AMD Athlon X4 620

[Skyguy]

Not since the heyday of the original Athlon has AMD really stuck it to Intel, but this new Athlon II X4 sounds very promising. Sure it's inexpensive, but what about performance? Is it completely handicapped by the lack of L3 cache that its larger sibling the Phenom II carries? Can the new Athlon Quad overclock any better than recent AMD offerings, and if so, just how far can it go? We'll answer these questions today, and we promise you, there are some very interesting surprises in store for you.



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[logan]

Great review and that is very impressive for an itty bitty Athalon and a X4 to boot wow I don't know how I missed this bit of info.

you need to pick one of these up to replace that agena!

just make sure th emobo supports it

[xApemanx]

that's a damn nice overclock

[xApemanx]

what cooler did you use Skyguy? and how high did the temps get?

[Skyguy]

Apologies, the cooling setup info has been added to the review. Cooling for all platforms was a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus fitted with a Scythe Ultra Kaze-3000. This cooler is compatible for all platforms, including the new LGA1156.

I will have to review my notes for particulars on temperatures Ape, sorry about that oversight.


Duff......the new 965.....will be in our hands shortly

[Skyguy]

Me too. Fingers crossed!