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Take multi-tasking to a whole new level with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor theAMD Athlon Dual-Core processors. Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, residing on one chip, that perform calculations on two streams of data to increase efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software. For end-users this means a significant increase in response and performance when running multiple applications simultaneously. Dual-core technology is like having two processors working together, each one taking care of different applications, so power-users can actually experience greater performance when multiple applications are running. Digital media enthusiasts can usher in the next generation of digital media software for amazing high-definition video and photo editing, content creation, and audio mixing. With this processor, your PC can perform up to 80% faster than a single-core AMD Athlon 64 4000+ processor on the latest power-hungry digital media software applications. AMD Athlon 64 Processor Architecture Performance. HyperTransport technology can increase overall system performance by reducing I/O bottlenecks, increasing system bandwidth, and reducing system latency. A fully integrated memory controller helps speed access to memory by giving the processor a direct connection to the main memory. AMD Athlon Dual-Core processors are fully compatible with existing software, while enabling a seamless transition to 64-bit applications. Both 32- and 64-bit applications can run simultaneously and transparently on the same platform. AMD64 tech. enables new, cinematic computing experiences and capabilities, in addition to increased performance. AMD64 technology allows end users to take advantage of new innovations such as real-time encryption, more life-like games, accurate speech interfaces, cinema-quality graphic effects, and easy-to-use video and audio editing.

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AMD HDZ940XCGIBOX Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz Cache 8MB AM2+ 125W Processor - Retail Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Phenom II 940 black edition instead of Intel's I7 primarily because I could get much of the same performance (not all) but for much less.

The Phenom II was easy to overclock and squeeze another 15% performance out of also.

Lastly, because I already had an AM2+ socket motherboard I didn't have to go out and buy either a new motherboard OR new DDR3 memory which would have been the case in going with Intel.

My primary reasoning is that its doubtful I'll regularly utilize even 75-80% of the Quad processing power of this CPU so it is enough for me and overall a great value.

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AMD HDZ965FBGIBOX Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHZ Central Processing Unit (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)After buying pre-built systems for several years, I finally broke down and built my own this time. I think it is important to establish how I am using the processor, so here is my system.

I paired this processor with an MSI 790GX-G65 motherboard as the basis of my new system. The other portions are 1 GB Hitachi HDD, LG DVD RW, PNY GEFORCE GTS 250 video card, Windows 7 Professional, 8 Gb DDR3 memory, Antec 300 case, and Antec Truepower Trio power supply. I have five case fans, four input and one output.

Now, on to the processor itself.
- It comes with an "Approved" AMD heat sink. With aftermarket heat sinks, one has a separate tube of lubricant that goes on top of the CPU to seal the connection with the sink, but on this heat sink the sealer is applied to the base of the heat sink, which is very convenient. This sealant looks a bit like thin cardboard at the base of the heat sink; don't be fooled, it is supposed to be there and no additional paste is needed. The heat sink is large, with lots of copper.

- Installing the processor is quite simple, so long as you remember to line up the "notch" on one end of the processor with the "notch" on the CPU mount. Instructions are provided with the retail kit. Between those and the instructions that come with motherboards, you should have no problem installing the CPU.

- The CPU has a "Cool N Quiet" mode, if your motherboard supports it. Mine does, and in this mode the processors (there are four processor cores on the chip) work at varying speeds, depending upon the task loading of each core. From what I can tell the speeds are 800, 2400, and 3400 Mhz. Using this feature, my CPU temperature is generally around 30 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature I have seen the chip at is 51 C. Note that the "cool N quiet mode is NOT used when overclocking. The maximum operating temperature is 62 degrees C.

- Most motherboards have two memory modes: "Ganged" and "Unganged". The default seems to be unganged. The difference is that in "unganged" mode the memory is split up such that each CPU core gets a certain amount of memory, in my case, 2Gb per core. This mode is optimized for multiprocessing, whereas "Ganged" mode optimizes for one application. I mention this here because this CPU excels at multiple tasks, by which I mean that I have noticed a vast difference in performance from my last (single core) CPU, also a 3.4 Mhz. Running multiple applications is very smooth. This makes it great for business applications where one is multi-tasking constantly.

