I am running my 3600X on an MSI B550M PRO-VDH motherboard with standard cooler and its working just fine. I don't use it for games but for office work, photo editing and other tasks it is fast. I have tweaked the fan curves and its about 49C idle. I suspect though for gamers an aftermarket cooler would be a good idea especially for overclocking. With a suitable motherboard TPM 2.0 can be enabled making it ready for Windows 11. I had to update the BIOS on my particular motherboard to make this happen which is quite easy to do. It is also worth noting that that this CPU does not have integrated graphics so a separate card is needed. I use an MSI GT710 which is just fine for general use.
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Fast processor and more than adequate for modern games. Works well paired with a decent gpu and some fast memory. I used this chip when i built a pc for my son, he's currently pairing it with a 1050ti (though upgrading soon) and he's happy that he gets over 80fps in Apex legends. Another nice thing about this processor is, because its 3rd gen you can put it in a less expensive Motherboard like b450 or b550 chipset boards, and save a few pennies. All in all extremely happy with this chip.
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Fantastic daily driver, when you upgrade from processor i5 3570k, like i had, just plug and use. Runs up to 66-68 degrees with amd spire cooler, when gaming 3 h straight, but never over 70. Multitasking is flawless, no freezes, paired with 2400mhz 2x8gb ram, amazingly smooth
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Works perfectly for gaming and other mildly CPU intensive work.
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it works great
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