AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600

Pros: Extremely fast and stable on 32-bit/64-bit operating system--XP/Linux!. Affordable. Plenty of motherboards to support it.

Cons: Can't find any flaws....

The Bottom Line: This thing just rocks...for multimedia system or for anything in between...

Review: The AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor has gained a lot of popularity, and is presumed to compete against Intel Core 2 Duo processors of the same class. The X2 has evolved from the previous 939-pin socket that utilizes motherboard's memory controller ...