AMD Athlon II X3 440 / 3 GHz

After spending the last several years assembling new build PC's I would like to share my experience with
AMD Athlon processors, there are several processors available on the market today and like all technology there will always be something bigger and better than the previous model released.

In the case we are referring to the Athlon II X3 which is designed for the AM3 suited mainboard, there are obviously quite a few variables to take in to consideration when designing and building a new build PC and simply these statements are answered according to the requirements of the end user. I would really recommend using the X3-3Ghz chip firstly for the cost been fairly low in comparison to some CPU's of similar spec this would cost as little as £65.00 - £70.00 when purchased online.

The X3 is a triple core processor with a core speed of 3000 mhz (3.0ghz) it also has a 1.5 mb data cache and operates at 95Watts, I have always preferred using AMD processors in comparison to the likes of Intel, the only reason for this is that out of all the systems I've built, I've only ever had one AMD system properly crash whilst multi-tasking with several demanding programs, and the ratio must be at least 10 times higher with the likes of an Intel chip!

The X3 is by no means a slow processor however should be recognised as a high performance budget chip, it is perfect for common use i.e office's, personal computing, web & graphics etc providing you have a decent graphics card to go with it. I have used this chip on several builds using the Gigabyte SKT-AM3+ 990XA-UD3 Motherboard which is available from Amazon for just short of £87.00, and the two operate together perfectly, with a minimum of 1-2GB ram, the X3 chip and the Gigabyte mainboard you would have a rather impressive yet cheaply built pc which is just about capable for anything other than the top spec games which then again you may wish to focus on spending more in the graphics section rather than the CPU.