It's rare for me to review computer hardware but with something like this, I felt that I needed to. This is an awesome AM3+ CPU for the money.I have been PC gaming for many years now, but didn't get serious about it until about 2012, when I entered my senior year of high school and received my first gaming PC as a graduation gift from my mom. Over the last four years, I've been tinkering away, replacing and upgrading components when paychecks would allow, and now I am finished with my gaming rig, the specs of which I will share below. The only original parts inside still left are my motherboard, and my case.One area my computer was lacking was in processor power. It was noticeable in some newer games released this year. However, my motherboard is limited by a 95w TDP, meaning my options for a new processor were limited (without purchasing a new motherboard.) About eight months ago I ordered the non-E version of this and thought I bricked my computer, before realizing that a 125w TDP CPU would not work in a 95w board. D'oh! So that's when I returned it to Amazon, and instead went with the FX-6300, which treated me well, but lacked the "oomph" I wanted from my rig.I did some research, and found out that this was actually the best, most powerful AMD CPU that my motherboard would accept, so I quickly ordered one. It arrived yesterday but I have been sick and bedridden so I just got the chance to test it this morning.This CPU replaced my aging AMD-FX 6300 six core CPU and oh boy, what a difference this makes already! My computer lags a bit less, starts up just a tad quicker (though I am running an SSD with Windows 7) and it makes a big difference in games.For example, I can now run The Division at about 10fps average more than I previously did with my FX-6300, so around 50fps on Ultra. With the extensive weather effects and huge open world gameplay, I no longer have to worry about serious stress on my CPU. In addition, Star Wars Battlefront never drops below 60fps and Adr1ft runs at a smooth 60fps, both on Ultra. All of these would cause my fans to run at near-warp speed and my CPU would run hot. This is not the case anymore. My fans are whisper quiet. The CPU itself idles at about 38c and under load from a video game, or video render, 40-45c, according to the program Speccy.I did another test using HeavyLoad, which is a free program, and putting 100% stress on both my CPU and GPU showed 43c.I tried running a few programs in the background to see if I could throttle the CPU and slow down my computer. Very minimal, if any lag, this is a big step up for me. iTunes doesn't flip out anymore on me and everything runs like butter.All in all, this is a very powerful processor and a great one, too. It was easy to install and I now proudly display the AMD-FX sticker on my case. For the money, I would say it's worth it, and for those of us with older mobo's limited by their 95w TDP, look no further. This is a very powerful CPU for not a lot of money. Amazon usually carries stock, but with taxes and the occasional backorder, you're looking at around $220, $230 when it's all said and done. I ordered mine from a reseller for $180, and free shipping.Hope this helped! Here are my specs:-Thermaltake Commander case (Black) -Windows 7 x64 Home Premium SP1-Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard-Kingston V300 120gb SSD-AMD FX-8370E CPU @3.3gHz x8 (4.3gHz turbo)-Toshiba 1tb HDD-Seagate 1tb portable HDD-Sentey 850w modular PSU-EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW GPU-Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB DDR3 RAM x2-Corsair Air Series 120mm Fan (Blue LED's) x3