I've found different, as the price difference over the Phenom IIs is rarely worth it more than the performance increases you could get from more investment in better video card(s).smc91352Yeah, that's true. When I said if you can afford it, I meant if it's within your budget all other things being equal (or roughly equivalent, re: mobo), then it's worth the extra cash. However, looking at FPS/dollar then I expect a high-end X4 would come out on top - definitely if, like you say, you sink the saved cash into the graphics department. Don't want to come across as an Intel fanboi, I just think it's worth it given the increased performance outside of gaming, if you're likely to do any other CPU-intensive tasks; plus it's lower on the ol' power draw (but when you've got a hunking great GPU, even just idling, I guess that's less of an issue). With AMD, you get some future-compatibility, too, since they don't force you to migrate to a new socket for every new CPU generation (oh hello LGA1155/2011).
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