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A Review On: AMD A8-3870K APU with AMD Radeon 6550 HD Graphics 3.0GHz Unlocked Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Processor - Retail - AD3870WNGXBOX

AMD A8-3870K APU with AMD Radeon 6550 HD Graphics 3.0GHz Unlocked Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Processor - Retail - AD3870WNGXBOX

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Dimaggio1103
By Dimaggio1103
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Pros: Quad core, Unlocked, iGPU

Cons: None

Grabbed this thing on sale and I am impressed. Not only can this thing handle most games at low to medium settings, It can also be overclocked well. Pair this with a decent CPU cooler and you got your self the best sub 500 dollar gaming rig I have ever seen. thumb.gif
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3 Comments

jrl1357 6/24/12 at 8:54am
what sort of overclocks do you see on these? i heard 3.8 on cpu and 950mhz on gpu
Dimaggio1103 6/24/12 at 11:05pm
I have not done much on account of my monitor. Apparently these have a weird issue with 1600 x 900 monitors when OCing high. I Have it on 3.4 Currently with no problems. temp does not go above 35 on 100% load for hours. It aint no OC master like the fabled 2500k, but my experience is, it is great so far!
Minnetonka16 6/25/12 at 4:21am
jrl MAYBE on water. Doubt it though. The max I ever got mine to is 3.5 and it still wasn't 100% stable. The GPU has a habit of artifacting above like a 10% overclock.,