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- Pros: no problems at all
- Cons: none
Excellent Low Power Solution
- Pros: Very inexpensive, 45 Watt Dual Core that holds its own! Runs mid-20s on classic stock cooling. Overclocked it out of the box to 2.63GHz NO problem... could even go higher! Spanks my San Diego 3700+ Socket 939 Athlon. Too bad I have to give this machine to a customer!
- Cons: None!
- Other Thoughts: Dropped this in a Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard, booted first time without a single hiccup. Windows XP runs like a dream. Complete system cost me a mere $276.00... AMD rules!
I like it!
- Pros: I've heard there are even lower wattage AMD's (like 30W). But for the price, availability, and performance, this CPU rocks.
- Cons: Not so keen about the stock CPU fan it came with. See thoughts below. Note, this is a dual core processor. But in the Windows (XP SP2) Performance CPU Uage History, it only shows usage for a single core. Not sure why, trying to ask AMD about it. My other AMD's (e.g. X2 4200+) show two usage histories (1 per core). Not a big deal to me, and other than this, everything else does correctly report this CPU as dual core.
- Other Thoughts: Can't say I've noticed a drop in electric bill. But, I ran this CPU up to 65-70degC (no fan), and it still didn't die (running WinXP SP2, using onboard MSI video card). The stock AMD fan I got with it was still too loud for my taste. I have a really small case, so low profile AM2 quiet fans are hard to come by. I finally matched this CPU with a Thermaltake TR2-R1 fan, which worked out great (but required a minor case modification). Super quiet (as in you have to put your face inside the case to hear it).
Matched with a good video card (like a 7900GS or ASUS 8600GT fanless), I can still play CoD2, Oblivion, BF2142 at ~30fps. But without a fancy video card, and just using on-board, I can play DVD's and remote to other computers just fine. For an HTPC, if you can stand the AM2 socket and using DDR2, this is probably the perfect CPU choice.
| Model |
| Brand |
AMD |
| Processors Type |
Desktop |
| Series |
Athlon X2 |
| Model |
ADH2350DDBOX |
| CPU Socket Type |
| CPU Socket Type |
Socket AM2 |
| Tech Spec |
| Core |
Brisbane |
| Multi-Core |
Dual-Core |
| Name |
Athlon X2 BE-2350 |
| Operating Frequency |
2.1GHz |
| Hyper Transports |
2000MHz |
| L1 Cache |
128KB+128KB |
| L2 Cache |
2 x 512KB |
| Manufacturing Tech |
65 nm |
| 64 bit Support |
Yes |
| Hyper-Transport Support |
Yes |
| Virtualization Technology Support |
Yes |
| Multimedia Instruction |
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional |
| Voltage |
1.25V |
| Thermal Design Power |
45W |
| Cooling Device |
Heatsink and Fan included |
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Reviewed By: on 1/20/2009
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
