AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX

cheating not the cooling fan as describe

I overclocked this thing to 4.3Ghz with 1.37500 volts without any stability issues under a load. I bet I could push it even farther, but im totally happy with it as it is! AMD has the best price-performance, and it has better future-proofing for its processors. It convinced me to switch from an old intel motherboard with a Core I5-3570k to an AMD motherboard with this processor. I further paired it with my good old GTX 970 (EVGA - FTW) which I still use, and it runs everything at Ultra settings fantastically. I already skipped the GTX 1000s and the RTX 2000s, so im really curious to see how the Navi graphics cards + processors will turn out (especially regarding price-performance). Im betting AMD will blow it out of the water in the price-performance category. I dont care whether or not they are faster than Nvidia or Intel (which is what mony-wasting drones focus on), as long as they are kickass with a much lower cost.

Performance for the value is amazing

Pros:

CPU works perfect for 144hz gaming

It doesnt get much better than this folks. bought this cpu 4 months ago and its been a dream. Coming from a 8350 to this is a drastic improvement in my pc gaming and 4k video editing for work. Paired with a 1070ti, x370 gaming pro carbon, and 16gb of tforce ddr4 ram itll run almost any game at top settings. Super easy to install, and looks good too. Would suggest this CPU to anyone looking to upgrade.

There is absolutely nothing not to love about this processor AMD at the top of the game

Good processor so far but it was advertised falsely as coming with an RGB Wraith Spire cooler. The model I received was a non-rgb version. A mild disappointment and definitely the fault of Amazon rather than AMD.

Great for the price. Holds up to Intel i5 that use to have.

The X version is pretty much an overclocked version of the non X version. The CPU worked right out of the box.