Dont Buy an FX (bulldozer) CPU!!, (What's this?) DON'T BUY AN "AMD FX-8150 FX 8-Core Black Edition Processor (FD8150FRGUBOX)"
From day one (never overclocked) my brand new computer wont survive more than ten minutes before something happens and I get a blue screen with a "A Clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval". All I had to type in the search bar was "A clock inter", and Google filled the rest out perfectly and the first result was "can the bulldozer get any worse?" or something like that. Granted, this is not the only CPU that I found that threw this code... BUT it was the only one that was nearly 100% for being responsible and being new (out of the box) with default settings!!
I guess AMD is aware of this problem and says they are working on a fix... but they have not issued a recall and these CPUs are still being sold. Unfortunately, I didn't know this before I bought it. I was too trusting and only researched performance in comparison with Intel and was happy with the assumed overclocking capabilities and the price. But I am not going to put up with a brand new CPU not working out of the box, so I have sent it and the motherboard back to Amazon (not Amazon's fault, in fact they were super easy to work with and pretty much no questions asked).
I will be buying an Intel CPU/motherboard and probably will be from now on... this is ridiculous. I am tempted to return the 2 AMD Radeon 6870's as I am afraid they are pieces as well. I will let you know once I actually have a working computer, lol.
Great Deal for the Price., (What's this?)
Awesome CPU but Windows is holding back its full potential, (What's this?) I purchased this CPU back in late November along with an ASUS Sabertooth 990FX board to replace my 7 year old socket 939 X2 4400.
AMD hasn't failed me before, and they continue to amaze me. True, the i2700 has been getting better benchmark scores, but this is Windows' fault, not AMD's. A fix from MS is coming soon to remedy the subpar benchmarks that have been seen on most websites.
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But currently, my CPU has been put to the test, and has given me some fairly impressive results. I've run Prime95 for hours on end, and my CPU temp seems to peak at 51C (but I'm using a liquid cooler.). When I overclock, I expect the temps to rise slightly but I ever overclock a new CPU right away. I give it a year or so, because most software should run flawlessly on stock speeds.
BIOS issue with ASUS Crosshair V fixed!, When this processor is paired with the ASUS Crosshair V it used to have a BIOS issue you could only change by buying a phenom II and upgrading the BIOS. I found an upgrade on the ASUS website.
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Scroll down a bit, select your processor from the list, and press go.
Great deal , reasonable wait time., (What's this?)
Best bang for your buck!!!!, These chips are awesome. They may not beat the i7 stock for stock or even the i5-2500 in some cases but they do what AMD intended. Overclock for overclock, these chips destroy the i5-2500 and beat the i7-2600k in many cases.
The Tech Report did a follow up article called "further overclocked" when they were able to attach AMD's water cooling kit. "Turning up the clock frequency allows the FX-8150 to put up some really nice numbers, tying or beating a Core i7-2600K overclocked to 4.5GHz in several cases."
Multitasking is another PRO. If you want to run multiple OS's at the same time, process video, string netflix to another monitor, and play a highly intensive game at the same time, this processor will help you do that far better than the i7. I was able to play MW3 on Win 7 while a VM of win XP was running to monitor a professional wireless weather station, a Linux VM running to encode video, and second Linux VM running for my wife(She no longer needs her own computer) :).
Cons: Not too much of a con but it get's hot. You need good ventilation.
As per the article over at The Tech Report. "There are some pain points here, such as the difference in single-threaded Cinebench performance between the FX-8150 at 4.7GHz and the Core i5-2500K at stock (scores of 1.16 vs. 1.48, respectively).
Single threaded performance still seems to be lacking. Will you notice it much? No, not really, and as technology progresses, so will software and applications.
Other Thoughts: Cooling is essential with this CPU. If you plan to OC make sure your case can breathe. My antec case has 5 fans and it's way overkill.
Waste of money period end of story, Tested one on my wife's pc It is way slower than my i7 2600 costs $35 more and has NO ONBOARD GRAPHICS and motherboards cost more than intel ones .
Fast and efficient, (What's this?) First I have to say I was hesitant to buy a new cpu with new 32nm architecture.
I was upgrading for the first time since my dual core 3.
AMD OverDrive software - Tuning controls to push performance to the limits and monitors system stability when overclocking.32nm die shrink - Stable and smooth performance with impressive energy efficiency."Bulldozer" architecture - Designed to increase core communication for unparalleled multitasking and pure core performance..AMD Turbo CORE Technology - A burst of speed for the task at hand. Delivers dynamic core performance boosts depending on users' workload at frequencies of up to 900MHz faster..Overclocking capabilities - Unlocked for a big boost in performance and speed.. Experience responsive game play and mega-tasking performance with AMD FX Processors. Get AMD FX in your system.
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