AMD Athlon X2 4450e Brisbane 2.3GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor

Pros: Built a HTPC with the 4450e and is quiet even with the stock fan. Before I bought this, was originally thinking of upgrading the stock CPU cooler to a quiet one, but no need (I don't overclock for a HTPC). Plugged this into a Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H and the combo make a very nice HTPC.

Cons: None

Pros: Dual-core, 45W, cheap for 2.3GHz, runs Vista with ease, gaming-capable, FAAST even without overclocking, less heat than normal processors without sacrificing performance, and on and on...

Cons: For XP, you have to install the "processor driver" and "dual-core optimizer". Not for Vista, though. But this isn't a con, it's more like something people would forget to do because you don't install processor drivers for Intel processors.

Overall Review: MUST INSTALL THE "PROCESSOR DRIVER" AND "DUAL-CORE OPTIMIZER" ON XP. OTHERWISE YOU WILL NOT GET IT'S FULL CAPABILITIES!! (speaking from experience)

Pros: Inexpensive low-power dual core solution for my HTPC. Runs cools and very fast in Vista 64Bit Ultimate. Plays Blu Ray movies without a hitch.

Cons: It wasn't free.

Overall Review: Need a good CPU for a HTPC? Look no further. I looked into Intel solutions, but decided this was best bang for buck. This CPU is great paired with ASUS motherboard and 2GB of DDR2 800!

Pros: Cheap, decently fast. Decent overclocker. I went from a Semprom 3800+ on this board to the 4450e, and it was a nice boost. Overclocked it to 2.8Ghz and run's stable with stock HSF.

Cons: XP X64 didn't recognize the chip at first. Had to update BIOS again after my last update a week prior, and then find some AMD driver's for X64.

Overall Review: Like I stated before running a Sempron in this server to a 4450e, and it was a vast improvement. Temp's dropped, and CPU load dropped. Very pleased with this chip.

Pros: Decently fast but very low power. Idles super cool (35C for me) with only half CPU fan speed. So it's shh quiet, important now that I have a home office instead of a dorm room and like listening to my Klipsch speakers more than a grain dryer of a PC case. Oh yeah and it transcodes video and serves web pages and handles software RAID-5 + JVM + JFS for 2.8 TB of disk without getting warm or lagging, so quite functional along with audibly non-existent.

Cons: None - can't go wrong if you correctly spec'd your needs.

Overall Review: Now that I can hear myself think, surprisingly ... nope :(

Pros: I was going to order the BE-2350 but then I saw this. Looks like AMD simply renamed the product line but it's still the same as the BE-23xx series. Runs cool and works fine. 45watts to boot!! Also, this processor supports hardware virtualization, haven't tried it yet with VMWare but it looks promising.

Cons: Cheapie heatsink and fan but it works. Will shop for a better cooler soon. Getting 35c at idle. With better cooler and case should get close to 31c at idle.

Overall Review: I installed Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and got Kill-A-Watt hooked up to see how much of a power draw. Entire system is exactly 45 watts at idle and about 79 watts at full load. Not too shabby. Funny when I installed Windows Server 2003 R2 it runs at 50 watts idle, hmmm. Linux is def greener!

Pros: I purchased this processor for my father's business computer. I paired it with a Giga-byte 780g-based motherboard that had 128MB of sideport memory. The system performs superbly. My dad uses his computer for AutoCad, email, and web browsing. He has had no problems. The system is completely silent and there is no heat felt coming from the back of it.

Cons: No cons.

Overall Review: System details: AMD X2 4450e, 4GB 800MHZ ddr2, 2x WD 640GB caviars in Raid 1, and Antec Sonata III 500 with power supply.

Pros: This CPU from AMD has been in my very first computer for over 7 years now (2007) and is still running! +Low power consumption +Perfect for just browsing the internet and low demanding games +OUTSTANDING life span. +Set and lived with its integrated graphics (No video card what so ever)

Cons: Not really a con: -Really old in computer terms and starting to show its age but its lasted me the last 7 years of my life. (Slowing down, longer processes, higher ping rates) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Of course 2.3Ghz cpu with integrated graphics cannot run any game higher than MINECRAFT level. REMEMBER 7 YEARS OLD!!!

Overall Review: I respect AMD a lot! Although Im switching to Intel for my next pc I admire AMD's outstanding quality. Other than that if i had >had a video card paired up with it would run fine! <Future plans) I have had this cpu in my first(current) pc and shared it with my younger brother for the last 7 years and finally noticing with games im starting to get interested in. RECOMMENDED Buy for a starter!!! Stock Build *Compaq built: Compaq Case AMD Athlon X2 4450e Dual-core Processor Integrated Graphics (GeForce NVidia 6150 SE) Stock MotherBoard (Unnamed) 3GB Memory (2Gb&1Gb) by Hynex 250Gb Hard Drive LiteOn 250W Powersupply Lightscribe CD/DVD drive