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 Member 4709 Level 26.30 Apr 2006 
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Here is great article on high-end gaming with both CPU's in comparison.
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== It's really easy to get caught up in the numbers game, but you can see in the above link that both CPU's give actual game performance almost identical. Now you must also check out this too. http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...hlbnRodXNpYXN0 Here you can see how the Core 2 Duo is just pushing more raw number crunching than AMD. This is very important for encoding and the like. I would advise you to get what you want. An AMD X2 is going to blow your socks off with speed, especially if you have a threaded application. But 995 out of 1000 games are not multithreaded, so for gaming, its a moot argument. If you go with the Core 2 Duo, you will be very happy as well. A quick check here -> http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA== <- and we can see the best bang4buck is the E6600 Core 2 Duo @ $316, and we can see here -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ubcategory=343 <- that the AMD X2 4200 is $358 (and will probably drop a bit soon). So take your bets and pick. BTW, I think i'd get a Core 2 Duo... Jam it back in, in the dark. ~ Ready To Strike ~ :Currently Playing: League Of Legends(PC), Skyrim(PC), Golden Sun: Lost Age(GBA), Twilight Princess(Wii), Portal2(PC), Dragon Warrior II(NES), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(GC)
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Member 4709 Level 26.30 Apr 2006
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Their X2-5000 is going to be $282? Holy crap! This is CPU war and the consumers are getting the benefit
 all the way to the bank...There's nowhere I can't reach. ~ Ready To Strike ~ :Currently Playing: League Of Legends(PC), Skyrim(PC), Golden Sun: Lost Age(GBA), Twilight Princess(Wii), Portal2(PC), Dragon Warrior II(NES), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(GC)
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Member 4709 Level 26.30 Apr 2006
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Availability on these Core 2 Duo's is gonna be the biggest thing for early adopters. We'll see if Intel pulls out the stops on fabbing these things. That 6600 does look soooooo good too doesn't it? Then again, an X2-4200 for around $175 is absurdly good for the price...
This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. ~ Ready To Strike ~ :Currently Playing: League Of Legends(PC), Skyrim(PC), Golden Sun: Lost Age(GBA), Twilight Princess(Wii), Portal2(PC), Dragon Warrior II(NES), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes(GC)
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