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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheLe" data-source="post: 3057131" data-attributes="member: 3981">Thanks for all the comments thus far. With all the data I am reading, I have changed my mind -- I am willing to spend a little more on processors.I am willing to spend around $200 on a CPU (which will allow me to budget $75 for a Motherboard later).I am not really concerned about RAM or VIDEO right now, as those are really dependent on the MOTHERBOARD. And the MOTHERBOARD is really dependent on the CPU. So once again, it comes down to the CPU choice.Thanks to all your advice and some additional research, the Pentium D is no longer an option. The performance is great for overclocking, but the numbers are still not as good as true dual cores (pentium D's have no Hyperthreading). Every benchmark I have seen says that even the low end AMD X2 3800 outperforms the Pentium D.So, I am now leaning towards an AMD X2, or an Intel Core 2.For the X2, I would be looking at the mid level 4200 (2.2ghz) or 4400 (2.2ghz), probably the former since it lets me stay on budget, even though there is less L2 cache.For the Core2, I am looking at the low level E6300 (1.8ghz) or E6400 (2.13 ghz). Once again, I would lean towards the former to save some money.From what I read, even the low end Core2 E6300 (1.8ghz) beats the crap out of the AMDX2 4400 (2.2 ghz). Maybe it's because of the 2mb l2 cache per core on the Core2. I dunno. The benchmarks don't lie. So that is what I am looking at. Thoughts?~Le</blockquote>

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