Now you are just talking shite. AMD processors are OK for non-gaming applications, not excellent. Also Core2 architectures run a lot less hot than the equivalent AMD Athlon and are considerably faster than an equivlanetly priced AMD processor. Intel chips do clock down and it has been supported for years. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet is not a unique technology. Intel are huge in the mobile space thanks to their centrino and core/core2 architecture.

I have never said the Radeon cards suck, they are just OK. However, in more cases than not, the equivalent Nvidia offers more compatibilty and faster AF and AA in DX9/10 gaming. My point is AMD do not deserve credit for anything they have done recently (which is the common consensus on the sites I frequent) whereas you seem to think they do. If you want a 1.5 year old motherboard and a AGP Radeon 9700 in your case and want to dwell in AMD and ATI's past then please do. My friends and I will continue to play on our Core2 Duos and Quads with Geforce8's!

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