I used the FX- 8320 Octa already half a year and I am so far completely satisfied with it. However, one should rather look around for a clever cooler. The supplied cooler series is my Meinug by simply undersized. The Octa Core has a considerable power dissipation of 125 watts and therefore has to pay correspondingly high computational load much heat. This creates the small series coolers unfortunately only with high Fandrehzahlen and that is in the long run simply unbearably loud. Have been measured with Speedfan: Fandrehzahlen to 3500 U / min. and still achieves a Temperatuer of about 70 ° C (!). And when after 5 minutes 100% utilization. When playing current 3D games, the temperature rockets not quite as quick high, but the cooler is overwhelmed Again after a short time and is very noisy. So the supplied cooler can really totally forgot! I then bought myself a new substantial larger condenser needs just 700 U / min. and keeps the temperature even after hours under full load at 65 ° C. If one of the high power consumption but not the processor makes really good. He really is extremely fast and really everything runs smoothly. Since AMD has probably saved only on the radiator! Therefore probably comes the supposed good value for money. A good cooler for AMD will cost between 25-40 euros, one should keep in mind if you think you make a bargain. Conclusion: 4 stars for a super-fast processor with a super weak cooler.
