Make sure you are running Win 7 to get full advantage of this chip.
I had most of the same issues as reviewed here.
Bought this to breath a little life into my 4 year old Velocity Micro computer while I await the release of the new 2012 bus chips. I went from an E8600 to this and my Windows CPU score went from 6.9 to 7.3. Not too shabby.
Easy to install on my Evga 680i (make sure you have the latest BIOS update) using my existing Artic 7 heatsync. Overclocked from 3.0ghz to 3.3ghz but 3.6 was running hot (80C).
I was considering getting water cooled but I'll save that for my new computer upgrade.
Nice chip, good stable performance, although I would have been very disappointed had I purchased this 3 years ago at retail prices because the boost in performance isn't 'all that', but for what I did pay for it now it's well worth the bump in performance.
I use it mostly for FSX which is heavily CPU based and benefits from the extra cores.
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it gets hot when overclocking but, as I said, although I'm not using the stock cooler I probably could get temps down with water. But I'll wait.
Even if you're not an overclocker, this would still be a good upgrade.
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Apr 09, 2013
Still holds up as the best PC based Sports Games for their genre and era.
2008 was about the time EA Sports stopped writing code for sports games for the PC. The one drawback to these good ol' days was that you always needed the discs handy if you wanted to play the game (the reason I didn't give this a 5 star rating). I already enjoyed Madden and Woods but getting the tree extra games for about the same price as one was a real plus. I purchased this product for the extra original discs so I could play them on my old computer at my girlfriend’s house and not have to lug the discs back and forth. And before you mention virtual decryption software, these are very hard nuts to crack. It was easier (and cheaper) to just buy another set of discs.
Now if you are like me and occasionally enjoy playing sports games again on your PC then this product is for you. Just crank up that old compatibility mode and you're good to go!
Metal Eagles - Trophy Parts - Crafts - Repurpose - Vintage Look - Hood Ornament
Mar 02, 2020
EBay indeed has everything!
Finding these on eBay only proves that eBay indeed has everything. These were a perfect replacement for my broken trophy.