AMD's future

[Arterion]

Ok, so very few people would dispute that Intel is the current CPU king and that they've sort of left AMD in the proverbial dust.

But after reading up on current AM2 processors, i'm informed that performance wise, an AM2 5600+ (or maybe a 6000+, I can't really remember) does a pretty good job of keeping up with an e6700.

So, my question is this; despite the general superiority of the Core 2 Duo range, might it be worth with my forthcoming upgrade to go for an AM2 rig (which is likely to be a bit cheaper than the equivalent C2D rig) and settle for slightly lower potential performance for now (it's still gonna beat the hell outta my 939 3500+) in anticipation of AMD either further slashing the prices of their highest model CPU's and/or coming out with an entirely new range of AM2's targeted at bettering their C2D rivals- we all know that's how this market works...

 

[Arterion]

If no overclocking then amd are the best
if you want to take the risk you can go am2 and get amds new cpu (k10) which are coming out in september

Would that not require another motherboard change when they come out? And possibly even new RAM.


Thanks for everyones responses thus far, proving to be very helpful so keep 'em coming!

 

[Arterion]

I suppose it's early days yet to ask such a question, but how good do we think these K10's are going to be? Are we really likely to see AMD take the crown back or is it going to be another half-assed release like AM2 was to begin with?

 

[Arterion]

Ok, ill do that, thanks Mrthingyx....now I just gotta hope I can make my student loan last that long