Another good showing from AMD
923989
This is a great integrated graphics CPU option. But let's be clear on what you're getting: A gaming CPU this is not. Yes, you can run games on this but only on low res with the settings turned way down. As a reference point, it will run BF4 but, again, only if you pair the settings down. It streams high res video like a champ, though. You can overclock it a little bit to pump a bit more performance out of it, too. But if overclocking is your game, then you should probably go with the AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition, which is also FM2+, and buy a decent GPU. In all other respects, this is a solid, if middle performing, CPU. If you are building a budget system for everyday use or as a home theater PC, you can't go wrong with this.

A+
4666274
I just finished building a desktop computer for a customer who is an AMD gaming enthusiast. And I admit that I'm pleasantly impressed with the performace of this CPU, paired with this board&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/ASRock-990FX-EXTREME3-Socket-AM3-AMD-990FX-AMD-Quad-CrossFireX-amp-nVidia-Quad-SLI-SATA3-amp-USB3-0-A-amp-GbE-ATX-Motherboard/dp/B005POPQZA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">ASRock 990FX EXTREME3 Socket AM3+/ AMD 990FX/ AMD Quad CrossFireX& nVidia Quad SLI/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard</a>&nbsp;a SSD, and 8GB of RAM.
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I went with AMD's team this time and wanted to run multi-card set-up. 270X seems to be the only model available right now as all other were sold out. In terms of in-game performance this card is on par with 660Ti I used to have. Compared them head to head in Arma 2 OA, Furmark and Unigen Heaven becnchmarks (TO DO: Post Actual FPS numbers). Vanilla 270X would be slower than 660Ti. What's interesting is that I paid ~$130 more for GTX, so this offers excellent price/performance.

The card runs 10C warmer than 660Ti. And as always, AMD's drivers are lagging behind. As of 13.11 Beta 9.5 drivers I get tree textures flickering in DayZ Standalone. Performance however is superb. The custom fans are also quiet, even when fans ramp up to 3000 rpm during Furmark test.

In the end, great performance, Asus custom cooling solution, higher than stock GPU/MEM clocks and unbeatable price make this card great for 1080P gaming on High/Very High settings. For 2560 x 1600 monitors you might need a second one or switch to a single 280X/290 card.
3485766
iam fully enjoying this amd cpu and for the price  can not beat it . so far I have not found any thing I can not do or game I can not play and still got power left over. its like I went from a lap top bug to a chopper that can go mock 10 if you will .
1385589
I am an avid PC gamer and also being a AMD fan this was a must have for my FPS and RPG's. I waited forever for someone to release a Freesync monitor that was under 27" because that's just too big for my liking. Found out about this company and how they were going to be the first to release a 24" and was watching them like a hawk awaiting their release. Finally the day came and Nixeus put it out for ordering and here's my experience from there on.

First off this is my very first 144hz monitor as well as TN panel. Before this I was using an LG 23.4" LCD 60 Hz IPS. Bought this to pair with my R9-290 (bought it for Freesync and Dragon Age Inquisitions) and everything paired up perfectly once set up.

GAME PLAY:
Everything was sooooo smooth and pretty. I noticed this most of all on Dragon Age Inquisitions where I would average around 33 FPS and nearly all screen tearing disappeared. However, I mainly play CSGO and while screen tearing isn't much of an issue in the game I did notice it was a night and day difference in smoothness from my old LCD monitor. I also prefer to watch my movies on this over the IPS but that's probably just personal preference.

CALIBRATING:
One area I struggled in with this was trying to get it calibrated "correctly" (I use that term lightly since it's really up to the users preferences). The colors aren't as vibrant as I was hoping for but being my first TN I feel I can't judge too harshly for that. I have attempted again and again to adjust this so I can get a similar image in color quality comparing it to my LCD IPS with close results but not exact. I honestly thought it would be a breeze but after getting this in September I will admit it's still not quite there. I found one website through a quick google search that had a rather detailed review of everything as well as how they calibrated the monitor. I tried that and still didn't like what I saw so after many hours of tinkering between the monitor's buttons and AMD Radeon Graphic's software I've gotten something that is good enough.

SOFTWARE:
Speaking of AMD Radeon Graphic drivers (I'm using version 15.12) has anyone had the issue where whenever the monitor goes to sleep it resets to default settings? It's a quick fix of just needing to reopen the Advaned Radeon Graphics software but somewhat of a nuisance that I feel shouldn't have to happen. Also with AMD's last update for some reason they decided to go an over-complicate things by separating what used to be all on one window and make it 2 sort of separate programs....not sure why they did that.

AESTHETICS:
Physical appearance of the monitor is pretty plain but I wasn't getting this for it's aesthetics. The A versions base is sturdy and I am often changing the height or angle of the monitor which is simple enough so I am very glad I went with this version.

PRICE:
I didn't have the patience to wait for holiday sales or any of that but still got it at $300 vs the initial $350 price tag. I thought that was very reasonable especially if you want to compare it against the G-SYNC prices. However, pretty sure I saw this going for $200 (I know $250 for sure) during the holiday specials. So if you don't want to pay full price then I'd suggest waiting for common sales times of the year.

