AMDFX-6350 Black Edition CPU (AM3+, Hex Core, 3.90GHz, 14MB, 125W, Advanced Bit Manipulation)

Let me start off by saying this: nothing comes close to this CPU if you want to game on a budget. Period.That's why I love this little gem of a processor, its equivalent to a high end i3/low end i5, yet costs less, and has more cores. It also comes with an unlocked multiplier out of the box and a far beefier stock cooler than the pathetic thing that comes with Intel CPUs. Check out LinusTechTips's video on the coolers to see just how well AMD's cooler compares to the competition.This means that there's no need to buy an after-market cooler on day 1, saving you more money (even more!)This is marketed as a 6 core chip, and as such uses more power than the more efficient Intel CPUs. Most i5s will also perform better with (far) less power consumption. However this chip is like an inefficient bull in a china shop - running at up to 4.2Ghz - more if you try - and when compared to the quad core FX-4XXX series gives a huge jump in FPS in most games.It can run a bit warm, but that shouldn't be too much of a problem, buy a couple of Thermaltake Thunderblade 4 Pin LED Fan 8 cm - Red and you'll be good to go.In conclusion: This is a great CPU for a mid level, price optimized gaming PC. Good features, and a ton of other reviews out there to compare notes, means that this CPU is already well loved by many a gamer and ex console player out there.FYI this chip runs in (and only in) AM3+ motherboards, make sure you get the right one - and works with DDR3 RAM, I recommend at least 8GB for a gaming system.There you go - please mark this as helpful if it was, and happy buying :)

Well impressed with this CPU. It runs well. Didn't use the stock cooler opted for a duel 120mm fan tower which keeps it nice and cool idles at a nice 10c and around 30c to 35c under load. I was going to get the 8 core but the prices just went to high for my budget and I wanted to get my new build up and running rather than wait until they come down again. It over clocks with ease. I've had it up to 4.5-4.6 and let it run for a few hours gaming and was pleasently surprised to find it was keeping nice and cool. I suppose I could crank it up a bit more but I'm happy as it is. Good value for money.

Bought this after doing some research, and glad I did! Teamed up with 16gb of ripjaws 1833mhz with my gtx 770 4GB jetstream card. On a gigabyte motherboard and it will do what ever I ask of it, titanfall maxed out, BF4 maxed out, ride maxed out. 20 Internet windows opened and word processing, not a problem! 12 sec boot with ssd, a little more expensive than the fx 6300 but you get the factory over lock that runs stable and a larger cache.Buy it.Mine is water cooled so can't comment on the stock cooler. I get idle temps of 5°c and load of 30-38°c

The CPU works ell enough - quite happy there but the fan has to be the noisiest CPU Fan I've ever installed. Sounds like a petrol-engines model plane - really bad. Intend to replace it with a Hyper 103 at a later date.

New never been used as seal still on.

Great processor for the money, plenty of room for overclocking if that's what your into. In my system it sits at a cool 8-10 degrees centigrade when idle and hasn't went any higher than 50 degrees Celsius under load.It comes with a heat-sink and fan in the package which is more than adequate for any environment. Although this was used in my first system build I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone else interested in building an AMD powered system.I have also successfully overclocked it to 4.5GHz running the stock cooler and stressed tested it. The system is running stable and the highest temperature reached was 63 degrees Celsius.

Good product however I think I may have been slightly unlucky with the temps. It perfectly as described at boosted 4.2 but slightly warmer than others who have the same chip and setup meaning that its limited my overclocking ability.Overall great product.

Running at about 40C with the stock cooler playing most games. Runs everything no problem at all. Unless you are running something unbelievably complex, this should be more than able for the next few years. Coupled with a R9 270 card and 8G of fast ram the lowest frame rate on games is 45 FPS. That's great for the price. In fact its brilliant.