WHATS HOT?
First of all, let me tell you that the rated speed of 2.2 GHz is the main reason I purchased this. It does not look like much but when you use it, you will notice a big difference in overall performance. Your Windows operating system will boot up faster and applications will startup quicker. Even I noticed a speed boost after upgrading from my recently old AMD Athlon 64 4000+. I have read and heard a lot about dual processors in one, so I was just dying to give it a try.

Before there were motherboards with dual CPU slots, but they do not come anywhere near these X2 processors because the motherboards with dual slots were slower (because the system bus was not fast enough). These new dual core X2's allow system bus speeds of over 1 GHz (compared to 200 MHz or even slower). This new two processors in one is called HyperTransport by AMD. These new processors use the same 939 pin design but may change in the future to increase speed. This new technology also increases the amount of memory and the speeds of the memory you can have on you system.

The 2 megabyte L2 cache memory will run the 2GHz of FSB with some to spare also. Now if you can get a motherboard that will speed up your DDR memory will just add to the performance of your new system. You will be able to run almost anything many times faster than older dual core technology.


AND WHATS NOT?
I have read that some software or games cannot handle this much power and will crash occasionally. This can easily be corrected by upgrading the software or applying new patches to the games. Personally, I have not experienced any of this as I always have up-to-date software, drivers, and game patches. I do not like to take any chances with my system. I would recommend you check for driver and software at least once a month.


SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS :
Motherboard: Asus A8V Deluxe
Processor: AMD Athlon X2 64 4400+
Processor Speed: 2.2GHz (normal)
HeatSink: ThermalTake Silent Tower
Video Card: PNY Verto GeForce 6800GT
Memory: 3 x Kingston PC3200 CL2.5 512MB (1.5GB total)
Hard Drive: 1 x 40GB / 1 x 160 GB / 1 x 200GB external firewire
CD/DVD Drives: 2 x Sony CD/DVD-RW/DL
Power Supply: 500W ULTRA X-Connect Modular Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Pro/XP 64-bit

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