What is a good quality cheap quad core AMD CPU?

[bingaloman]

Does anyone know any decent performance, good quality and cheap AMD CPU that is quad core?
I'm hoping to look for something less than $100 and that can fit a AM3,AM3+ socket. I've tried searching but can't seem to find or know any decent CPU under $100 that's quad.

 

[yanjustin98]

If you're looking for a quality CPU, you're going to be competing against at least First or Second gen Intel processors which still run around $200 and most likely a little over. Of course you are considering clock speeds of about 3.0 GHz running 4 cores (generally). For under a $100, there are still a good number of AMD processors that will get you where you want to be in today's competitive hardware market. If you're looking for quad-core CPU's with AM3 or AM3+ socket, I'm assuming you already have a motherboard and are looking to upgrade your CPU. In this case, I would personally recommend the AMD Phenom II X4 955 or 965 Black Edition Deneb which clock in at 3.2 and 3.4 GHz, respectively. Both run 125w so make sure you have a power supply that can handle that. However, the 965 is $110, so that might not be a viable option. The Phenom II 955 comes in at $95, and has some pretty standard AMD technology such as Direct Connect, Balanced Smart Cache, etc. Keep in mind also that this option is comparably better than the i3's for it's price. (AMD runs 45nm architecture, i3's run 32 nm). Total core cache for AMD is more than what Intel brings in all of it's 3 generations of i3's. Pretty comparable to the older i5's though. I definitely recommend this beautiful piece of machinery for you, my friend.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

 

[Viking2121]

a hair over $100, and will be some over 100 with shipping.

Phenom II x4 965 3.4ghz http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=HDZ965FBK4DGM&cat=CPU

Athlon II x4 640 3.0ghz http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=ADX640WFK42GM&cat=CPU (is cheaper but the Phenom will perform better)

 

[esrever]

the old athlons II x4s are probably your best bet, they can still be found for cheap. You might even get a phenom II for that price if you are lucky.

 

[rds1220]

A 965BE is a little over 100 dollars and is still a decent CPU. Out of the box it's fine and can be overvlocked if you want.

 

[obsama1]

The 965BE is really good and you can get it from Microcenter for $90 with a free mobo. If you can wait for the 1st week of Oct., PD will come out. Supposed to be 15% better than BD and uses less power.

 

[popatim]

TigerDirect has the 965BE for $80 shipped...

 

[jaguarskx]

I would go with the Phenom II 965. Yes, it is a little more than what you want to spend, but it is still the best inexpensive quad core CPU in your price range +/- $10.