Socket Communications 2.1GHz AMD Phenom X3 8450 Triple Core 2MB 1800MHz FSB Socket AM2 HD8450WCGHBOX Reviews

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i highly recommend this product to anybody looking for a cheap build regardless if it is for gaming or anything cons: the heatfan was a pain in the rump to install, and i wish it was higher from Newegg.com other thoughts: this processor may be an odd ball at 3 cores, but it beats most dual cores at average use and is excellent for gamers! from Newegg.com other thoughts: if you have been thinking about getting a new processor stick with amd, sure the am3 isnt out yet to compete with intels i7, but when it is out it will spank intel as always and cost from Newegg.com other thoughts: i think amd should work on getting some faster triples, why does a old xbox 360 have a 3 core 3.2ghz processor yet, i cannot even buy something that good for my computer two years from Newegg.com basic core clock is a little slow for gaming so oc'd it to about 2.3ghz (not trying to max it, just little overclock) and runs easily. from Newegg.com it's excellant for general computing; if you are the type of person who plays games, listens to music, encodes video-music in the background, and run a virtual machine all at the same time then the from Newegg.com games do run a tad smoother, but for $50 more, i don't think its worth it. from Newegg.com i have no processor lag anymore in games like with the pentium d. from Newegg.com it doesn't seem to generate too much heat, even when doing some gaming (e.g. from Newegg.com on top of handling crysis, cod4, and various other graphic intensive games like a champ, it does it while staying colder than any other chip i have ever used before. from Newegg.com