AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 / 2MB Cache / 1000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Hyper-Transport / Dual-Core / Processor with Fan

The First Dual-Core FX processor.
Ultimate PC Processor For 3D Games!
Providing unparalleled PC performance on 3D games and intense applications, the new AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processor allows power-hungry users to experience the next generation of Dual-Core threaded games with intense and realistic graphic resolutions. The AMD Athlon 64 FX processor runs on AMD64, a revolutionary technology that 1) allows the processor to run 32-bit applications at full speed while enabling the coming wave of powerful, 64-bit software applications, and 2) provides Enhanced Virus Protection when used with the upcoming Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). AMD64 technology shatters barriers to new and advanced software that require 64-bit technology and blazing processor performance. Power-hungry enthusiasts, gamers, and prosumers can explore dual-core technology designed to get the most out of today’s highest end dual GPU solutions.

As PC gaming continues to escalate, the award-winning AMD Athlon 64 FX family of processors consistently outperforms the competition. It can improve overall digital media performance over similar single-core processors by an average of 34 percent, with performance improvements over 80 percent on certain benchmarks.
It’s YOUR processor!. Serve. Create. Play. Extreme multi-tasking opens up worlds of possibility. Because of today’s growing availablity of multi-threaded software games, 3D gamers who seek to break the limits on application performance, may now take advantage of its benefits through the incredible performance of the new dual-core AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 processor.

• Game Play: A game that is optimized for AMD64 can command a phenomenal amount of memory for textures, world models, and characters. The large physical memory and smart memory management of the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor can provide excellent performance and access to a new level of cinema-quality gaming realism. Multi-player games and 3D environments can grow to massive proportions and incorporate stunning detail.
• Game Development & Modification: AMD64 offers large memory capacity and other architectural performance improvements for fast and efficient compiling, level editing, development of complex 3D models, and asset management. The growing trend toward user-generated content can accelerate, and tap the creative efforts of thousands of game modification enthusiasts.
• Game Serving & File Sharing: Multi-player games and peer-to-peer software that run on central servers can accommodate more users and larger physical environments. With the AMD Athlon 64 FX processor, more CPU horsepower is available for physics simulation, player interactions, and network connections.
• Digital Content Creation: AMD64 applications can leverage huge physical memory and 64-bit processing to manipulate huge images and complex audio & video content.
• Professional Grade Results: With AMD64 many professional grade applications can be employed to create professional grade results on a desktop PC including design, engineering, simulation, and science applications.