Advantages: Speed, Value for Money
Disadvantages: Stock Cooler

...Being an AMD fan boy may not help with the decision of the upgrade. But for the price of the processor you will not be disappointed. I had a 3000+ 64Bit AMD I found it to be a pretty quick with music and videos. However I noticed problems with speed when loading games and video editing. Which is why I decided to upgrade to the AMD 64 Athlon X2 2600+. The 3600+ clocks at 2.0 GHz each, this allows the user to assign programmes with either processor so performance is not lost. This is the plus side of having two processors as you are able to assign processes to a certain processor. AMD have also brought out two drivers which can fix problems with games which are not developed to support dual cores. One of the games called soldiers does not support two processors and is knows to BSOD (Blue Screen of death) and also crashes the system... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap,Fast,Easy to Install
Disadvantages: None

...it only uses 65 Watts of Electric, Better for the environment  and cheaper for my bills. In Windows Vista the Processor gets rated 4.9 out of 5.9 on the Windows Experience Index which you can tell is very good for such a low priced CPU. I would recommend getting a Power Supply of at least 400Watts for this processor and it must have a 24 Pin Power connector and a P4 Connector for the Motherboard, if you do not the computer may not start. You will also need to find a compatible motherboard for this as well but if you are building your own PC I would suspect you know which parts to use. The CPU Runs at 2.3 GHZ it is overclockable but I did not try this as the computers were not for me. The other features this beast has are 64 bit Technology, 3Dnow!, Streaming SIMD Extensions, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, Integrated memory controller, AMD... Read review

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Advantages: Integrated Memory Controller
Disadvantages: TDP, Price, Relative performance

...AMD has been on the decline after Intel introduced its core 2 Duo line of processors. It has been late on 65 nm process and they are paying for that. They had the market under total control just one year ago, but now they have lost even their loyal customers. AMD has to produce something very powerful and should be done quickly or they will even lose the small share that they has got. Coming to the processor, Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is a midrange processor to compete Intel in the midrange segment. It is powerful but not enough to beat Intel's counter parts. I got this processor in the PC which my uncle gifted to me. So, I have got it free. If I were given a choice before it was gifted to me, I certainly would have asked for an Intel processor in the same price range. Looking at the processor, we note that it's speed is 3 GHz. It has... Read review

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Advantages: Price - Runs Vista
Disadvantages: Quite Hot -

...updated on that. Top class processor for the average user, but wouldn't recommend to hardcore gamers. Other Thoughts: The price and the value you get for the price are both amazing. This AM2 socket CPU will allow you to get a better motherboard/ram than earlier sockets. This works great for an office computer, but I personally wouldn't use this for a gaming rig. ++++ I was asked in a comment why I wouldn't use this for a gaming rig? Well, simply because its not got the overclocking capacities as a dual core, / faster processor. If your wanting a chip for a gaming rig, I would suggest you look at either the Intel core 2 duos, or the Amd 3800+ range. Regards, Dan.... Read review

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Advantages: fast, cheap
Disadvantages: none

...this chip is such good value, just built a new computer using this one, much faster than a 2 year old amd, runs cold, dual core. why pay for much more expensive chips when this one is does it all. comes with its own heatsink and fan, so easy to install its not big once its all assembled. i much prefer amd over intel as they perform better for the price, its easy to find motherboards that support these, that is the problem with older models that they become non supported really quickly so you are forced to upgrade everything at once, but i cant belive the difference that it makes when opening lots of files open and using it for photo editing. buy it... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, fast, reliable
Disadvantages: Can't see any

...I bought this processor, new motherboard, new video card and windows vista home premium to upgrade my old PC which my son now uses for gaming. I may review the motherboard etc. later. I researched this processor on the web first, and decided on this based on comparing prices and performance with what I need, rather than what I might want, and it does all I need. Essentially the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is simply two cores (processors)at 3GHz with 1MB of L2 cache per core. This means that you are getting a pretty fast processor which, although launched nearly a year ago, still runs all known games as far as I am aware. AMD have a pretty comprehensive website where anyone that has a technical mind (I am not that way inclined) can get info' to their hearts desire, the essential info listed is below: Processor AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual... Read review

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Advantages: 2 processors in 1 , same size as single core.
Disadvantages: Not the most powerful version

.... Cost Recently, due to the cost of Intels processors being so cheap, although not as good, AMD have slashed the prices of there processors. You can now pick up a 4600 for only £70's odd. Great. You will need to be careful for which socket you actually go for but the chances are you will need to upgrade your motherboard (just like that with intel) as explained earlier. What all this means is that you can really improve your home PC's performance with a very simple and cheap upgrade for much less than you origionally thought. Reliability As of yet, no issues, so must be reliable. I know others with the same story. AMD vs Intel A question, AMD or Intel. AMD all the way. They are the largest company owning ATI which, coupled together make a unstoppable team. A 4600 is like other AMD far more efficent than the same spec Intel processor. CPU... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, affordable
Disadvantages: Not Multicore.

...Now, I'm not one who knows that much about CPU's before i begin but i can say a few good points about this. The AMD 3800+ is the last of their single core cpu's that fit the 939 pin socket. In case you do not understand, when you get a computer, you have to buy a motherboard with a matching size socket for your CPU. This is 939 pin. The newer ones are AM2. This cpu only has a single core but at least it is a nice quick one clocking in at 2.4GhZ. It can be over clocked but I do not do that nor do I recommend unless you have a fair bit of experience. I can honestly say it is fast enough to run ANY current game and I have an X850XTX graphics card which is about two years old now. So clearly its not outdated and if you are budget it does fine. HOWEVER!- If you have the money to spend, go for a newer AMD dual core cpu. The reason why... Read review

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Advantages: Inexpensive dual core prossesor - Very low temp
Disadvantages: No noticeable difference for gaming

...+ and then on my AMD 64 X2 4200+ to determine to loading speeds these are the results: >Photoshop CS AMD 3000+ between 25 - 38 seconds AMD X2 4200+ between 8 - 14 seconds >Dreamweaver MX 2004 on AMD 3000+ between 9 - 27 seconds DW 8 on AMD X2 4200+ between 3 - 12 seconds >Flash MX AMD 3000+ between 15 - 38 seconds AMD X2 4200+ between 5 - 28 seconds I also installed 3D Maxx, my mate uses it for 3d modeling, he runs a intel P4 2800 and it took him 18 minutes to render a simple characters head while I did it in just over 4 minutes, thats about 75% faster, you should of seen his jaw drop he has to do that kind of rendering quite a few times a day. 3. Stability As seen above I use those programs on a regular basis and most of the time I need them running at the same time, this was a problem for me when doing so on my old AMD 3000+ system, often... Read review

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Advantages: Warranty, Easy Install, Very Quick, Inexpensive, Overclockable
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...Score another one for AMD. The new range of winchester chips are outstanding and continue to lead the way in 64bit computer while Intel drag their heels trying to comply with AMD's specs for 64bit processing (simply because microsoft and everyone else aredesigning their 64bit software to AMD's architecture). I puchased the AMD 3000+ Winchester for socket 939 along with a Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 motherboard from GladiatorComputers. The processor retails at £109incVAT along with the motherboard retailing at £79.99. And because the board had PCI-Express on it I also got a 6600GT from Gigabyte that retails at £149.95 The processor itself is retail boxed so it comes with a full 3 years AMD warranty and an approved AMD heatsink. It normally used to be that AMD produced pretty poor heatsinks but there are fantasic, great cooling (as you... Read review

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