AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz CPU

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Just to note, this processor does not support DDR3, and will not work in an AM3 motherboard. For that you want the Phenom II X4 945.

http://www.frys.com/product/5817973?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Frys at $130

http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/ads/2009/10/02/44505/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-805-Processor

And $80 for the locked 2.5gig AM3

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I got the slower one and it's been running awsome!

#5 me to and I agree

The Frys deal is really good. I don't think there's much of a performance jump from DDR2 to DDR3 for most applications.

#2 the price is only for in store pickup.

I picked up that 805, got the last one 2 days ago. It went into my AM2+ mobo with no problems (95w), though I see little difference between it and the 9750 I had before. I'm going to upgrade to a 785 or 790 mobo, and I will then turn on ACC, which should enable to extra 2Mb of cache that's on die. Not a bad deal for $80.

Its a good, solid performing processor. Yes, no DDR3 support, but #7 is correct that the DDR3 performance gain is somewhat mythical.

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