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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful: |
  Pretty good processor, but not good enough 2009-08-01 06:05:33
Reviewed by Bishop from Sacramento, CA US
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I bought this chip a little over 1 year ago from eWiz to replace the stock P4 2.4ghz Celeron that was in my Dell. The chip is a great value for the cost and only dropped $3 in the last 13 months, however, it lacks future technologies, like Intel(R) Virtual Technology. Without this, you can not run the virtual XP Mode in Windows 7. You'll probably have to settle for a dual-boot system if you want to run XP programs and XP-specific peripherals. I have a USB tv tuner that isn't recognized in Windows 7, so I wanted to use the XPM, but I won't be able to that with this CPU chip.
This CPU is too slow to run HD video, too. You can view 1080P videos if you turn all your other programs off, but the video will still be choppy at best. I'm using an old Dell that has a PCI (not PCI-e) video card (128mb FX-5300), and 2GB of ram. Perhaps if I was running 3GB and an AGP card with 256mb of memory? But that would be wasting money on this old system. I tried installing Tomb Raider Anniversary and the game play framerate was so incredibly slow. It had to have been around 10 or 12 frames a second. Lara was moving in super slo-mo, not just slow motion. I couldn't even install Leisure Larry Blockoffice Bust. It installed, but wouldn't play because of both the CPU and video card.
This is a good chip and I have never had any problems with it, however, it no longer meets my needs. I'll be upgrading to a Quad-Core CPU this month and putting together a whole new PC. Hopefully the Quad can hold up for the next few years to come. |
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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
Terrific.. 2008-06-05 22:51:35
Reviewed by Anonymous from DeWitt, NY US
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Best processor investment for any computer still with socket 478.Has been running strong for 7months now... |
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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
Very Nice Upgrade! 2008-04-03 17:20:47
Reviewed by Heath Grim from Wauseon, OH US
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I bought this to upgrade my P4 1.7GHz. My CPU benchmark score went from 481.2 to 948.5. Very pleased!!!! |
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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
Great raid card! 2007-12-28 23:44:01
Reviewed by Bob from Los Angeles, CA US
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Dependable, good functionality, hardware RAID. Card is Linux Supported. Setup and use is straight-forward. |
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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
SSD Happiness 2009-08-18 14:13:05
Reviewed by William Catesby from Ashburn, VA US
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This card is certified for SATA II SSD connectivity. Keep in mind that the cable for this card, the 15 dollar part, is not included with the OEM above. The model number is CBL-SFF8087OCF-06M. You can pick that up at 3ware or whatnot. Also get the BBU-03 with the controller. It's not an optional nice to have with write-back caching.
Best part is it's Linux kernel native. No drivers. No fuss. |
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Works great! 2008-01-04 12:43:43
Reviewed by Scott Yoder from Denver, CO US
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Installs RAID 1 effortlessly on Windows 2003 with a common sense, easy to use BIOS utility. |
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Great card ! 2008-01-04 14:19:18
Reviewed by Peter Woods from Denver, CO US
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Complete hardware RAID. Installs in a snap. Works wonderfully without hiccups for extremely long uptimes. Very satisfied. |
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Great processor 2008-06-04 22:36:28
Reviewed by Anonymous from Lutherville, MD US
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Very nice processor, along with others in the line from AMD. Bulk discounts |
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Its Amd 2007-01-06 06:56:23
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
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Amd owns alot but they don't beat the Intel core 2 duo. This processor is like an intel P4 3.0Ghz but better in games. |
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Best OC AMD 2007-01-03 17:36:26
Reviewed by jim allmon from stockbridge, GA US
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Want to go cheap and get the most out of it? Buy this processor. 1.8 Ghz is the standard speed but has the potential to go 2.7 Ghz (fx55 is only 2.6) or faster, if you tweak better than I. I have been running this processor for 2 years and I'm still loving it. I reached 2.3 Ghz on stock air cooling and I'm sure anyone could do the same but for the 2.7 you would want to go liquid. Bang for the buck should be the name, not 3000+..) |
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Great processor 2007-01-10 16:41:13
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
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If you are a gamer like me this is a great processor. I just love this thing alot. |
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Happy with it 2006-11-05 09:52:13
Reviewed by Anonymous from Saint-Laurent, PQ CA
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I've had this processor over a year now and all I can say is that I am very satisfied with it. It is quite fast and can handle most of my software without any lag. However, due to being a single core, I must comment that heavy multitasking with this processor isn't its best feature. For example, playing a game like FEAR and encoding a DVD isn't a good idea lol. Still, it can handle most of the things you throw at it. I've overclocked it to 2.5GHz sucessfully, but I couldn't go higher due to my motherboard. If you're still in the market for a 939pin processor, this could be your pick! |
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Definately a good gaming cpu. 2006-11-02 16:17:57
Reviewed by Anonymous from Denver, PA US
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I have 2 of these and i am building a third gaming computer for myself but i decided to upgrade to dual core.
Just incase i start a business like Ewiz someday.
Maybe i will name it Ewiz #2 |
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2010-03-01 04:07:29
Reviewed by Michael Kerivan from Arlington, MA US
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| The Good:
WORKS GRAET |
| The Squirrelly:
graet Price |
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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
64 bit processing, great overclocking 2007-01-13 19:54:25
Reviewed by maxwell stevenson from lewiston, ME US
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If you run this with 64 bit apps, you will get a 10% performance boost. Not only that, but these overclock to speeds upwards of 3 ghz. At that performance, for that price there is no reason not to buy, for a budget gaming rig. |
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Like an intel P4 3.5Ghz CPU 2007-01-06 07:00:11
Reviewed by puk from Denver, PA US
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Its like an Intel P4 3.5Ghz CPU but alot faster and alot lot better at gaming. The dual core processors are even better yet. I have an amd athlon 64 x2 4200+ AM2 and I was playing 2 games at once and watching a movie with NO LAGG. AMAZING. This 3500+ would lag though so don't try that. |
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Nice Buy! 2007-12-04 12:15:53
Reviewed by Anonymous from Jacksonville, FL US
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Price and performance are almost impossible to beat. It runs well and it's a good controller card. |
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2010-04-11 19:09:25
Reviewed by PEDRO GRIJALBA from LIMA, PE
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| The Good:
very fast
robust
good software |
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hot... very hot !
You need extra fan on pasive cooler |
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2007-07-24 11:11:11
Reviewed by Anonymous from san jose, CA US
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good battery life. |
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