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Well, as the title of this mini-review states, this is a great little drop-in upgrade for older AM2/AM2+/AM3 boards on a budget. I personally ordered two of these puppies to bump a single core (3500+) and a dual-core (4800+ OC'd to 2.75) Athlon 64 and the bump in speed is rather noticeable in day-to-day usage. I did some quick benchmarking and Passmark shows a 5x bump over the single-core and ~2 over the 4800+ ... as long as they're used stock that is. I personally lucked out on both chips and managed to unlock the dormant 4th core with all the extra muscle in it :) and the L3 on the second chip ;) A bit of warning to prospective unlockers and tweakers - the seller ships both Deneb and Propus 435's , so ... don't count on the potential L3 cache) and also as always - the 4th core isn't a sure thing, so don't buy this baby unless it will fit your usage scenario even if it doesn't unlock anything.. Regardless of the unlock, you can also try to undervolt this baby a bit (depending on the 4th core's status and particular part you can shave more than .2V which does wonders for its heat output).Read full review
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I purchased a cpu. It was packed well and delivered without damage. Easy to install and it works without any errors. Just like a new one, except it had a much better price.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Perfect CPU for a daily use computer. You cannot beat the price. This CPU can handle some high/medium graphics on some newer titles if you have the GPU to handle the rest. I built a machine with this and a 120gb SSD, 4gb of RAM, and a radeon 5670. I am able to play starcraft II, hearthstone, WOW, Skyrim, and many other games on High/Medium settings at a playable frame rate.
Good CPU for office and internet browsing. Bad for gaming recent games and for rendering complex scenes
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I Put it in fast and It worked very well. My computer speed went up.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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