AMD Athlon 64 3800+ - Athlon 64 Venice Single-Core 2.4 GHz Socket 939 89W Processor - ADA3800BPBOX

Pros: This chip is a huge improvement over my old 478 p4 2.4... it feels like im going at light-speed now, and games go so much faster...It idles at 25-30C and under heavy load I still havent seen it break 40C... probably because i have 4 fans blowing on it(not to mention the other 3 for the hd, psu, etc)... still relatively cool. I haven't tried to overclock it yet but will sometime in the future!

Cons: Not dual core... but thats not too bad if you don't run like 10 programs at a time... it can still handle bf2, aim, and a bunch of mozilla windows at the same time... good enough for me!

Overall Review: If you need a cpu thats powerful but don't have the money for dual core- go with this. If you're willing to spend the extra money get a dual core...
My system:
Abit An8 Sli
Amd Athlon 64 3800+
1 gig OCZ ram(ddr400)
Evga 7900gt KO

Pros: These are great Processors, I have an Athlon64 3200 already and this 3800 was meant to replace it, so I could use the 32 in another system.

But the 3800 was DOA right out of the box! It would not Boot and would not POST, and this is on an Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe. I took the 3800 out and popped the 3200 back, and the system suddenly worked fine.

NewEgg gave a prompt RMA and I am shipping the chip back now for a full refund... I decided I'd rather put a Dual Core on that Asus now instead.

Cons: Chip arrived DOA.

Newegg should pay return shipping costs on DOA products.

Overall Review: None