Review of the AMD Phenom II x6 1055T 2.86GHz

Today I have a hex-core 2.86 GHz CPU review from AMD. I recently bought this for my new computer build. The chip has six real cores built into it which in turn gives me a lot of power. I am currently using the stock heat sink and to be honest, it cools but its way to loud. I never have temperatures above 42*C on full load with Prime95. The only problem is that on full load the CPU fan runs extremely hot. I believe that eventually I will have to get another heat sink.

AMD Phenom II x6 1055T 2.86GHz

Now I have a few friends that were able to get an entire 1GHz over clock with this chip, but obviously they had a better heat sink.

Pros

• Fast and Powerful.
• Fairly prices. I bought mine off of Newegg for about $175.
• Runs cool.
• Can be over clocked.

Cons

• Loud stock heat sync.

In conclusion it's a solid processor. I enjoy having all of the power under the hood. Even though I seldom have to run all the cores at full load unless I am rendering video, I still like having some overhead.