Before we can really get into testing and using the processor itself, it's important to know what system it's being tested on. Here's a quick rundown of what we have available to us.

Setup 1 (benchmarks)

• Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
• EVGA 8800GTS 320MB
• 850W Cooler Master power supply

Setup 2 (overclocking)

• ASUS Crosshair Socket AM2 SLI Motherboard
• AMD 64 bit X2 5000+ Black Edition
• 2 gigs Corsair DDR2 800 RAM
• Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality
• BFG 8800GTX Ultra OCed
• Seagate 400 gig SATA HD
• Sony DVD-RW Burner
• Memorex DVD-Rom
• Logitech G7 Wireless mouse
• Logitech G15 keyboard
• 550W Antec TruePower Trio power supply
• Cooler Master CM690 Case