Pros: Overclocked to 3.2Ghz (200x16) on stock voltage, runs 120*F under load, using air cooling Termaltake CL-P0310, Artic Silver 5. Passed Prime 95 (both cores) and various other burn in tests after 48 hours!!!! also running my ram at DDR2 1066 thanks to a new bios upgrade (thanks asus)

Cons: its not a phenom

Overall Review: If you can't wait for the phenom GET THIS!!!

Pros: 2.6 to 3.2 and anywhere in between, cool and stable with the Shuttle ICE system. Never before have I had a CPU that performed as outstanding as this for such little dough.

Cons: Absolutely none.

Overall Review: This is truly a classic CPU. Teamed up with good memory and a SATA 3 hard drive, it'll amaze you. I leave mine clocked at 14X200=2800 and it does everything I require of it. Way to go AMD!!!

Pros: This thing rocks overclocked to 3.4 on my MSI K9A2 Platinum motherboard. I ran prime for 6 hrs. no errors and top temp was 45c.All this on air best overclocker for amd since the socket a 2500+ barton.

Cons: Should have came out sooner.

Overall Review: to everyone crying that they cant overclock this get good ram and a good board.to the whiners who complain about the lack of heatsink in the box when they open it read the specs.WOF without fan

Pros: Why is everyone Bashing this CPU? Dual 3.2GHZ, Stock Voltage and FSB, runs cool, Its a much better deal than any Intel CPU at $120 bucks!

Pros: This is a great processor. I easily followed Tom's Hardware Guide on how to overclock without any issues whatsoever...would definately recommend, easy install

Cons: No fan included but no biggy..

Overall Review: My rig: GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor(clocked at 3.2gHz at 27c steady) APEVIA ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply G.SKILL 2GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E OC GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler

Pros: NO HEATSINK AND FAN IS INCLUDED WITH THIS. Just thought I'd make that clear to those who are to lazy to read the specs. Having only used Intel chips I was skeptical of AMD even though I've heard so many good things about them. I'm proud to say that I'm glad I transitioned. This baby's awesome, and I haven't even OC'd her yet. Coming from a P4 2.6 chip, its like stinking night and day, and frequently using a Pentium D 820 chip at work, I tell u, the X2 screams. Though I haven't OC'd it yet (letting it burn in a tad) just knowing that I have the unlocked multiplier makes me giddy, seeing how fast it already is. XP boots up in less than 15 seconds and shuts down in less than 6. Amazing. I have a decent fan/heatsink on it. It runs between 35c and 43c. I need to upgrade the fan to bring that down so I feel more comfortable. Low power consuption is of course a plus. All this at only $99 means Intel cannot even come within sniper distance of this chip. Just do yourself a favor and BUY IT.

Cons: No I'm not a convict. How dare you ask that question! ;-)

Overall Review: I will be posting another review of my OC'ing impressions once I do that. I'm sure it'll be awesome. X2 5000+ Black Edition @ 2.6 (soon to be OC'd), AC Alpine 7 fan/heatsink, MSI K9AG Neo2-Digital MB, G.Skill 2GB DDR2800, WD 80Gig 7200rpm ATA (SATA upgrade coming soon), Thermalake 500w 12v PSU, XP Pro running like butter.

Pros: Stable at 3.2Ghz,Runs 32c cool, Price for alot of performance. Fast shipping.

Cons: No heatsink, Stickers included look cheap. No new AMD Black case badge.

Overall Review: I put this cpu on a Biostar TF520-A2 Motherboard. In bios +.075v to = 1.392v total. Stable at 3.2 with this voltage setting. I replaced a 5200+ and my increase in speed went from. 1332 cpu score in 3dmark03 to 1540 cpu score, using a 7800gtx card. My cpu scrore goes up 6% when I test with a 8800gts. The 8800series takes a load off the cpu comparied to the 7800 series cards giving a cpu performance increase.

Pros: Unlocked multipliers are back... 3.1Ghz stable out of the box without even stressing the motherboard or memory. Made no changes to voltage, etc... only multiplier. Fantastic stuff here!

Cons: Remember to buy a fan! This does not come with one. I just got a standard CPU cooler. Nothing fancy. Does the job fine.