Re: New Comp. - AMD Athlon 64 x2 or Intel Pentium D Dual Core 2?
Core2Duo outclasses AMD by far. I'm looking into buying a new system myself and from what I've gathered from anandtech.com a Core2Duo E6600 beats any AMD out there, on gaming/office/whateveryoucanfind out there.
There is a downside though, and that is that Core2Duo is new, and not yet supported by all motherboards and chipsets. I have also heard people having trouble getting windows installed etc, but the E6600 is outperforming the top of the line AMDs. E6300 will perform better than the duo you just picked apparently, but again, support is a problem atm. Also if you want to get the Core2Duo, you will have to pick another motherboard as they are socket 775 and not AM2
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