All you need to know about BD, short and sweet:
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"We won't deny it, we really were hoping for a lot more from Bulldozer and AMD's eight-core processors. It's disappointing to find these newly launched processors do little to improve AMD’s situation. The FX processors come short of competing hand to hand with the now 9-months old Sandy Bridge processors, and in certain instances surpass their own Phenom II range."
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Bulldozer Arrives: AMD FX-8150 Review > Final Thoughts - TechSpot Reviews
Let's not forget:
-first gen stigma, I remember being the first to own Phenom 9500 (false QVLs, performance bugs, etc)
-$$$$$$$$
-insane power consumption