- The CPU pulls 140 watts at maximum speed, considerably less at the slower speeds. The point is that you need a good power supply; mine is a 550w version.

- This model is a "black" version, which means that the cores are unlocked and can be easily overclocked. I ran mine up to 3.8 without problems, but the temperature went to 40 degrees C at idle. Since I didn't really see any overall improvement, I went back to stock speeds and "cool n quiet". But if you are into speed, this model can go to 3.9 or so stock - after that I would recommend more aggressive cooling.

- The processor clocks at 7.4 on the Windows 7 "Calculations Per Second" ratings. This rating didn't change regardless of the over clocking, one of the reasons I went back to stock settings.

I actually looked for this unit when buying, although the lower models of the Phenom II X4 run at only slightly lower speeds, and would make a good buy. But for the price, the performance is great.

I highly recommend this product for anyone who needs a solid, dependable business processor. Pair it up with a good supporting system and it will do very well.

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Visual Experience:Live your life in HD. AMD Phenom II is for high definition entertainment, gaming, creativity, and beyond. With AMD Phenom II processors as the foundation, you will enjoy a new level of responsiveness and visual intensity. AMD puts high definition computing within everyone's reach.Superior technologies for HD video. Enjoy a superior high definition experience for HD videos on you PC. AMD Phenom II processor are the powerful engine behind your fidelity, high definition video entertainment experience. Only AMD puts the Ultimate Visual Experience for HD video within your reach.Enjoy entertainment beyond your media library. Get HD content online, offline, wherever you want it, however you want it. Your system can handle whatever you dish out - and serve it up on screen in full, high definition glory.Perfect chemistry. Combine AMD Phenom II processors and ATI Radeon HD graphics to really see the difference. Enjoy smooth video, brilliant videos and immersive games. AMD unleashes visual clarity and responsiveness for what you want to do.Performance:Do it all. AMD Phenom II processors have the power to do it all. Featuring next-generation quad-core design, they crush even the most demanding tasks. So design it, render it, play it, create it, stream it, HD it. With AMD Phenom II processors, if you can imagine it, you can do it.Energy Efficient:Make a choice you can feel good about. AMD Phenom II processors were designed with energy efficiency in mind. Capitalizing on AMD's leadership in energy efficiency, they incorporate all of the latest technology that gives you performance when you need it and save power when you don't.Look for ENERGY STAR with AMD. Thanks to AMD's power-saving innovations, you can count on machines based on AMD Phenom II processors for the energy efficiency you want and the performance you need.HD monitor required.

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Amd Phenom 9650 Quad Core Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok, I have to say, that this processor is very cool, but the best way to enjoy it is with an 64 bit OS, which is still difficult and I don't know why... There's some problems with windows and the compatibility of the programs (I have to say Windows Xp), I haven't tested my processor on Vista or Seven, maybe I'll try to install in a near future the seven, I hope there's available a new version of msn messenger for 64 bits... The processor is cool, but if you install a 32 bit OS maybe you can't feel the difference. Cheers for AMD!

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ASUS Crosshair IV Formula - AM3 - AMD 890FX - DDR3 - Republic of Gamers - ATX Motherboard Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered this through Amazon with 2 day shipping and it showed up the next morning. I use this board in conjunction with an AMD PII 1090T Thuban, 4gb of DDR3, a BFG Nvidia 9800 GTX+ OC, 32 gb high speed ssd and a 500gb 6gbs pair of data drives raided together.

This motherboard is awesome, it's excellent for gamers but is tuned for over-clocking. I have actually used almost every feature on the board and have to admit, they are REALLY useful.

Their are a couple of issues though. You MUST update the BIOS (this is a no brainer and should be done regularly) and there is a bug with Vdroops and LLC= Load Line Calibration. Right now if you turn LLC off, the system suffers a MASSIVE V-droop. IE: set the system at 1.47v and it return 1.356v at load. Turning LLC on can cut back on the Vdroop, however it also raises your operating temperature a bit and is unstable with a high overclock. ASUS is working on this already, a fix should be on the way shortly, until then you can compensate by finding how large the Vdroop is and over-volting the difference. Not what I recommend doing, but it works.

