Back in the K8 days, AMD was on the top of the world since their processors were doing extremely well against the somewhat lackluster competition from Intel. Fast forward to today and AMD is fighting for their life with their hope resting with their Phenom Quad Cores. In this review we will be looking at [...]

AMD’s new Phenom X4 quad core processor has finally arrived! After months of respins, rumors and marketing hype we put the Phenom X4 9600 through its paces in this preview. Is this new processor as good as everyone hopes it will be or will it fall flat on its face?

The primary goal of this review is to investigate both the stock and overclocking performance of the e4300. For comparison, the e4300 will be tested against an e6400 CPU under three different cooling solutions: stock air, aftermarket air, and water cooling. There are also a few more tests, but you will have to read on [...]