AMD Phenom 9500 user reviews (2.2GHz, OEM)

0.5 stars

"Nothing but problems on an ASUS M3N78 Pro board" on December 28, 2011 by W4833

Pros: Could have been the board but I doubt it, plenty of RAM & running Win 7, 64 bit

Cons: Sucked from the git-go. Nothing but problems in the two years I've suffered with this thing. Can't wait to "adjust" it with a ball-peen hammer....but I'm not bitter!

Summary: It sucked. Turned me off AMD forever. ASUS usually pretty good stuff but that could have been a problem as well. Bears a bit more research if I can keep the ball-peen locked away.

4.0 stars

"QUICK, BUT A 3.0GHZ DUO CORE 64 BIT IS MUCH FASTER" on January 6, 2011 by LYAK

Pros: ITS OK AND RUNS GREAT WITH WINDOWS XP BUT NOT NEAR AS FAST WITH VISTA

Cons: TOO SLOW FOR WHAT IT CLAIMS TO DO/SPEED

Summary: I HAVE RUN INTO SOME DUO CORE 64 BIT PROCESSORS THAT MAKE THIS ONE LOOK LIKE A 386 PROCESSOR

5.0 stars

"i disagree" on April 7, 2009 by ussr4life

Pros: this cpu has so much potential as far as overclocking goes but i think it all depends on what OS you are useing vista doesent like to run on some of the top notch desktops/laptops so get ubuntu to milk it for all its worth

Cons: I dont find any cons exept that when you buy this cpu its stock heatsink is pathetic but thats the same with all stock heatsinks

Summary: bottom line this is a must have for any kind of gaming rig if you dont belive me watch this vid

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Updated on Apr 7, 2009

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4.0 stars

"Real world systems" on June 9, 2008 by sdc100

Pros: Actual systems show a huge price difference

Cons: Benchmarks lag behind

Summary: While I agree with CNET's conclusion when based on the benchmark's alone, I'd like to take it out of the lab. In the past month, I've seen several refurbished HP Phenom-based systems for less than $600 from different vendors. In fact, Woot has an HP Media Center 3gig 640gig HD system on sale for $549 as I type. I have yet to see an Intel-based system for such a low price, whether refurbished or new. For what it's worth, I've had no issues whatsoever with it being refurbished. If you don't have problems within the 90 day warranty, chances are that you'll be fine for the lifetime of the system.

In no way am I recommending the HP system. I merely want to point out that sub-$700 quad core systems are already available and so far, they all use AMD chips. In fact, the above HP Media Center is sub-$600. And you even get a DVR.