Core 2 Duo or AMD X2?

[Zen Ninja]

Specifically AMD X2 6000 versus Core 2 Duo 6750.

My PC is going to have one of these, which is the better brand and/or more reliable CPU?

Also, would an 8600 GTS tide me over for like 4-5 months with the newest games?

 

[MarcVenice]

Buy a 8800gt in a weeks time, should cost only a LITTLE more then the 8600gts, but it will not only ride you over for like 4-5 months, it will run those newest games just fine too. As for the CPU, when overclocking it's Intel hands down, at stock speeds the e6750 is faster then the x2 6000+. So depending on how much cheaper the x2 6000+ is, I'd say Intel.

 

[cmdrdredd]

You're gonna get some wild posts here I think, but like Marc said...unless the x2 is significantly cheaper so that you can afford to get more memory or a bigger monitor etc, I would buy the Core2.

 

[Zen Ninja]

Actually with the upgrade in vid cards both PC's will cost the exact same amount, however, the X2 system has 500 GB hard drive and the Intel has only 320 GB. This doesn't matter seeing as how I already have an external HD...I'm going with the Intel. Here is a post of the specs:

Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6750 2.66GHz FSB 1333, 4MB CPU
CPU Fan Intel Original Socket 775 CPU Fan
Motherboard ASUS P5KPL-VM Motherboard
Memory 2GB DDR II 800 Gold GX XTC OCZ2G8002GK (OCZ) (1024 x 2)
Hard Drive Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive LG 20X DVD RW + Dual Layer SATA w/ Lightscribe Technology
Video nVidia GeForce 8600GT 512MB DDR2 PCI-E Dual DVI HDTV
Audio Realtek 6 Channel High-Definition Audio
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Lan Network Card
Ports 6 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 Parallel, 1 COM
Case Deluxe 8197B Case
Power Supply 550 Watt Optimax Dual Fan Power Supply
Warranty 3 Years Labor, 1 Year Parts Warranty & Life Time Toll Free Support
Assembly Fully Assembled and Tested

Total cost: $680