Correct in dual core processing, I also do alot of photo editing so this was the best option, I did actually nearly go for the new Intel Conroe CPU, but it's not slated in the fabrication process to have HT untill next Jan-Feb, plus I have always liked how AMD chips handle games any way's. All my friends have AMD Skt 939 or AM2 and it seemed the right thing to do, plus the AM2 runs alot cooler than the 939's, so with the Typhoon at idle temp I get 39 Degree C and at full stress level tested with Ntune I'm getting 51-53 Deg C. Not bad at all

And with 2 7900 GTX totalling 1 gig of ddr3 Ram I'm not that concerned with cpu usage plus the Ram (Geil) elevates any bottle necking