AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Processor Socket 939 – Customer Reviews

I just built a computer using this processor and the following specs:

AMD Athlon X2 4600+
eVGA GeForce 7800GT 256mb video card
DFI LanParty SLI-DR mainboard
Corsair XMS DDR 184-pin 2x1gb dimms
Western Digital Caviar 320gb SATAII hdd

The setup can max out fps for Quake 4 / Doom 3, FEAR, and I run WoW on highest settings without a problem. I keep Outlook, IE, Photoshop and Dreamweaver open while gaming with no detrimental framerate effect. iTunes is also usually open as well, and sometimes MSTSC and a chat program.

I couldn't be happier. Building it myself I spent about $1,800 for a system that would cost about $7,000 from Alienware or about $5,000 from Dell (keep in mind, Dell doesn't currently offer this processor or this RAM, but a similarly configured FX -- single core -- processor configured this way costs about $5g).

My only gripe is with the included heatsink. The fan is noisy and it isn't entirely made of copper. You may want to try Thermaltake's heatsink... my favorite is the one without the overhang. Also, to ensure cooling you will want to grab Arctic Silver thermal grease.

2/12/2006 12:00 AM | Rating: