This might help us, as its clear that each and every "Expert" review site came to different conclusions.... some are objective, some are downright skewed

Please put in summaries of ones you read.

What I read so far:

XBit Labs: Pretty not believable, its almost like they manipulated their test data to tell a specific story. They didn't slam AMD or PII, but they did throw it under the bus ultimately. They tried to paint the picture that it is ok, but still not as good as the "competition". They only used a 790GX

Fudzilla: Pretty balanced, it didn't seem like they were trying for any specific conclusion. They did not compare it i7, only to high end QC2D. Also used a 790GX

Tweaktown: Their usual total garbage. I don't know why I even keep them bookmarked. Here is a direct quote from them "Phenom II seems to be lacking any real CPU power, even when compared to the Core 2 series and is certainly much less than Core i7." Don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.

Hot Hardware: Pretty rational, these guys don't often take sides. Their review was pretty balanced, and they respected the effort put into the product. Also used a 790GX

Guru3D: Pretty realistic, with an especially sober conclusion. Balanced. Also used a 790GX

Legit Reviews: Reasonably balanced, had a reasonably open minded conclusion. Also used a 790GX


Feel free to add more!!!