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AMD Athlon X2 5000+
$66.00
Released December, 2006
The Pros:Enough power to open applications extremely quickly. Start-up and shut-down times are very quick. Can be overclocked a fair bit past the factory defaults.
The Cons:Generates significant heat when overclocked, need a higher end aftermarket heatsink and cooling system. Doesn't come with a heatsink or fan.
A middle of the road option in the AMD lineup, the AMD Athlon 5000+ can handle whatever you throw at it competently. Rated at 2.6GHz with a TDP of 65W, the 5000+ is cool and efficient enough to be quiet and light on the utility bill, but strong enough to handle a fair bit of gaming or encoding without becoming a system bottleneck that causes major delays.
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Features
- Socket type: AM2
- HT Speed: 2000MHz
- Core speed: 2.6GHz
- L2 Cache: 512KB x 2
- Fab process: 65nm
- TDP: 65W
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enough power to open applications extremely quickly
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start-up and shut-down times are very quick
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can be overclocked a fair bit past the factory defaults
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at default settings it draws a fairly low amount of power
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doesn't generate too much heat at default settings, can use a generic heatsink and fan
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multi-core design multitasks smoothly
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generates significant heat when overclocked, need a higher end aftermarket heatsink and cooling system
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doesn't come with a heatsink or fan
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