Pros: Awesome cooler. I have a Phenom 965BE with the stock cooler and it wasn't compatible with my mobo because it needed a 4pin but my mobo is only 3pin. Basically it ran at the lowest fan speed. So I bought this Zalman hoping it would work, and by golly it does. My temps used to be 40C idle, 60c under 100% load at 3.4ghz (STOCK speed 1.2875v undervolted!) with the Zalman 30C idle, 55c under 100% load at 3.8ghz @1.45v!

Cons: A little hard to install given the small space and also cut my finger. Those fins are sharp. But not worth taking an egg off because it's not a criticism of the actual product.

Pros: Just got this bad boy two days ago. Upgraded from an FX-8120. The FX-8120 was OC to 3.6ghz, 3.9ghz turbo, and 4.2ghz max turbo, essentially I made it an FX-8150. In comparison, there's not much difference between that and this i7 2600k. Until... I booted up apps, games, general multitasking, winrar, winzip, photoshop, lightroom, premiere, etc. etc. etc. etc. and this absolutely blows the FX-8120/8150 out of the water and does it STOCK especially in games. There's no such thing as a CPU bottleneck with this chip. I was able to Overclock to 4.5ghz @ 1.35v and running 1866 RAM with stock timings @1.65v. (I know people suggest 1600, but I already had 1866 on hand) And considering how easy it was to overclock, it's basically FREE performance in which at this point no matter how overclocked an FX-8150 is, it won't touch this CPU. WEI for CPU is 7.8 (Should be a 10 IMO), RAM is 7.9.

Cons: The only real CON is that the stock heat sink is terrible and I have no idea how some people are trying to overclock with that thing. Its sufficient for stock usage and perhaps more tailored to the i7-2600, but for intel to box this thing with their top of the line CPU is pointless. (The same goes with AMD and their terrible stock heatsinks.) They need to just sell CPUs WITHOUT a boxed cooler and save us the $20. With stock settings it was idle around 23c and with prime95 it shot up to 75C. And that's AFTER I re-did the thermal paste with a quality one.

Overall Review: Didn't buy this off Newegg because I was able to get it for a sweet juicy $279 (As of this review) at Micro-center. Anybody considering an FX-8150 over this really needs to either wait for Piledriver to refresh or just spring the extra $10-$50 for this. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. However, anybody who really doesn't give a lick about gaming with max FPS might want to look into an FX8-8120 which can be had for $199. That's the only Bulldozer chip I recommend as far as value and content creation goes. So my final setup: Asus P8Z68 V-LE i7 2600k 4.5ghz @1.35v Patriot Viper Extreme 8GB 1866 Corsair H80 (on low, gets 68c full load) PNY XLR8 GTX 580 Stock

Pros: Firs of all I didn't buy this from Newegg because they're sold out atm. I feel this is the BEST value for the new FX chips from AMD. Yes there is the 8150, but quite frankly it's a bit overpriced especially in retail cost. If it was really $245 like AMD suggested, then it would be spot on. But for the 8120 it is currently the exact same price as the i5 2500k across many different retailers. I haven't overclocked this yet because I have looked at most benchmarks and the 500mhz difference between this and the 8150 isn't as different as you would think. The difference is only about 1 to 2 seconds in certain apps. The one thing I would like to clear up is the whole confusion of people saying the 1100T is faster. I don't get why people keep having that notion? In SOME benchmarks, yes the 1100T or even the Deneb chips are faster, but thats in single core or lightly threaded apps. Once you get to apps like Handbrake, it really opens up 8 threads.

Cons: The only real cons is pretty much common knowledge at this point. The power consumption is a bit high. However, we're talking about an 8 integer core chip here. Why isn't it obvious to people that more cores = more power consumption? And in reality, it's not even 8 true cores. It's more like 4 modules with 1.5-1.7 cores each. And speaking of which, it's a fail on AMD marketing to really call this an 8 core CPU. They should have just marketed it as something entirely different in which it is. It's basically a module with dual integers. They should have just marketed as 4 efficient Modules or something.

Overall Review: Final thoughts, I am happy with my purchase. I know being an early adopter probably isn't the best thing right now since in future revisions they will surely work out any kinks. Overall in realistic real world usage, this processor is more than enough for everything I do at STOCK levels. I honestly don't care about single core performance because most everything I use is multi-threaded anyway (Adobe CS5.5, Handbrake, etc.) So lastly, you can either listen to the negative bandwagon train, or you can form your own opinion with logic. And this processor is a great alternative to the i5 2500k if you want to go with an AMD chip. Maybe one day AMD will make something that will surpass the i7 2600K or 2700K, but don't expect that chip to cost any less.

Pros: - Grayish fans looks great - Red LED is RED not pinkish - Extremely quiet especially compared to other fans. - Replaced a noisy Corsair H60 fan while spinning as fast - Excellent value, $9.99 during this review. - Many fins which helps airflow with lower RPMs - PWM Works great on my Asus Mobo

Cons: None

Overall Review: I used this to do a push/pull on my corsair H60 and never looked back. The mild red LED helps keep a nice laid back look without overdoing it too much. The stock H60 fan on the Corsair is noisy junk in comparison. After buying one, I ended up buying 3 more to replace my other 120mm fans. Now it looks like my Case is equipped with red ninja stars.

Pros: I used to have a T60P and upgraded to this. Though I didn't buy this from newegg. + Fast i5 processor, turbo boosts to 2.8ghz for both cores and 3.06ghz for single threaded apps that need more speed. Hyperthreading also works great, so the computer thinks it has 4 cores. + 500gb HDD, plenty of space + Runs surprisingly cool especially compared to the T60P. + Very little bloatware + Excellent keyboard, nice and sturdy + Great speakers considering its laptop speakers + Low to Med gaming capable with the NVS 3100m discrete GPU. Though its made more for business solutions, that doesn't mean it cant hold it's own on gaming. 30-100fps on low settings in SC2, 30fps in low-med settings on Left4Dead 2, up to 60fps on Civ 5, locked and smooth 60fps in Shatter.

Cons: - Bumpy touch pad a little weird to use, also feels weird on the fingers - Screen contrast ratio isn't the greatest - Little bit on the heavy side - Average battery life is 3:30 hours. Not terrible but not great either with actual usage (Youtube, MS Office, Photoshop, etc.)

Overall Review: Overall very pleased with the device. Has a lot of performance for a laptop, heck it can rival some people's desktop settings (other than gaming).

Pros: It "used" to be the flagship CPU for AMD for awhile, but with the release of the X6 and soon to be Bulldozer, it no longer isn't. But WHO CARES!? This CPU is the best value out there. I used to have an Athlon X4 635 and wasn't satisfied with it. It was a good CPU too but I needed just the extra oomph, in which the 965BE provided. Granted, there's a 970BE released now but it's essentially the same chip as the 955 and 965 BE. Honestly, mild overclockers should just go for the 955 and up the multiplier or go with the 965 and save some money. Right now I'm OC'd to 3.9ghz "Easy" simply by upping the voltage to 1.45 with no issues. Other people have been getting 4ghz or more with proper cooling. Now that's what I call mhz for your dollar.

Cons: Not really much except like everyone says, the stock HSF is NOISY. It actually worked decently as far as cooling goes, and is more than enough for non overclockers. But man, that fan is annoying after awhile.