AMD HDZ965FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU, Retail Packaged

Title : AMD HDZ965FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 965 - 3.4 Ghz AM3 Black Edition CPU, Retail Packaged
ASIN : B002SRQ214
Description : AMD PHENOM II X4 965 34GHZ BLACK SKT AM3 L2L3 8MB 125W PIB HDZ965FBGMBOX Components Processors CPU
Features :

• 1 year warranty

List Price : £128.01
Price : £67.99
Saved Price : £60.02

category: Products
brand: AMD
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Rating : 4.8
Review : Good for AM3 board users
Who can't use the newer FX processors (check your motherboard some can support them with a bios update)
It performs well for the money, but consider your options with care here.

First off make sure your motherboard supports the processor, it's a 125 Watt CPU and some budget boards won't play ball with that power consumption (go for an Athlon II x4 if that's the case)
It comes with a beefed up heatsink with copper heatpipes, but I prefer to use an after market cooler (this cooler isn't that quiet esp when the speed ramps up) Try a TX-3 or 212 from Coolermaster both are good and well priced.

Performance is good, esp in applications that make use of the level 3 cache (in particular games) which is better than the Athlon II x4 or non level 3 Phenom II 840/850 models (they have no level 3 cache but slightly higher clock speeds than the regular Athlon II's) Worth pointing out though this isn't hugely faster than those processors (in some applications that...