Pros: -CHEAP! -Tons of overclocking potential (you will need it) -Plenty of cache -Runs pretty cool compared to Phenom II -Will handle anything modern -Price to performance

Cons: I've been a big AMD fan for the last 5 years, especially after Intel left my wallet in the dust. I remember the announcement of the Zambezi architecture and was a little dubious of this new "Modular" design, considering that AMD was the king of the "TRUE Multi Core Processor". Never the less, I took a deep breath, and gave AMD the benefit of the doubt... When Zambezi was released I almost cried. This long awaited new offering from AMD, this new architecture that was going to change the way we look at processors was a HUGE FLOP. Clock for clock there was still no beating the old Phenom II released in 2008! So I waited, I held on to my dependable x6 1045T, and when Vishera was released I waited some more. After nearly 1 year from its release, I gave in and bought the FX 6300. I have to say I'm some what disappointed... With a bone stock x6 1045t at 2.7ghz I was getting Cinebench r15 scores of 404. With a bone stock FX 6300 at 3.5ghz I got a score 410?!?!?! That means, with an 800mhz increase in clock speed and completely new architecture I gained only 6 points!! Passmark was a little better, with a score of 5012 on my 1045t and 6210 on my FX6300. On the upside, overclocking was VERY easy. Once I had a stable overclock of 4.4ghz my scores on Cinebench r15 went up to 529 (31% improvement over 1045t) and Passmark scores went up to 7254 (45% improvement over 1045t). This is 1700mhz (63% increase) clock improvement over my 1045t and a 900mhz clock improvement over stock FX 6300 (26% increase). In the end I was disappointed with stock performance but once overclocked the FX 6300 showed its value. I'm not a big fan of how the FX architecture looks on paper. I've done a TON of research and the design truly is 6 cores (3 module with 2 cores each) but each module shares a L2 cache and a Floating Point Unit.

Overall Review: In the end, I would encourage anyone with a good Phenom II x6 to purchase a nice AM3+ board, overclock your CPU to the MAX, and wait to see what the end of this year brings from AMD. If you are looking to build a new system from scratch, then I would recommend this CPU, but with the warning that you may not see its true potential until it has been overclocked. I know it might seem weird to still give the FX 6300 4 eggs after a review like this, but keep in mind, we are still talk about a CPU that cost $119. At that cost you still can't beat the price to performance on anything you'll find on newegg or any other online retailer at this time. Hope this helps? FX 6300 4.4ghz 1.424 vcore 220 FSB 20 multiplier 2000 HT 2000 NB

Pros: Cheap and works well with my HTPC.

Cons: I bought 4 of these, 1 to use with my HTPC and 3 to use with my PS4. Not one of these would work with my PS4. The screen would flicker and go white. I purchased 2 HDMI v1.4 with Ethernet and they work flawlessly with my PS4.

Overall Review: spend $5 more and get v1.4

Pros: -Quality build - LEDs are a nice look (looks more yellow than white) -Quality fans

Cons: -Mounting isn't as easy as some -Fans are WAY loud when maxed

Overall Review: 10c improvement over my old Corsair H50 with a 8320e oced. Check out cal22583 on YouTube for a full video review.

Pros: Easy install and looks great...enough said.

Cons: Nothing!

Overall Review: Don't sleeve your own cables, total waste of time! Check out cal22583 on YouTube for a full video review.

Pros: -Runs VERY cool for an AMD card. 60c under load in game, 45-50c at idle, with stock fan profile in Wattman. -LOW power consumption! I don't believe I have exceeded 100 watts in any game I've played to this point. -Love the back plate with the XFX logo -LED XFX logo on the side looks FANTASTIC! -Hard Swap fan is one of the big reasons I went with this card, and it doesn't disappoint. WHITE LED HARD SWAP! -All games are maxed out and smooth as silk. The Division and Battlefield 1 look amazing!

Cons: Just make sure you update to the latest drivers on AMD's website. Every driver update I have seen to this point just improves this cards performance.

Overall Review: I highly recommended this card! I've been a big fan of XFX going back to the 8800 GTX and their quality has never disappointed me. I was a little skittish of the Zero DB feature at first but really love the idea now. The Hard Swap Fan systems if a great idea! I wish someone had come up with this earlier. Great customization options with the interchangeable fans, and makes it WAY easy to clean the fans and the card when the time comes

Pros: Bought this for work and it looked brand new!

Cons: not a thing

Overall Review: Not an Apple fan boy, but needed an iPad for work. Unit looked NEW, and is really NEAR perfect!