Review on AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Desktop Processor - Retail ADX245OCGQBOX with 2x1 MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 and 65W by Chris Barreto

Really reliable processor, the advantage of these old AMD models is that they are all overclockable, which I didn't understand at first. I built my Frankenstein desktop from leftovers from other builds for friends and family and this processor went to a landfill. While Googling, I came across a thread that describes how to overclock older AMDs. With these and an overclockable mobile device, you can really get a lot of performance out of it. You can't change the frequency multiplier like modern overclockable processors, but you can increase the base frequency up to the limit until you find the limit where it won't boot anymore. I found that with my Asus m2n69-am plus mobo and a big $20 cooler I could get 3.37GHz at stock voltage with a base clock of 232 and a max multiplier of 14.5 and incredibly stable. Also the temperature is really good for the OS, it stays under *50°C under normal conditions and when I boot it up to 100% it's still only 55°C after 15 minutes. He took no more tension than normal. and no more speed, it just won't load if it doesn't suit it. But I'm very happy with 3.37GHz from such an old processor. It's about my i5 laptop that I bought last summer.