OVERALL:
For $300 I got my 24" 144Hz 1ms TN Freesync monitor and couldn't be more satisfied. Not complete bliss but pretty close. If you are looking for a Freesync monitor and one that is under 27" and $500 I would definitely suggest this one. I'm waiting to see if the prices drop again so I can add a 2nd one to my setup.
1950851
Besides delivery issues, I'm enjoying what i paid for. Everything was there amd is being used on a daily basis.
3172420
I took a few months deciding if I was going to go AMD or Intel.  Due to cost, I decided to go AMD, but which one?  After weeks and weeks of research, reading specs, watching YouTube reviews, etc, I landed on the AMD FX-6300.  Let me just say I'm really glad I saved the money!

First of all, you have to realize I purchased this CPU for a gaming machine.  I didn't buy it for engineering applications (CAD, MATLAB, etc).  I bought this CPU for gaming and web development, and it has performed flawlessly for both.  In fact, my frame rates (FPS) have been at or above 60 in most cases on high and ultra settings in 1080p.  I run Starcraft II at over 60 FPS, WildStar on high settings at over 60 FPS, Battlefield 4 on custom high/ultra settings at 60 FPS, and the list could go on and on.

I'm running an EVGA GTX 950 GPU.  I can honestly say, other than taking a little longer to load the environment in some games (especially Battlefield 4), most of the FPS dips have been due to the GPU, not the CPU.  The GTX 950 is not a high end graphics card.  I put together a budget gaming rig and it does everything I want it to do, and it does it well.  However, I think this CPU would shine if you threw in a GTX-970 or better yet even one of the new GTX 10xx series.  Some scoff at the idea of having such an inexpensive CPU in the same rig with a high end graphics card, but for gaming it works just fine.

Also, if you're wondering whether to purchase the FX-6300 vs the FX-83xx, my opinion is save the money and go with the FX-6300.  If you look at the benchmarks performed by several different people out on the Internet, you'll see there isn't even a noticeable difference between the FX-6300 and the FX-83xx CPU (less than 5% in many cases for gaming applications).

One last thing: I have a dual boot Windows 10/Linux Mint 17.3 system and this CPU works great with Linux Mint and even handles gaming on Linux like a champ.  I've run some games native to Linux and some via Wine (or PlayLinux) and it works beautifully, rendering 60 FPS and higher.

So, if all you need is a gaming/media rig, don't buy into the hype that more money for a CPU means a better experience.  Sure, more powerful CPUs might give you higher frame rates.  But when you pair the FX-6300 with a great GPU, you'll get awesome frame rates (I'm happy pairing it with just an average GPU).  The cost/benefit ratio for this processor is amazing.  I'm happy I saved the money and I think you will be too.
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I chose this processor to put into my new PC gaming build. There really isn't much to complain about in terms of capabilities. This processor features 8 physical cores running at 4.0 GHz right out of the box, and overclocks to 5.0 GHz with advanced liquid cooling systems and a capable motherboard and power supply configuration.

Installation is as easy as dropping it into your motherboard, applying thermal paste (preferably Arctic Silver 5), and attaching your CPU cooler. I haven't had any issues caused by this processor at all. With flawless gaming and multitasking performance, this processor simply does anything you can throw at it. While Intel chips in the same range boast better core-to-core performance, the FX-8350 really shines in multithreaded applications. Pound-for-pound, the power of these processors is nothing to be underestimated.

Given that this is currently AMD's top-of-the-line CPU, you should go with a motherboard containing the latest chipset (990FX), as anything less is a bit of a hindrance to the CPU's performance. However, beware Gigabyte's GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard, is it has been reported to have CPU voltage throttling issues specifically with the FX-8350.

Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this product, as I always have been when it comes to AMD. If you're looking for enthusiast-level performance at an affordable price, this CPU is what you're looking for!

System specs:
-Processor: AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz Octa-Core
-GPU: EVGA GTX 770 Superclocked w/ ACX Cooler
-Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Z
-Mobo: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
-RAM: 8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis
-HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB
-Disc Drive: LG Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray Reader/Burner
-Cooling System: Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid CPU Cooler w/ Noctua NF-F12 Radiator Fan
-PSU: Rosewill Capstone Series 750W Modular
-Case: NZXT Phantom 410 - Gunmetal
-KB/Mouse: Corsair K60 / Logitech G500
-Displays: Acer S230HL 23" LED Monitor / Samsung PN51E550 51" Plasma 3DTV
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I upgraded my AMD 939 socket 4400+ to this AM2 socket 6000+ CPU and I'm very satisfied with the results. You can get a better deal by overclocking a Intel chip but if you're just looking for fast, reliable, value CPU this AMD chip's the solution. The only reason I'm rating it four stars is the fact this chip runs a little hot. Using the cool n quiet function, my CPU was running at 45C at 1300 RPM on the fan. After I turned off this function on my CPU fan and set it to maximum I was able to achieve 35C at 2400 RPM. So at the cost of performance, my computer's sound went up. But I'm still very happy with the results. Highly recommend.
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I received the Z170M-PLUS Micro and although it's a little early for an in depth review the Motherboard has preformed admirably thus far.

