We don't wanna start and Intel VS AMD war, but in my opinion, AMD = Gaming, Intel = Number crunching......BUT as the birth of dual core has been brought forward by AMD, i think that is a good all round chip, and basically is the best available at the moment, unless you ventured towards Opterons/AMD FX series, which equal big bucks in most cases.

I would recommend either a high end AMD 64(Socket 939 3500+ or above), or indeed a dual core(X2, 3800+ or above).

Then we would move onto graphics card, and the inevitable Nvidia VS ATI war. ....any preference?


Liam