Thing is what option do they have?
I actually rate Intel's socket as worse.
I've only ever bent AMD pins once (lesson learned and all that) and that was on a Tbird. Since then I've learned to run the rig to soften the TP before trying to remove and have had no issues.
I did the classic "pull the cpu out of the socket".
I have, however, bent pins in an Intel board three times. Only once was it impossible to repair but I prefer AMD's approach all the way.
More efficient means cooler at given mhz meaning better overclocks with lower temps. The only thing stopping me going beyond 5ghz on my 8320 is heat. Once my chip reaches 73c all bets are off and the rig just locks, so it's literally a thermal wall I hit. 73c, right on the dot.
The E is a better CPU tbh, but then if you don't push for uber clocks it doesn't really matter as I've yet to see a 8320 that won't do the mandatory 4.5ghz.
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