Review on AMD Phenom II X4 940 💻 Black Edition 3.0GHz AM2+ Processor - Retail by DoYun Kim ᠌

The following is the temperature of my processor at this same moment: 37–39 when the system is idle; 49–50 when the system is under load from AIDA 64; cooler speed (boxed) 1700–2300. Immediately after installing the operating system (if you installed it on a new one), I advise you to go into the BIOS and lower the voltage on the processor to 1.2-1.27v (you will have to select the minimum value individually). Typically, the BIOS overestimates the voltage; in my case, it was 1.42v. Additionally, a case with side fans will not interfere with the installation of the operating system. I have an HD 4870 video card with this processor, and when it's under load, the power consumption is over 170 watts. However, in the case, there is only room for one 120mm fan to blow on the side of the video card, which houses the chipset. Because of this, the system needs to be listened to even when it is busy in order to hear well. I attempted automated overclocking for 3.9 GHz, and while the cooler maintained the temperature at 60-61 degrees, it howled loudly despite the fact that the room temperature was just 30 degrees. In terms of performance, it is difficult to determine what to expect, but in compared to the i3-2100 that is used at work, the hair dryer 965 will have a higher power output. At home, nothing other than tests were able to load more than 70 percent of all the cores. I believe that it will be sufficient for the next couple of years, and if anything unexpected occurs, you may always overclock it normally. It is my recommendation that you make the purchase while it is on sale because the price-to-performance ratio is probably unmatched by anything else available.