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1 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for AUDIO
Athlon X2 7750 2.7 Ghz Black Socket Am2+ 3mb 95w Pib - AMD - AD775ZWCGHBOX
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$84.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from ookook, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars ubuntu 9.04 runs great with no tweaks, does a fine job transcoding audio/video and runs fairly cool with an upgrade to the cpu fan.
  2. from Chris, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars ripping audio cds, transcoding is fast.under seventy bucks (i think the price has actually gone up since i bought mine) for performance that the average user will rarely, if ever, fully utilize
  3. from Maj. AWESOME, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars pros: $60-70 total for 2 phenom cores that oc to 3.2ghz w/ included heatsink :d180+fps in cs:source (1920x1200 all max) when paired w/ 4830 ($70-80 after rebates)same setup and settings:80+fps call
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Positives: Great Affordability, Great Performance, Fast, Type: Athlon
2 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AUDIO
Amd Phenom II X3 710 2.6 Ghz Socket Am3 95w - AMD - HDX710WFGIBOX
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$127.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from Ted Cook, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars while editing video or doing audio work it rarely hiccups unless i'm throwing tons of things at it at once.
  2. from Patrick, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars i do quite a bit of video and audio editing, and the cpu handles it without a problem.
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Positives: Great Affordability, Excellent Reliability, Nice Performance, Socket A
3 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AUDIO
AMD Advanced Micro Devices ATHLON 64 X2 DC 5400+ AM2 BLACK CPUs (ADO5400DSWOF)
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  1. from AJ, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars audio and video rendering sped up a bunch and can still do other operations without lags and slowdowns.
  2. from N/A, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars pros: i really like how this cpu flies through programs, very amazing how it works with exact audio copy.
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Positives: Good Reliability, Fast, Great Affordability, Type: Athlon 64 X2
4 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AUDIO
Amd Athlon X2 5050E
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$101.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from Wei, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars this translates into markedly slower speeds in some tasks (database creation, audio/video production other thoughts: this is not a high-performance cpu.
  2. from fordprefect, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars pros: slotted right in no prob (nervous noob 1st build)runs cool, power sipper for the price & performance.runs hardy 8.04 lts compiz settings on full steam, no sweat.no gamer here, just for home use
  3. from snwboarder, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars other thoughts: htpc: this processor obviosly, 2x2gb kingston hyper x 800, gigabyte ga-ma780g-ud3 hdmi and digital optical audio, 2 x 750gb wd green power, 2 x 1tb wd green power, thermaltake spedo
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Positives: Nice Affordability, Great Performance, Fast, Type: Athlon
5 RECOMMENDED by 2 people for AUDIO
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9650 3.00 Ghz 1333mhz Fsb 12mb L2 Cache Lga 775 (BX80569Q9650)
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$434.00 Est. at Amazon
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  1. from joseschmoe, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars i make dvd movies and convert audio formats.
  2. from Mofakka Jeff, www.newegg.com
    5.0 Stars pros: functions as expected cons: one stuck thermal sensor other thoughts: all parts bought at newegg...no dudz...newegg rocks!!my baby:antec twelve hundred black steel atx full tower
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Positives: Nice Reliability, Fast, Nice Performance, Type: Core 2 Quad
 
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