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I've had pretty good experiences with the three processors I purchased: the AMD PII X3 720 Black Edition, the AMD PII X4 965 Black Editi...

My previous i5-750 processor turned out to be defective. I sent the chip back to NewEgg and got a prompt replacement. The new processor work...

I sent my i5-750 processor back to NewEgg last Saturday. I sent it Priority Mail with Insurance and Confirmation. It arrived in Whittier, CA...

I don't think these tests were representative; I think the chip is bad. Below is the original article. I'll have to do a new one a...

I now have my Intel i5-750 system up and running. This is the progress so far. I have three very good processors to compare. I started wit...

This is rundown of the stock coolers for the Intel i5 and AMD Phenom II processors that I have along with third party coolers. Click to en...

I've seen reviews of AMD's Phenom II and Intel's Nehalem. These reviews have varied a lot in quality but none have really provid...

I've done a fair amount of testing with my X3 720 Black Edition. My results should be more typical since I'm using the stock heatsin...

I waited to get enough spare money and then waited because of rumors of the 3.4 Ghz Phenom II 965. So, I decided to stop waiting and put tog...

I came across an Anandtech Notebook Review by Jarred Walton that claims to objectively compare low end examples powered by AMD and Intel pr...

I need to say something first. I haven't done a new post for awhile. This was primarily because I was waiting for some spare money. Late...

I've been looking over the example systems at Anandtech. For the most part they do make reasonable choices. However, sometimes they betr...