AMD Athlon X2 7850 CPU: Why?

well it's amd's rival to intel's E5200.

AM3 processors work on AM2+ motherboards. More info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM2%2B

The Athlon X2 7850 would do very well in a lower-priced build as it is an inexpensive but reasonably decent CPU that works in inexpensive AM2+ motherboards and inexpensive DDR2 memory. I would choose it over an Intel setup as you can put together a decent 7850 + AM2+ motherboard + DDR2 setup that gets the same performance as an Intel Core 2 Duo setup for a lower price. If you're into gaming, the difference in CPU+MB cost can let you get a better video card with the 7850, plus the 7850 is better at games than the Core 2 Duos in the same price range. The only downside to the 7850 vs. a similar Core 2 Duo would be that the 65 nm 7850 runs warmer than the 45 nm Core 2 Duos.

I thought they discontinued the 7750 BE, it's now just a 7750 iirc.

the 7750 and 7850 are great cheap CPUs . Get 1 if u wanted.

I paired it with a his 4850 and its a wooping 100% more power then my old 4400+ and 9600GT setup. I got the 7750 cause i dunno if my mobo can support the new 7850 and i cant wait for a bios update. But from what i read AFTER i bought it is that it works without the need of a bios update cause its mostly the same CPU with 100mhz more ... personally i would have wanted it . I`mcurious whats the stock FPS / multi on the 7850, maybe thats the only difference, 2 steps up lol for 10 bucks .

gl