AMD Phenom X3 720 and X4 810 reviews!!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The X3 720 looks to be a decent overclocker!!

Here are some reviews for both processors:

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.ph...=17113&page=12

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...&limitstart=10

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...&limitstart=10

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu..._17.html#sect0

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/898/15/

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha..._720be/15.html

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1489&pageID=6339

http://icrontic.com/articles/amd%E2%...0-processors/9

http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-ph...-review-am3/26

[kalniel]

Is there a reason that, while posting on the Hexus forums, you don't include the Hexus review of the X3 720 and X4 810?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I didn't know they had done one!! It is now added!!

[McPhee]

Glad i held off upgrading now, the 720 is looking like a very good buy. I'll wait for prices to settle (and hope/pray that Biostar stop being ***** and release a Phenom II update for my mobo) then grab one. Hopefully the Intel/AMD price war brings them down to the £100 mark.

[madman045]

At the moment, the only thing hardware prices are doing is going up, which is a shame as I was going to get a C2D upgrade, but cant now

The Phenom II looks good for the money

[Ciber]

That 720 is looking like a very good choice, particularly if you're like me and can't decide if dual core or quad core will be best!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The X3 720 has the makings of a basis for a very good budget build!

Phenom X3 720 - around £120
790GX motherboard - around £80 to £85
4gb PC6400 DDR2 - around £40 to £45
PSU - around £50
HD4830 - around £90
500gb HDD - around £45
Case - around £30
DVD drive - around £15
Vista Basic - around £70

So for around £550 it is excellent value for money. Most of the reviews can get the X3 720 to at least 3.5ghz. Even at 3.2ghz it would be quite a fast processor!! A bit of overclocking of the HD4830 should also help for games too!!