AMD Athlon X2 4050e Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor - Retail

Perfect HTPC CPU

Reviewed By: Pirks on 10/6/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Silent, fast and cheap. Vista Ultimate x64 flies like a rocket with all its Aero bells'n'whistles.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Combined with AMD 780G it smokes any Intel solution in terms of overall performance per watt and overall performance per dollar. May not be worth your money if you are an extreme overclocker with big budget. In this case Intel CPUs are better suited for your needs.

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Great budget proc

Reviewed By: blueyonder on 9/26/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Dual core, plenty of horsepower for Vista and Aero. Perfect for budget/green system for everyday use. Runs very cool with stock HSF, haven't seen it break 30C yet.

Cons: Only thing I can think of as a con is if they have indeed discontinued this processor - that would be a real shame.

Other Thoughts: If you're not looking to edit video or play games I say go for it and buy one. Heck, they're so cheap buy two. Paired with a 740g or 780g board you've got a pretty decent rig for not much cash.

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Reviewed By: on 9/26/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: cheap, dual core, runs cool even with stock hetsink/fan

Cons: none yet

Other Thoughts: great for my new HTPC

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