Do I smell a bit of ironic content in your text?:hmm:

And no, my name is not Fernando.:up:

Smash? I don't think so. If you go through the CPU benchmarks at Tom's Hardware Guide the E6600 and the FX-62 are very close in performance, as are the E6400 and the X2 5000. It's true the E6700 and E6800 are faster still, so right now if you absolutely must have the top of the line and you've got money to burn then you'd buy Intel, but suggesting that all Conroes per se outperform AMD is simply not true.

Where Intel has the real advantage at the moment is that for the first time in several years they're offering a better price/performance ratio than AMD. IOW, the E6400 might perform on a par with the X2 5000 but it's cheaper, and so on. In my opinion, AMD made a mistake with their pricing strategy when AM2 was released. Whether they persist with this in the hope that the K8L-based second generation AM2s will get them back in the hunt remains to be seen.

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Hi Biggles: I have been running the above system for awhile now and am very pleased. I think we have just about the same setup. one of my concers was heat from the CPU and video card. However, its running nice and cool.


Anyone think of upgrading, its worth the money (IMHO). It really kicks butt compared to my old one. Only thing left to do is get a SATA HD and I should be good for years.

Happy gaming all.:rock: :rock: :rock: :arrgh!:

If you get a fast system, it is equally important to get a fast harddrive, so you should get one.

Congrats guy. Have a nice patrol!!!:D

I've always heard that AMD was better for gaming, something about temperature and price. Maybe things are changing now.
And btw you don't need to spend a ton of money to play the latest games, I basicaly build up my system piece by piece for cheap, I also bought a few used parts too (sound blaster card for 10$).
I guess the most exensive things are the vid card and memory.

The best thing about this computer, is that I'll be able to upgrade it when it's getting old. It's a big comp, and it aint from any big company, so I don't need any special parts for it. My last comp. was a Dell, so......:damn:

From what I understand, Intel's equivalent high end dual-cores (the low-end Intels are merely two processors sandwiched together and have heat problems) are currently cheaper than AMD, which is unusual in the processor competition. But don't expect AMD to sit on their laurels, they'll most likely make a push to rule the gamer market again.

Even with the price disparity, I'd still go with AMD when buying a new system.
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EDIT: I do need to go HD shopping. Just need the money

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:Maybe this is more appropriate...

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SOS
The love you gave me, nothing else can save me
SOS
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on
When you're gone
Though I try how can I carry on"

Intel Core 2 Duo and intel Dual Core are two completely diffrent chips .