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29 September 2016
Decent processor for old AM3/3+ motherboards
I picked up this processor after a defective PSU caused my motherboard to short out. After removing the heatsink, I noticed a brownish mark on the CPU. After checking the heatsink for the source of this brown mark, I was a bit iffy on trying it on a new motherboard.
Found this for around $30. Compare this to a new FX chip and its a steal. I am using this in a server/transcode system, and it performs well above my expectations. While it won't win any performance awards compared to my i7-5820K, it is also significantly cheaper. In handbrake the average fps sits around 100. On the i7, I hit around 500-1000. Not too bad at the same settings.