aesthetics wise, the gold heat-sinks are much more subtle and muted, I was a little concerned by how flashy they appeared in the photo but knew painting is always an option. The board features a good construction and I was happy with the layout. Nothing critical was covered by my large heatsink or graphics card like on some motherboards. I currently have a rolling release of Arch Linux installed with no driver issues out of the box, which is great. Manufacturers don't always advertise it but the board does fully support VT-d and IOMMU grouping with my 6600k and r9 390 so VGA or GPU pass-through to a vm (in my case QEMU KVM) works with minimal effort. I will update this review based on its continual performance and Windows 10 experience taking into account how poor Windows 10 is, rest assured I won't blame Asus for Microsoft's short comings.
3868232
Good stuff. Power packed AMD CPU which delivers both of world CPU and GPU. I read it's overclockable but it's already clocked high speed. :D
4720548
I just wanted to be light-hearted on the title, my review is honest and unbiased without coercion by anyone other than my own accord. Having said that, I utilize Pentium and AMD CPUs in various setups I own, and I've been working with AMD processors since the Phenom X4. This one was an upgrade from the FX-6100, which does not dissapoint with 16gb of RAM and a GTX750 Ti 2gb video card on a 40" 4K screen. It's true that it does run hot though, so be sure to get a better cooler than stock or you may experience lockup/freezing. Other than that, I'm happy with the improvement!
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I was never a fan of powercolor products.  Realistically I saw all the video cards as the same basic design, the difference in the packaging, customer service, and cooling / heatsink design.  XFX was my favorite AMD manufacture because their website and customer service has proven to be easy to work with.  Powercolor products always looked hohum, though worked fine for me in the past.

When I opened this Powercolor Devil up i was immediatly impressed.  The card is very sturdy thanks to its solid backplate, it runs very cool and quiet with its oversized heatsink / tripple fan setup.  I also really liked the included powercolor mouse pad.  At the time of purchase this card was only $10 more then a standard vanilla boring 270x so its well worth the price premium.

What i do not like is my devil card will not overclock to 1500mhz on the memory, so this card hashes slower then my other powercolor PCS cards which are also very nice.  Rather then stop a card from mining i just game on my AMD 10-7850k which handles my games well enough at 1680x1050.  I also have dual fan sapphire and XFX.  the sapphire card is a lot smaller then the others and looks cheaper, but performs very well.  Keep that in mind if you have a small / cramped computer case.
678165
If you are on a budget this is still a formidable processor. I upgraded from a 6 core AMD and the performance gain is like night and day. All applications open lighting fast and with the 16 gigs of ram I have I can have A LOT of stuff open without slowing down the processor. Since I use a lot of Adobe products, some of which take advantage of certain GPUs, I will probably get a special video card just for that. Granted, I am not a gamer. However it is no slouch with video editing and and image creation\editing software. Will a fancy new Ryzen spank it? Sure. But I still maintain this is a fantastic processor.
4622897
Seems to work great in my AMD pc.  Plugged it in the motherboard got the right data and all setup well right out of the box no BIOS issues at all.  Nice to see for once.
3580293
Long time AMD fan. Last Intel CPU was Pentium 133Mhz. My last rig bit the dust and i decided to get something that didn't feel "good enough" but that felt like it could do anything, for the next few years. Running Windows 8 on my AMD rig was a chore, in its defense the A75M isn't Win8 certified/approved.

My last platform was:
A8-3850
Asrock A75M
8GB Mushkin DDR3 12800 1600Mhz
AMD 6570 HD
Mushkin 120GB SSD
Rosewil Redbone atx case
some 500/550 watt psu
BD burner

New rig (ne items not mentioned are carried from above):
i7-4770k
Corsair H80i closed loop liquid cooling
Asrock Z87 Extreme 4
16GB Kingston hyperX Beast (2x8GB) 2133Mhz RAM
MSI GeForce GTX 660 ti 3GB GDDR5

This processor consistently shows about 2x the performance of AMD leading CPU/APU, of course at 2x the cost. ITS WORTH IT. Single thread apps are way faster, and this processor can out-perform an 8 core AMD CPU in multi-threaded apps.

Overclocking: I was able to easily get this to 4.4Ghz stable. Some people get upto 4.7/4.8 even 5.0. I guess i got an averagish CPU. Very much luck of the drawl. Could also be MB limitations. Tried 4.6 and couldn't get it to boot. Still 25% overclock isn't bad. With corsair h80i temps at full load barely touch 70 celcius but typically temps are in the 30's-40's. Gaming it touches 50's.

Highly recommend. AMD is great if your an average computer user, internet, email, office. If you do any gaming, media encoding, or adobe/advanced productivity there is not an AMD cpu at this time that comes close. Ill follow up after about 6 months, i fully expect to be even happier with it by then.
3495466
Solid performance with good overclocking. Could be a bit better on the single-core performance, however.