Athlon 64

[procagefighter]

Which would be better, the latest X2 or the 64 FX-57...

 

[Sport1031]

Depends what you are using it for. Currently, the FX-57 would be your choice for a primairly gaming PC. The X2 is better for multitasking because of the second core.

However this may change in the future if game programmers take advantage of the second core.

 

[procagefighter]

How bad is AMD when it comes to photo and stuff like that...

 

[jseber1982]

The way i always saw it. amd is better for gaming and graphics. Intel is better for number crunching, more or less

 

[RedUK]

What is the problem with Intel and gaming?

 

[uzi9mm]

Intel still does play games good. But not as good as an AMD.

 

[Hacp]

If you want to buy a Gaming intel system, get the 6xx series because the extra cache does help alot.

 

[Ring0]

JT

AMD > Intel for gaming, dunno about photo things though.

 

[dhw200]

Intel has an edge in the single core processors for multitasking, including things like photoshop and vid editing. However, in dual core territoy, AMD dominates in practiclly every category