AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor (ADX640WFGMBOX)
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- Multi-Core: Quad-core
- Operating Frequency: 3.0 GHz
- Socket: AM3.
- Cache: 2 MB.
- Power: 95W; 3.0 ghz
AMD Athlon II X4 640, 95W, AM3, 2MB Cache, 3000MHz
AMD Athlon Processors
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Processor (ADX640WFGMBOX)
List Price: $ 119.95
Price:
Best right now processor for $100,
yes, the Athlon II does not have any L3 cache, but that fact doesnt really hurt the performance very much, when you compare a Phenom II X4 to an Athlon II X4, the Athlon is more worth the money, but if you have a little more cash lying around the Phenom in general will offer you great performance for a modest price increase, plus the ability to overclock a great deal, where the Athlon doesnt overclock very well at all comparatively.
so far it has done everything ive thrown at it quite well, compared to my old dual core intel processor, it was a HUGE improvement. the stock heat sink and fan are also pretty good, nice and quiet and also the processor doesnt heat up too much. the packaging is no-nonsense, it just comes in a small box with just enough room for the heatsink/fan and the processor itself.
overall, in my opinion the Athlon II X4 is an amazing product for the price, its not built for super hardcore gaming or overclocking, but you dont expect anything at this price range to be for that.
UPDATE4/5/2011:I regret skimping on the processor when I built my computer. true this is a value processor, but what Ive found is that my processor is the bottleneck for my computer’s performance. its not a perfect processor by any means, If you have a little extra money on hand and plan on using your computer for moderate to heavy gaming, you should spend a little more to get a phenom II, the 20-30% more speed/efficiency will help you to no end. however, If you are not going to use it for any gaming or super heavy duty processing, an athlon II will be more than enough to take care of your needs.
Build:
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 – AM3 – AMD 890GX – DDR3 – USB 3.0 SATA 6 Gb/s – ATX Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0 GHz 4×512 KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor – Retail ADX640WFGMBOX
Corsair 4GB Dual Channel Corsair DDR3 Memory for Intel Core i5 Processors (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
OCZ OCZ550FTY Fatal1ty Series 550W Power Supply
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5000AAKS
Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Mid-Tower Gaming Chassis VL70001W2Z (Black)
Lite-On LightScribe 24X SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive IHAS424-98 – Retail (Black)
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|All you will every need for the next five years, and a great value,
For AMD fans, this will do ya!
Multi-task, play music, browse, virus scan, and game, all at once!
Second only to the X3 Rana 445/450 in value. Overclocks nicely with
the right motheboard (3.4-3-9 GHz, stable) Use the Hyper 212+ Cooler,
as the included unit is junk for OC. Nothing more is needed, unless
you have to money to burn, then the Phenom X4 Black Edition is
tops, but I doubt you’d notice the performance difference, especially
if you give this a mild OC.
You can get a Biostar A880+ for fifty-five bones here at Amazon, as of
Dec 2010, and the two work well for as a cheap solution for all your
needs.
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|More Then Great and it is Quiet,
The AMD processors are good for games and run quietly
I own the AMD X4 and I run many types of games on it.
It runs quietly, more then fast enough
Everything is speedy and all my games of various sizes run fine.
but if you hard a hardcore gamer you should spend more go x6
because its more invincible to avoiding slow downs running games with a lot programs.
I do a lot of multi tasking on my cpu and it doesn’t slow me down and i would say i run many programs with my games as well.
It is the best deal which is why I have it!
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