As far as raw CPU power... I only need it for one thing. Gaming.
ALL other tasks I do on my PC's don't require much. Yes, I rip music to MP3's, but I don't care how long it takes, because I don't do it much anyway.
Normal use for me is just programming, surfing....etc. Stuff that doesn't need anything more than 1GHz really.
BUT, I like to play games once in a while. Because of the Bang for Buck factor of Athlons, I have been using them since my first 650MHz version.
Given all that, is the A64 X2 still the best bang for Buck??????
All this about Intels new chip being King... doens't interest me. Bang for Buck is king!!!!
So which is it? (don't forget... I'm talking for GAMES).

ALL other tasks I do on my PC's don't require much. Yes, I rip music to MP3's, but I don't care how long it takes, because I don't do it much anyway.
Normal use for me is just programming, surfing....etc. Stuff that doesn't need anything more than 1GHz really.
BUT, I like to play games once in a while. Because of the Bang for Buck factor of Athlons, I have been using them since my first 650MHz version.
Given all that, is the A64 X2 still the best bang for Buck??????
All this about Intels new chip being King... doens't interest me. Bang for Buck is king!!!!
So which is it? (don't forget... I'm talking for GAMES).