AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ - Athlon 64 X2 Brisbane Dual-Core 1.9 GHz Socket AM2 Processor - ADO3600IAA5DL - OEM

Pros: I bought this combo (w TForce 550) because I saw some reviews & the price was right. This chip's a little beast, I've got the combo running stable (prime 16 hrs) @ 3106 (9.5,x326 @ 533 htt 3x) on air! At this speed Sandra & Everest benches put its performance between a c2d e66/6700, not bad.

Cons: Needs volts (nothing crazy) to get up there, make sure you have good cooling (using Scythe SCMN-1000).

Overall Review: Tip: To get mobo to work over 260/270 turn on integrated memtest,set FSB in mid 200's and work up by 10 & test until you get where you want. When there, turn off memtest and boot.

Pros: Once you get past the bent pins, this processor is the cheapest dual core and runs like a charm.

Cons: I've ordered 2 of these chips, and newegg is usually very good when it comes to packaging. Not so with this one. BOTH chips had one to three bent pins. The pins were bent to the point that they would not align with the socket unless I used my fingernail to bend them back into place. I thought this was a fluke with CPU number one, but finding my second one of these things also bent I'm now a little bit peeved.

Overall Review: Considering the price this is still worth buying. Just hope that your pins are straight or that they don't break when you bend them back into place. :( I do expect better from newegg.