AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

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This is my first time building my own computer and I wanted a decent processing speed quad core for a good price. This was it. It comes with a very nice stock heat sink and fan and installation was ridiculously easy. I have yet to over clock it because my knowledge on that is quite minimal.

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it's a great product for the price!

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works fine love the amd cpu's

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Speedy and smooth. Multiple applications is no problem.

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Best bang for your buck CPU you can get. Sure you can get the 965 for a few $$$ more but with the right motherboard, you can OC this to 965 stock specs. If all you would do is gaming and limited multimedia work, this a great processor.

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The cpu has plenty of power for what most users will be doing. Intel still keeps top place, but for this price its a good buy. One thing to watch out for is the stock heatsink, its LOUD when the system is loaded.This cpu at idle has a surprisingly low power consumption.

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I bought this CPU for a HTPC; a slight overkill, but it's pretty much future proof for at least a couple years. Because it's a black edition, it is easiy over clockable (though I haven't tried it yet). Also, compared to other quad-code processors, this chip's price is quite a bargain.

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This CPU is awesome !! Bought it, installed it and runs like a charm xD

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Bought this chip to replace my aged AMD X2 6000+. i can say that i noticed a huge difference, everything performs, and runs faster. i am very impressed with how cool this chip runs (i am using MX3 paste and a Zalman 9700 cooler) it runs l 26 degrees idle and 29 degrees load with stock clock speeds (granted i am using it in my basement which is cool to begin with). i was able to hit 3.9ghz just by changing the multiplier from 16 to 19.5 (stable) runs 30degrees idle and 38 degrees load. i can hit 4.0 on stock voltage as well however is not stable under stress test but can still play games without crashing. i am confident i can hit 4.2 with some minor adjustments to voltages and northbrige clocks.GREAT CHIP! highly recommended and at 169.99 on sale might as well get it instead of the 965.

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Runs great and no heat problems.I have not had the need to over clock it runs just fine out of the box.

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Simple move to 3.8 on cm 212 cpu fan. easy upgrade and could go higher but happy as is..

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This CPU should satisfy all my needs for many years to come.

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Package arrived and sure looked small. Guess what, this is not a small performer. Supplied heat sink and fan keep this thing running cool. The average temp has been around 25C. Great value for the price. Use for video work. Does a good job running in Win 7.

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Works as expected. Quad cores are nice lol.

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Always had luck with AMD processors. I would rather put the $150.00 in my pocket than in Intel's for a comparable product. I don't get into overclocking. I don't need extreme gaming speed. I can't say how this processor would perform under those conditions.

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Headline says it all pretty much. Installed windows7 in less than 30 minutes. We'll see how it holds up, my first AMD is 8 years old and still running. So this one should be fine for a long while. Running multiple applications seems to be no problem for this CPU, I like it!

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Didn't overclock it yet but even with low end board the overclocking with the multiplier would be easyVery good performance I saw a huge gain from my 5000+ I can now play all my games with the highest in games physics effect and others that where more cpu demanding

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Absolutely smokes my old Phenom 9600. Currently running it with DDR2 1066 RAM, so I haven't truly unlocked it's full potential, but everything runs great, from general office or p2p programs to games. I haven't overclocked yet, but from what I've read, this particular chip should have quite a bit of head way. I don't think the current heatsinks they supply are as good as the ones from the Athlon 64 days, but it's more than adequate, no problems with temps whatsoever. I did, however, clean the factory stuff off and use a very popular third party thermal paste. Be advised that although this is close to top of the line for this company it doesn't come close to the performance of the Core i7's, but then again, neither does the price tag. For the price, this or the 965 are fantastic bang for your buck choices.

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Thinking of a GREAT chip at a GREAT price. STOP SHOPPIN' and get this chip. It promises not to dissapoint

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i love this chip. you can't go wrong with any phenom ii black edition. used this in my first pc build and have had no problems

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Great chip. The performance you get for the price is incredible. Got this set into an ASUS M4A78T-E with 4GB Corsair 1333mgz ram. Not a single hiccup on the first boot. If your thinking about this chip. Stop thinking and click Checkout. You will not be dissapointed.

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This is AMD's sweat spot.

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The black edition is fantastic. Runs a little hotter than the intels. but go it set up with a twin 120 radiator water cooling setup. Phenominal gaming cpu.

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good price awsome performance

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Its fast, cheap, and easy to install. Given the stock fan is a bit noisy that doesn't really bother me when you consider the amount of value I am getting from this product. It absolutely blows away my old Q6600 processor. Its way cheaper to.