AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor

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switched from a amd athlon 3500+!! MAJOR IMPROVMENTS!

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This is a awesome CPU..no probloms what so ever. Really fast. Love this CPU!!!! And you will too. NO difficulty

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This is a Extremely great processor for its price.I recommend it to anyone. I can run anygame on high with no lagThis is the first processor ive bought and it never goes above 50 C

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I bought this purely as a value processor in the 130$ range. The intel chips right now seem to provide more processing power per $ when you look ath chips around 180$ and up :)

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Excellent quad core cpu especially for the price. It handles everything i've thrown at it. Great of overclocking as well currently I've overclocked it to 3.8 ghz with Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM, and 2 other case fans to keep the temperature cool. >

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Runs rock solid on both my Gigabyte mobo and ASRock 890FX DELUXE3 AM3 AMD 890FX Mobo. Incredibly overclockable, stable, quad core and low-cost cost compared to intel version. Runs Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate extremely smoothly with i feel 7.6 rating somewhere around there None AMD might not be the fastest processer compared to intel but as technology keeps growing rapidly, everything eventually gonna be obsolete in year or two so unless your gonna need some significant power to save few minutes of your time id save your dollars and go AMD all the way

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Good quad core cpu for the price, bought it about 90 days ago and still is a good bang/buck. Overclock capacity is great, I run mine at 3.9 ghz (instead of 3.4ghz) stable with full load stress test at least than 54°C for each core (with aftermarket cooler CM Hyper 212 Plus). So I would recommand this cpu to anyone with small budget for gaming/browsing.

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Bought this last summer, been just about a year and it still handles everything I throw at it. Had it O.C up to 4GHZ (not stable, crashed after a minute).Only problem I had is the stock fan is terrible. It sounds like there is a small jet flying around in my case when I had it.Good performer especially with it's current reasonable price, likely lower when the AMD FX series comes out this summer.

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I'm upgrading my entire system right now and just bought this to replace my old pentium 4. The performance increase is great! Everything runs so much smoother and faster, and running multiple programs is a breeze for this CPU. You can easily tune it up to 3.6 with stock cooler and almost no difference in temps. Overall it's a great CPU for the price would highly recommend!

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This thing is awesome it easily overclocks past 4GHZ on AIR using coolermaster 101A and Hyper 212 models very high benchmark ratings. GTA IV rates processor equivelant 4.2GHZ overclocked is equal to that of a 8.3GHZ INTEL. For Less than $150 THIS IS AWESOME PROCESSOR!

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its very nice cpu with gigabytes board....im very satisfy with this....

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Used this in an HTPC build and needed a bit of extra power (I will eventually add a gaming card to the rig). Works swiftly with all my applications. Only complaint is that the heatsink/fan is a little large and I cannot fit a second hard drive into my Silverstone GD06 as a result (I'll fix that little issue in the future too) Aside from that I couldn't be happier - AMD has not let me down let!

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Bought as part of my budget build, I don't know how to OC, but have read reports of people pushin it to 4ghz. Compared to the dual-core I was using, defintely a step above it. Highly recommended for budget gamers.

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This little monster replaced an Athlon 5200+ r 3.0ghz, best purchase I've made, upgrade-wise. MAJOR speed and performance boost, my games no longer stutter and lag, I can do more, faster, with better results! It's like an espresso shot for my PC ^_^

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Great cpu, will handle ANYTHING out there gaming wise. Not as fast as the core i7 but that's if you're into hardcore rendering which isn't a lot of people. Oc'd this to 4ghz in no time with a Corsair A70 and it runs at 40c idle and 55c load, overclocks great in overall. No complains with this cpu, will probably not upgrade until cpu's AFTER bulldozer and ivy bridge.

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Recently upgraded from a Phenom 550BE since my 780G chipset doesn't support unlocking cores. I got this 965BE running at 4gigs on all cores primed and stress tested with temps maxing out at 45c.Very happy with the performance for what I paid!

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Great processor! great price! No complaints!Runs nice and smooth and suites everything I need it for! Would suggest it to any and all

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Purchased this to replace my Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (long overdue). I didn't notice a spectacular difference in performance for day-to-day tasks. But programs do open up and respond quicker, especially when I have many different programs running.There was, however, a HUGE improvement in gaming performance. I have a Radeon HD 4890 but was bottle necked by my old CPU.With the 965, I'm able to crank almost everything to the highest setting and still see at least 3x better performance than my old Athlon. Haven't even tried overclocking it yet.Only negative is that the stock fan is considerably noisier than my old stock fan. The CPU idles at about 45 C and goes up to maybe 55 C when loaded.Overall a great purchase. Definitely get your dollar's worth.

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My first time purchasing an AMD processor, chip is fast as hell, but I had trouble installing the heatsink in the beginning. I had to remount 2-3 times before doing it correctly. For the price and speed, I will definitely buy this again for a budget build

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Affordable for quad core and has lots of power. Built a gaming computer and works perfect

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Excellent CPU. The stock fan is a bit weak, so I replaced it with Noctua. Temp idle around 35, load about 52.

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This is a fair processor upgrade from the AMD CPUs that lack the 8Mb cache (6Mb L3 cache) for its responsiveness. Makes you feel like you have a new computer rather than a speed bump. In games there isn't a whole lot of difference in performance but it can be noticed if you have a high end video card. In a gamw where my old AMD Athlon II X4 640 3.0Ghz may have pushed a CPU limited game to 40 frames per second it is now running at around 48-50 frames per second. I also found I can over-clock by 100Mhz and still have enough headroom to lower voltages by 0.1volts or 0.075volts at a 150Mhz over-clock (results may vary).If this CPU was an end of line upgrade I would have only given 3 stars, however it will work on the upcoming next generation of motherboards for the new generation of Bull Dozer CPUs. Also the multitasking speed is rather nice, the weakness is performance to gaming speed per watt of electricity consumed; the 45NM design is showing it's age.

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Was a good buy for me because my mobo doesn't support any newer processor; so this was the newest supported CPU for my DFI790FX SB 600.

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Bought it price matched for 164$ to replace my core 2 duo 8600. It perfoms great and runs BFBC2 very fast! It beats intel's I5 and its cheaper!

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This is a great bang for your buck CPU that can be easily overclocked. Got this during the boxing day sale and could not be happier. Overclocked to 4ghz with decent idle temps. Although it runs slower than my i7 960, it's more than good enough to play every game that I throw at it. Awesome CPU.