i have used it 3 months till now no problems ans yea performance is beast just buy it without any second thoughts

just started using it, not explored fully yet. but the processor is heated too much. is this affect it's lifetime ?

Overall performance is better than Any Core i3 and some i5...

No heat issue, temperature goes to 45'C when playing High graphics Game.
In hot summer it went to 55'C sometime when playing Watchdogs along with IDM running..

This processor is the best for budget and also for hardcore gamers and workaholics. This beast can run 8-9 heavy programs Simultaneously. I am a Hardcore gamer and also a Architect. I have overclocked the processor and its max turbo speed is 4.30ghz. if u are looking for a budget Processor then go for The Fx 6300 Black Edition. Its has been now compared to INTEL i5 3rd gen in many other websites.

My Specs =

AMD FX 6300
970A CHIPSET OF GIGABYTE
16GB RAM 1800MHZ COSSAIR VENGEANCE
ATI RADE...

This processor remain always calm. it never show any less point. i can play every game without a lag.
intel processors r made for something else. but this processor is born for gaming. if anyone reading my review please consider this i purchased this processor after a heavy search on processor. u r getting 6 cores what else u want .

man this processor is just a beast . If you pair and amd radeon graphics card u just see the performance . Booting speed it ultimate just boots at 1.9 seconds no other processor if of it's match intel's processor are nothing in front of it they are like ant.

Great processor. A good choice for who has low budget but want to play game.Unlocked processor gives raw power.

I moved on from intel pentium 4 to this CPU and couldn't be happier. With 6 cores to take on anything you throw at it, this CPU is a power horse. Extremely happy with the product :D .

I play CS - source a lot ... while playing I switch to task manager ( performance ) and what I see is not even one core is using even half of its power. Now I know that counter strike source isn't really a big game but still you can compare the performance. :D

I'm using it mainly for Video editting, I have overclocked to 4 GHz from stock 3.5 GHz, Did not find any difficulty. AMD catalyst control center software gives us option to OC.

Overall its a bang of bucks.
My Config:
AMD FX6300 3.5GHZ OC'd at 4.0GHZ
Corsair Vengeance 1600MHZ DDR3 2x 4GB =8GB
PSU: Corsair VS 450
GC: AMD/ATI HD 6450 1GB
MB: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
HDD:Seagate 1TB 7200rpm 64MB Cache

These six cores give you some serious power, don't even bother with i3 or i5. This processor is just perfect in price and power. Intel is overpriced. Don't feel any doubt buying this over a i5, Its gonna save you a lot of money and you get same performance anyway.