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Phenom II X4 965 Black AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ Review

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(More customer reviews)I decided to take my grad money to the local computer store!After getting suggestions from my fellow computer nerd friends I decided to, among other things, pick up this CPU(AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition AM3 125w)NOT the 145w version.

Just Cause 2 was stable in high resolution settings when outputting to my 40" LCD HDTV in 1360x768.Crysis Warhead runs great on enthusiast(max details) with Anti-Aliasing turned OFF.I'm running the CPU overclocked at 3.85Ghz.Ran Prime95 for 4 hours and it never restarted or hiccuped.When I had it at 3.96 it was not happy and restarted a minute into the stress test.At [...] they got it stable at 3.86.You can go higher but you are taking risks even with a better cooler.I have a Cooler Master hyper 212 Plus.

It runs about 53 degrees at stress.My motherboard (Asus M4A79xtd EVO unlocked all 4 cores)

The CPU seems to handle everything I can throw at it.Video Encoding speeds are decent.A two hour DVD movie ripping to h.264 in 720p will take about 25 to 30 minutes.Sherlock Holmes is a 25gb Blu-Ray disc and it ripped that in roughly 4 hours Full HD movie files are hot.And the file was only 4gb.

My friend has an i7 and I am sure he can encode Blu-Ray faster but at what cost?His i7 core still runs for around $600 and I got this CPU for less than $200!!!

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Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 X 2 GB PC3-12800 1600MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Tri-Channel Intel Core i7 Memory Kit Review

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(More customer reviews)Full disclosure: I don't actually run this at 1600MHz -- I overclocked all my computers throughout college but just didn't feel like it when I put this one together. So, because the RAM defaults to the normal high-speed JEDEC standard at 1.5V, and you need to manually set it to 1.65V and 1600MHz, I didn't. Just be aware of this if you want to buy this (or, last I checked, any other) memory for its higher-than-normal clock.

Anyway, my computer's been running well for about 8 months now and the RAM tested out fine in memtest86.

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The XMS Series TR3X6G1600C9 is a 6144MByte kit of DDR3 SDRAM DIMMs built using Corsair-s high performance heat sink which includes Intel-s Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP 1.2). This part delivers outstanding performance in the latest generation of X58 DDR3-based motherboards. It has been tested extensively in popular X58 motherboards to ensure compatibility and performance at its rated speed. This memory has been verified to operate at 1600MHz at latencies of 9-9-9-24 at 1.65V VDIMM..Ask The RAM GuyCorsair created a 24/7 online customer support site just for you at www.asktheramguy.com. Here, you can find other people like yourself that are -In the know- and can help answer questions you may have about installation or anything RAM related.More importantly, Corsair stands behind every module with a Lifetime Warranty. We realize any manufacturer can put a product in a box and hope that it will work, however, at Corsair we guarantee it will work for a lifetime.So if you-re looking to increase the speed of your PC, Buy this CORSAIR XMS3 6GB Intel Core i7 XMS Kit.

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MSI K9A2 Platinum AMD 790FX Phenom Socket AM2+ PC2-8500 DDR2-1066 ATX Motherboard Review

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(More customer reviews)MY PC:
1- MSI K9A2 PLATINUM with AMD 790FX
2- AMD 5000+ BE Run (3.0 GHZ)
3- 2GB Corsair XMS2 ddr2 800 mhz
4- Ati HD3650 512 Mb
5- HDD ST3500820AS (RMA BY ORDER IN COMPUTER GEEKS,BUY ST3500320AS with 32 MB BUFFER AND SENT ST3500820AS with 8MB BUFFER, PRECAUTION with this store,also sold on amazon.

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This board is very stable and fast, use my amd 5000 + at 3.0 GHz with a temperature of 32 0C in windows and playing a full day, maximum temperature of 48 0C.

It has the lowest price for board using the 790FX chipset AMD, good design and solid capacitors with a high
performance, good realteck ALC888 HD Audio 7.1.

THE BIOS: ver. 1.4, excelent for overclok, estable and complete.


UNIQUE PROBLEM:The Pipe circles and the PCI Express 1, 16x is very close, if you buy an HD-3850, 3870 ETC will have to adapt, because they collide.

I have a hd3650 and I have no problem, but purchases a hd3850 and I'm worried.SHIPPING:
Fast And Free 2 days of delivery.

