Athlon II X3 are out

[AMDnoob]

They're out. Just noticed, surprised there's no article out yet... Any opinions on the Athlon II line now that it's all out there in the open?

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

I think there was an article last week or so. On the Athlon II line though, the x4 looks awfully tempting to me to grab one and overclock to have a budget gaming monster.

 

[yannifb]

The x3s look great due to their high clock, they perform better than the 720 in some tasks

 

[AMDnoob]

oh yeah i forgot bout that. I was just expecting a notification or something in the News column.

 

[yannifb]

oh yeah i forgot bout that. I was just expecting a notification or something in the News column.

Like the guy before me said, Toms got a few early, and the review was up for a week or two.

 

[shawne]

I am purchasing one this month, any ideas on a good board to go with it?

 

[eberleeeee]

A good board that has a little bit of everything (since Im not sure on what you are using this computer for) is the ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO. AM3, DDR3, and 2 PCIe slots.

 

[ohiou_grad_06]

I don't know man, if you are going to overclock anyway, I'm not sure I see going with a cheap triple when you can get a quad for 10-20 more, just my 2 cents.

 

[bige420]

Toms published an article a few days ago on the new X3's:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-x3,2452.html

They're some solid performers, come real close to the 720 in most things.

 

[OvrClkr]

For 87$ it is basically the chip to beat price/performance-wise. Sweet =)