AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor Dual-Core 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 65W ADX250OCGMBOX Desktop Processor

Pros: This is my current CPU of choice when building budget dual core computers. It is only $60 for a 3Ghz dual core in a box with a cooler. It is only $20 more than the AMD 145 single core. It overclocks to 3.3Ghz on stock voltage and cooler. With a $30 aftermarket cooler I had this chip stable at 3.6Ghz at 1.45 volts. AMD=Value. $60 for this CPU + $60 for an AM3 880G motherboard + $50 for 4GB DDR3 1600 ram = $170 to upgrade an outdated store bought computer to a fast and current system.

Cons: THERE ARE NO CONS TO BUYING THIS CPU. I guess you could go budget intel? Intel 3Ghz dual cores cost $80 minimum.. You would still be on a LGA 775 board... Might as well just get DDR2 then... I guess you could go core-i something, but then your in for hundred+ for a CPU alone...

Overall Review: This is a good CPU to use for desktops which main functions are to check email, run MS office, play some browser based games, listen to music, and watch video. Basic mainstream computing. I have a Phenom II X2 555BE in one of my other computers to compare this with. The x2 250 overclocked to 3.3Ghz performs just as well as my 555 on stock speed for $30 less. Final thoughts are: If you want a dual core, buy this one. If you want a 555 or a 565, just buy an X4 640.

Pros: 3GHz dual core AMD socket AM3 chip for less than sixty bucks. I almost went with a Phenom II but all the comparison benchmarks showed no more than 5% performance gain for most apps and games. The Athlon II X2 250 dissipates 15 watts less heat at full load as well. This single chip has more aggregate performance than a 2-way Opteron server of just a few years ago. Far more than adequate for surf/email and occasional gaming.

Cons: Absolutely none.

Overall Review: Initially I thought the included HSF was going to be an issue due to: 1. No heatpipes 2. Not a skived copper heatsink 3. No copper heat spreader embedded in the aluminum as with the Athlon XP Barton heatsinks 4. Quiet fan with only moderate airflow My initial impression was incorrect. This chip runs pretty cool at idle and under load with the stock HSF.

Pros: Runs all my games Pretty Well with no issues besides loading times, web browsing and video viewing is fine. League Of Legends World Of Warcraft S4 League Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 Star Craft II Ragnarok Online (Lol Of Course) Steam Games: Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Blur Call Of Duty: Black Ops / Modern Warfare II Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 Counter-Strike: Source Darksiders Day of Defeat: Source Half-Life 2:Death match Left 4 Dead II Monday Night Combat Waiting for September to come to see how it does against Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine if not by then i would have replaced this and threw a Quad-core in there. email me for questions: FromAutumnToSal@yahoo.com

Cons: I used to have a 555 Black Edition Duel Core but i Unlocked the 2 other cores and the processor took a dump and i had to result to this. you can notice a difference in performance but if i had to go back i would have waited for the extra 20 bucks and bought another 555. but the difference is loading times which i found annoying at first but i got used to it.

Overall Review: over all its a decent processor. but theres better options out there Build: Cooler Master Storm Scout Tower Cooler Master 600W PSU Cooler Master V6 GT CPU Cooler XFX 5770 1GB GDDR5 GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 CORSAIR XMS3 8GB

Pros: Price is right for these little bad boys. Run Win7 very well.

Cons: Had a bent pin but I didn't have time to contact newegg and go though RMA so I took a chance and bent it back (it was only slightly bent). So far so good!

Overall Review: I have another one of these as a Ubuntu server and it has more than enough power.

Pros: Great chip. Use it in my back up computer and it matches my X4 on almost everything I run. Makes me wonder why I bought a Quad core in the first place.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Oh yeah, I remember, because four is better than two...derp. Awesome chip.

Pros: I typically go with Intel, but when someone contacted me for a cheaper system, I went AMD. I was quite surprised at how well the system tests I ran compared with higher price Intel items. Ran 7% faster than my laptops Pentium T4500 2.3GHz 1MB L2 DC. I don't have any desktop Intel CPUs to compare it to right now though. I definitely like that AMD uses the same strap-like style heatsink that intel USED to use. Much easier for installation.

Cons: Heatsink does seem a little small. But I'm sure AMD tested it enough to find that it keeps it cool enough for the average person.

Overall Review: This CPU actually made me consider more AMD CPUs in the future.

Pros: 1) 3.0 GHz stock effective clock 2) Low temps: 20 C idle, 28 C load 3) Quiet and efficient stock HSF 4) Very easy to install level-bracket mounting system 5) Low cost and affordable

Cons: None that I can find.

Overall Review: I bought and used this in my mother's desktop and with stock settings and the stock HSF, this thing is both quiet and cool. Compared to my own previous E8400, this thing is cheaper by $100+ and runs at roughly half the temperature at idle and one-third the temperature at load. Given that it is roughly 90% performance of my old E8400 and the above factors, this chip beats any Intel's comparatives easily.

Pros: *affordable *works for gaming, as 99% of games only run off of 2 cores max. *not a power sucker *never runs hot! *haven't yet OCed, but appears to be pretty capable. I wouldn't recommend doing so with the stock heatsink though.

Cons: *2 cores, though not many more are necessary, it would be nice to have 4 as games develop more.

Overall Review: For OCing purposes I ditched the stock heatsink and decided to go with liquid cooling. I'd recommend doing the same if you plan to OC this CPU, though before OC, I haven't hit above 30C yet. amazing