You guys are bashing it too much. Take it for what it is. It is, in essence, a 'budget' quad core for those who_may_sometimes need multiple cores, but who don't have the money for a quad core. You can get one of these for $160...not a terrible price to performance ratio. They are decently overclockable for the enthusiast on a budget. They DO fit a slot in AMD's marketing plan, as they are going to be seen en masse in pre-built systems, which is the mainstay of PC component sales to begin with. I think this was a pretty decent move on AMD's part. And the fact that they turned off a defective core to me isn't a problem. If the three cores that are ON work, what do I care if the core that is off doesn't?
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You guys are bashing it too much. Take it for what it is. It is, in essence, a 'budget' quad core for those who_may_sometimes need multiple cores, but who don't have the money for a quad core. You can get one of these for $160...not a terrible price to performance ratio. They are decently overclockable for the enthusiast on a budget. They DO fit a slot in AMD's marketing plan, as they are going to be seen en masse in pre-built systems, which is the mainstay of PC component sales to begin with. I think this was a pretty decent move on AMD's part. And the fact that they turned off a defective core to me isn't a problem. If the three cores that are ON work, what do I care if the core that is off doesn't?