AMD or Intel?

[Torner]

My old system (AMD Athlon XP 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ with a crappy ECS mobo) is close to dying so time to build a new system. I haven't been following motherboard's and processors very much but I know a little bit more about what AMD is doing than Intel though. Intel systems seem more expensive.

Should I go with an Intel or an AMD system? Which has the most flexibility and overclocking potential?

In terms of price, I am not on a real budget but don't want to go crazy. I want to balance cost with performance and future expandability. If I were to go with an AMD system, I think it would be some AMD X2 processor in the 5000+ range as a guide to what I think I would be looking at.

Any suggestions for mobo/CPU combo's as well as any links to comparison articles would be welcomed.

[Sherry33]

Ithink AMD.
I use AMD and it is very good it think it is worth a try to buy one

[MadKad]

Yer AMD I swer by them and love them, infact if I could marry one I would lol

[Jk89]

I got AMD ATHLON 64 dual core 6000+(3 Ghz) and I am satisfy. It´s the third AMD that I have and until now I got no problems.
AMD provide a good balance between price and performance.
P.S.: I´m sorry if my english is bad

[*Stan*]

Originally Posted by Jk89

I got AMD ATHLON 64 dual core 6000+(3 Ghz) and I am satisfy. It´s the third AMD that I have and until now I got no problems.
AMD provide a good balance between price and performance.
P.S.: I´m sorry if my english is bad

good english

and nice info, do you ever use 100% cpu?

[Jk89]

No