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Why is Core Duo viewed as good for gaming?

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Kind of a noobish question but here goes -

I am a keen gamer, but until now dual cores haven't really been viewed as gaming-friendly. So what makes this new Conroe better?

I also multitask a lot of stuff, e.g. several programs running at once, alt-tabbing between em all, so I can see the benefit of purchasing for that reason. But what makes this different (ie. better) for games than previous Intel / AMD dual cores?
 
Ok, sounds interesting, so this should make any Windows XP-based PC fly then...

My next question is - I dont know how quick or good AMD processors are because I've never owned one, so I can't envisage the speed potential.

So how much of a step up is it from my existing 18-month old P4 3.2Ghz with HT (512kb cache I think). Are we talking a major leap in speed and user experience?
 
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