yah nos is right, i am die hard amd but if i was forced to start over there is no doubt in the world core 2 duo is tops. sorry to tell you. In current benchmarks the intels pwn. dont get me wrong i love my amd and will wait til amd is back on top to rebuild so save ur money or you could buy a sweet pony and we could all come over an ride it. wait now that i think about you should buy a pony, we will all dress up and play cowboy call me to set up a play date.........