AMD Fx Processor 3.5 8 FD8320FRHKBOX

Best CPU I've ever put in a PC! So fast! This has some very nice features, too, all of which are pretty self-explanatory. However, let me tell you about "TURBO" since there isn't much info readily available, and it's one of the main draws to this particular line of CPUs...TURBO: This is a 3.5Ghz CPU... it runs at 3.5Ghz stock setting. TURBO can be enabled via your motherboard's BIOS. The options are AUTO and DISABLED. When Disabled, your CPU will consistently run at 3.5Ghz frequency... period. When Turbo is enabled, your CPU's frequency is dynamically controlled based on the system's requirements.Under a minimal workload (browsing the web, listening to music, running office software, etc) the CPU will auto-adjust to a lower frequency. For example, 3.0 - 3.4, etc... You don't have to manually adjust anything, it just does it by itself, and it maintains system stability when doing so. Now... say you're running a next-gen game, transferring a boat-load of files from one HDD to another, or rendering a video or animation... Then Turbo will increase your CPU's frequency up to 4.0Ghz!! Automatically, no need to manually overclock it.However, whatever the frequency is set to (ie 3.5 - 4.0+ etc) will be a "Target Frequency". In other words, the base frequency that other multipliers and ratios are based off of. So if you overclock it, then Turbo will still dynamically control your CPU frequency, but it will make it's adjustments based on the new target frequency. From what I've seen, Turbo tends to work within a 1Ghz range. For example: at stock (3.5) the frequency will fluctuate between 3.0 and 4.0... Overclocked to 4.0, the range tends to be between 3.5 - 4.5... If you want to overclock, but you're concerned about stability (no reason for concern that I've seen so far) then just manually overclock it in the bios and turn off Turbo. Otherwise, the dynamic control over CPU power is a fantastic and efficient feature well worth leaving on no matter what your intentions are for this CPU.HEAVY LOAD TEST: Moving on to performance... I like to break my CPU in by attempting to put it under the "worst-case-scenario-load". This is a combination of everything I may have to be switching between on any given job if I'm suddenly under a tight deadline and need to power through a creative media project... >> While transferring 300Gb of data from one drive to another, and changing ownership of 8 separate folders (containing several hundred Gb of data each), I watched a 1080p HD video in fullscreen, browsed the web, played music, ran Photoshop CS6 editing a 600ppi PSD doc with about 40+ layers, ran Maya 2013 rendering a complex scene and animation at 4K resolution with mental ray lighting and shadows, ran After Effects CS6 compositing a 1080p animation with visual effects, ran Premiere CS6 editing a 1080p video as well, ran Animate 2 (essentially Flash) animating a 30sec 1080p animation (720 frames/images), ran Audacity editing a 2min audio file with 16 tracks, AND... I was still able to start up Assassin's Creed IV and play! Sort of... It wasn't the best frame rate, and I had to turn AA and physX off, but still... wow! The only reason I started up AC-IV was because I couldn't think of anything else to do to try to crash the system. Hahaha. That's even before I overclocked it!OVERCLOCKING & TEMPS: This CPU is essentially an under-clocked 8350. AMD also makes their CPUs with O.C. in mind, so there is plenty of voltage headroom at stock settings, enough to O.C. this baby to 4.0Ghz out of the box without touching anything but the frequency! Mind you, this should only even be attempted with an after-market cooling solution (Top of the line CPU Cooler or Liquid Cooling), because it will run a bit hot under a full load. However... like others have mentioned in various forums... I actually got better, more consistent temps *after* overclocking the CPU to 4.0Ghz... Prior to O.C. my idle temps would sit around 12 degrees and erratically spike to 22, 27, etc...That said... Overclocked to 4.0Ghz with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, my idle temps are between 12-20 degrees depending on the shift in ambient room temp (most commonly it stays around 18 degrees). At full load (100%) on all 8 cores for 30-minutes (using Prime95 stress tester) the temp never went above 44 degrees. *Max temp is somewhere around 67 degrees I believe). No errors either, so the system is stable enough. I haven't had time to run a 12-24 hour stress test yet, but everyone I've talked to, and all the users posting in overclock forums report that 4.0Ghz is very stable on this CPU, and most are pushing it further. One guy capped his out at 4.7Ghz in a liquid-cooled system! I'll update my review after I've had a chance to run a full 24-hour stress test, but as of now I have had absolutely no issues whatsoever.FINAL THOUGHTS: Look no further. This is the best CPU in the "bang for your buck" category. Seriously. What else do you need to know other than the overwhelming joy of getting a 8-core 4.0Ghz CPU for the price of a 3.5Ghz CPU!?!? It's a no-brainer. If you can read a motherboard manual to find out how to get into your BIOS settings, then you can figure out the one setting to change the frequency to 4.0Ghz... the rest is done for you. No need to mess with voltages or anything else. Save. Reboot. Enjoy! :)*** P.S. Don't read any reviews from people who say "This CPU is quiet"... CPUs are SILENT!!! It's a Chip!... I can only assume they are talking about the stock cooler, but who knows. ((shrug))

I am a retired Navel pilot and do not claim to be a master builder or a master of computer knowledge but there is a lot I do know and that building a computer is childs play when you have the right parts. All computer builds are plug and play and can be done with a minimum amount of effort or knowledge. All these screwballs out there talking about overclocking their processor and adjusting there bios to make their computer run faster are idiots. all they are doing is a most gaining one onehundredth of a second of speeds in doing so. and besides that dose not make a difference when depending on your service provider you can only download 10 to 20 mgs a second from the internet. This processor on its own dose 1g without any adjustments for internet. So why try burning it out your processor by over clocking it. The advantage of this one is that it is an 8 core processor which means that you can run 8 different programs at the same time and still get 3.4 mhz of processor action out of it. Same goes for 2 4 and 6. Its when you start runing more that the processors core speed that you start losing that speed. Now a days people are running things like the TV Lights home security and the internet at the same time on one computer. So the need for core depth in the processor is necessary. But if your just using your computer for the internet duel core is still the most inexpensive way to go just look for higher mhz 2.8 or above this will give you all the speed you need for todays restrictions on internet down load speeds. Remember 2.8 is the smallest and is already 10 years old fore duel core. Remember the software you run is more important than the hardware you have. Look for software that best fits your hardware and you will find that the computer you have may just do more than you think. Even the newest PC video Game need for speed will run with no problems if you have a 2g video card and a 2.8 mhz processor and that game just came out less than a year ago while the hard ware has been around for over 10 years. I know this is true because I own to computers I built myself. An AMD FM2 duel processor which is 2.8 and 2g video card and now this AM3+ 8core 4g video card and the game runs the same on both. Just read the box on the games you get and know the hardware you have if you own the so called minimum to operate the game then the game will work like it is suppose to without any errors.. Don't let some quick talking sales man convince you otherwise or that it will run better with better stuff. Just like the geeks at best buy telling me I could not use xp to build a new computer that the software is just not there. Well if that were true I would not be on amazon now writing this. In the Navy they did not upgrade the hardware every 6 months or a even 6 years but the need for software was upgraded atleast once every 6 months.. So if your having troubles with photos internet or even games check the software first. A 100 dollars for a new OEM is a lot cheaper than a new build.