Id have to agree with the above, the Intel CPUs are more powerful at stock than their AMD equivalent and they generally overclock better too at the mo. I'm a definate AMD fanboy, but even I have to admint that intel have got the performace for price crown at the mo. No point in getting an AMD system until they have a product that can really compete, just like there wasnt any point getting a P4 over an A64 a few yrs ago