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Originally Posted by Gazz
Performance wise Intel is simply better. When you look at price/performance AMD is the undisputed winner there. Whatever you choose, don't forget to get a custom cooling solution instead of the one that comes with the processor.
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The Phenom II uses more energy then equivalent Intels a.f.a.i.k., so I am not sure wheter AMD is really that price/performance wise in case of their high-end models (--> energy bill).
And lets not forget that a lot of games run at least as fast on a >3GHz dual core compared to a <3GHz triple/quad core. Most games are not multithreading well enough to have much speed increase when having 1 or 2 extra cores. So I think you should take an Intel Core2 Duo E8400 or E8500 into consideration. Those cost about the same, but they are at least equally fast in most games and are using less energy (--> cheaper in use).