I know little to nothing about processors and I'm looking for a new one. All I know is I need something in a resionable price range thats better than my POS 1.2gh help me out
Get an AMD64. Pair that with a Radeon 9800 or a GeForce 6800 and you will not only be able to cut through Quake 3, but even newer games such as Doom 3 and HL2.