AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler

The Ryzen 5 1500X Processor is very powerful for its price and TDP. Upgrading from my old PC was night and day difference and the 4 Cores 8 threads will assure my PC a longer life span as programs get more advanced and demanding. The only problem I encountered was with the platform in general. I was unable to even use my PC for the first month and a half due to blue screening and bad drivers/ bios versions. To be honest, it was a nightmare, but after replacing all of my parts (other than working ones) finally replacing the SSD and installing windows 10 via USB did the trick and it has appeared to work great ever since. Anyways, here is my simple list of Pros and Cons.PROS:1. Good Bang for the Buck ($189 here or 169 sometimes on eBay) for 4 solid Cores and 8 threads!2. Very power efficient compared to the Amd FX cpus with a TDP of 65W3. I haven't personally tried it yet, but this CPU has a pretty effective overclock.4. The stock cooler is actually really good. My temps have never reached really hot temps even when gaming. Also, the cooler matches my black/silver themed build quite well surprisingly.CONS (Not really the CPU's fault)1. The platform has a fairly rough beginning as memory support is sketchy and early versions of Windows 10 can prevent it from working.-Solution: Check your motherboard RAM compatibility and install the latest Windows 10 via USB.Because this issue isn't on the CPU exclusively, I will still confidently give this product a 5 stars!

Old Core 2DUO E8600 overclocked was just not pushing PUBG to really playable levels (max fps 44). CPU was running 100% load while video was only 60% load..Enter the Cheap gaming build. This seemed like the best bang for the buck, and stock cooler included. Install was easy and so was overclocking to 3.9ghz. My case choice wasn't great for airflow so brought the speeds/volts down to 3.7ghz and added a Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L small water cooling setup.Everything ran cool PUBG runs almost twice the speed with the same video card and same settings as the old system.If I had to do it again, I would have used the 1600X and just bought the ML120L cooling setup. Stock "wraith" cooler would have done the trick, but no only in a better cooled case.

Thoroughly pleased with this lightning fast CPU.AMD's new Ryzen series processors are absolutely game changers, in the way of performance, to price. Even on the lower end of the spectrum, the 1500X, with its 4 cores, and 8 threads, it absolutely demolishes everyday tasks, and even full fledged 4K gaming. It's great for rendering, content creation, and just about anything else you can throw at it. The optimizations for this new line of CPU's just keep improving their stability. You just can't go wrong with Ryzen.I will say though, if I had it to do over again, I would have spent the extra $20 to get the Ryzen 1600, as it has 2 more physical cores, and 4 more virtual threads, which increases capabilities literally by 50%, for only a few more dollars. I advise anyone on a budget to feel completely secure in purchasing ANY Ryzen CPU, including the modest 1400. I now own 2 Ryzen-based PC's. I simply can't imagine why I would EVER purchase another one from Intel. Intel is out for a cash-grab & has ZERO interest in providing you with value for quality. Stick with Ryzen, and you'll be glad you did!Cons: None, zero. Buy it while it's cheap!

what can I say! I like AMD, and even if it's not ideal for every application like Intel, Ryzen 1500X was still a huge jump in performance for me.Just used the Ryzen master overclocker utility and used it with the ab350gaming Mobo, meant I could OC this machine literally first thing from stock 3.5Ghz, to 3.9+ghz, stable with my cooling solution. The Ryzen chips run very cool, especially this 1500x. I did NOT use the stock Spire Cooler (I use liquid cooling), but the cooler you get is one of the best in the box coolers I've ever seen.Be careful do NOT use AMD Overdrive like you might have used on your older FX series AM3+ or other AMDS.I made that mistake and had serious issues to solve before the machine would even boot up.Overal, Intel is better for gaming and many normal user activities, even after the recent problems with Intel chips and the recent emergency patch that slowed down peoples CPU. However, for bang for the buck or you use CPU intensive programs like video encoding, etc - This CPU will do it for you!