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Exclamation AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus

I have been reading up on this CPU and I am amazed at what it can do for the $99 price tag. Its performance is right below a Phenom II X4 945. Anybody using this CPU and can confirm just how good it is.

//http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706
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check this out for some benchmarks on the chip. looks promising for a quad-core with that pricetag.
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I just installed one in my rig. It overclocks well provided you have decent RAM and a good MoBo. Don't count on unlocking the L3 cache, it's highly unlikely. Stock HSF sucks for anything over 3.25Ghz. If you plan to buy it get some good PC3-12800 and an aftermarket cooler.
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it fast bro
everything i do is a gud upgrade from my 8450
gta4 framerates went up too
anyway have to try unlocking it
maybe reducing the htt link

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just unlocked mine
stress testing it now

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Would it be too much to ask to please speak in proper English. Your not texting someone on your mobile.
The question I ask is, does the lack of the L3 cache have a negative impact on gaming?.

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According to benchmarks, the lack of L3 cache slightly reduces gaming performance, but in other applications it's actually faster.
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IMO Propus is underrated, clock for clock, in new games its about 10% slower than a 965, and in most applications is the same if not faster (but who cares if a rar takes 10 seconds longer )
Also smaller die and no l3 cache means less heat, which in theory increases OCing potential. (If only they had a unlocked multi )

If your gonna buy one, go for the 630 (higher multi for OCing!)
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I just got one. I hope to have it up an running by tomorrow.
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The article i read got it to 3.6ghz with aftermarket cooler. That is extremely good for $99 quad core.

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