DELIVERY OF THE SERVICE IS AT AMAZON 1A ( "NUMBER 1 IN NUMBER AND NUMBER ONE IN POINT) CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE AMAZON EXCELLENT SERVICE AND LIABILITY.

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PRODUCT FEATURES:Key components status hardware monitorMSI Live UpdateLive Update 3AMD Cool'n'Quiet technology

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Intel Core i7 965 3.2GHz 8M L3 Cache 6.4GT/sec QPI Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost LGA1366 Extreme Processor Review

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(More customer reviews)I upgraded to this processor from a Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz 6M L2 Cache 1333MHz FSB LGA775 Dual-Core Processor. This processor is an amazing upgrade. I recommend the RAM for this processor Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-10666 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit. This is one serious processor, the cost in my opinion is totally worth it. Just like all black box Intel processors this one is for serious gaming/ video editing. There are several Intel Core i7 processors out there that are more moderate and significantly less costly. You will see amazing boot times and access times that are really short. Games have no stutters or any significant lag.

I got a 3D Mark Vantage score of around 19,000 amazing!

Lets get to the specs:
965 Extreme Edition
Process: 45 nm
Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Clock (GHz): 3.2
Cache: 256 KB L2/core 8 MB shared L3
Memory:3xDDR3 800/1066 MHz
Quickpath*:1x 6.4 GT/s
Socket:LGA 1336 **

* QuickPath is a point-to-point processor interconnect developed by Intel to compete with HyperTransport. It allows the sub processors on the motherboard to have a quick access point to the main processor.
** make sure your motherboard has this socket before ordering.Pro's -
Amazing power for your desktop
Speed

Con's -
Costs
Requires new motherboard
Requires new memory

If your ready to step up to the latest killer system then this is the processor for you!

Thank you for reading my review I hope it helped.

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Gateway GT5468 - DT - 1 x P E2160 / 1.8 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 400 GB - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - GMA 950 - Mdm - Vista Home Premium - Monitor : none Review

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(More customer reviews)We purchased a Gateway computer from Office Depot about six months ago. Something happened in the meantime to make Windows unstable, so we had to use the restore partition. Problem one-restore partition defective, we need the restore disk. Couldn't find it. So we call 1-800-GATEWAY. We are told, get this, that only if you buy direct from the Gateway website can you call 1-800-GATEWAY. If you purchased it anywhere else you have to call a toll number. WTF!?!?!?!? So we call the toll number. After making us go through the restore routine again and wasting our time, we are told we have to spend $20.00 to get a new restore disk. Again, WTF!? It costs them $20.00 to burn that disk? NOT! Do NOT buy a Gateway. They do NOT support their equipment.

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Here's a desktop PC that is just perfect for storing lots of digital audio and video files with Microsoft Vista Home Premium. The Gateway GT5468 desktop has an Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor that lets you send email, download music and edit your digital photos all at once. 2GB of memory keeps your games and entertainment running fast and smooth to support the latest programs and large downloads. Save your files with the large, 400GB high-speed hard drive. Instantly transfer photos, music and files from your digital devices and burn DVD movies, digital photo albums and personalized CDs. Windows Vista Home Premium and pre-installed Microsoft productivity software make it easier than ever to expand your creativity and protect your system.Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, up to 224MB of shared video memoryPCI-Express (PCI-E x16) slot available for upgrade Up to 5.1-Channel High Definition Audio 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN ( RJ-45 port) - for wired ethernet or broadband Internet connection Interface -6x USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 4 Rear), 1x VGA, 1x Parallel Port, 1x Serial Port, 2x PS/2 Ports (Keyboard and Mouse), 3x Line-in Stereo Rear Audio, 2x Front Audio, 1x RJ-45 Ethernet Port & 1x RJ-11 Modem Port 15-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader -xD-Picture Card, CompactFlash I (CF), CompactFlash II, Secure Digital (SD), Mini SD, Multi Media Card (MMC), Reduced Size (RS) MMC, MMC Mobile, MMC Plus, Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Pro Duo, SmartMedia & IBM Microdrive Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Operating System Dimensions -Height 15.50 x Width 7.25 x Depth 16.50-inches (394x184x419mm) Weights -23.4 pounds, 10.6 kg Monitor is not included

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