I was wondering whether or not I should get the Single core 3700 or the X2 3800 ... money is not an issue I plan on overclocking. Which is better in terms of gaming?

San Diego 3700+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ OC 2.7ghz 2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200 Nvidia 7800GT SATA II 2x 200gig 7200rpm 16mb cache RAID-0 Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI

"money is not an issue" If money wasn't an issue, you wouldn't even be looking at an X2 3800+...you'd be looking into a dual core CPU with 2 x 1MB L2 cache. Anyhow, in games that aren't optimized for dual core (which is 99% of them), the X2 3800+ performance lies somewhere between a 3000+ & 3200+ Venice. In other words, the 3700+ San Diego is much better. http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=237&chart=69&model2=241 If you're into multi-tasking, then the X2 3800+ is the better choice. http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=237&chart=75&model2=241 Personally, I'd go with a 3200+ Venice which is now selling for under $100, overclock it & ride it out for a while. Then when more apps & games become optimized for dual core, upgrade to an X2. Then again, if you're building from scratch, it might be a good time to go for an AM2 instead of a S939.

I'd get the dual core. The x2 3800 overclocks very well; achieving at least 2.4GHz shouldn't be a problem.

I'd say the San Diego.. got one myself aswell.. It's also a very good overclocker, got mine running @ 2,8GHz on air @ Stock Vcore!!

When I said "money isn't an issue", I was referring to the price gap between the 3700 and the X2 3800 because there is a fair price difference between the two (i.e. price isn't a determining factor for me between these two processors)

I know I'm somewhat going off topic here, but.. If I were to use the following setup, what RAM should I use for good overclockability? Proc: Athlon 3700+ Mobo: DFI LANparty NF4 Ultra-D PSU: OCZ 520W Modstream PCI-E ready HDD: Seagate 320 GB CPU Heatsink: Thermaltake Mini-typhoon Copper (any better HSF out there? this one costs 50 bucks) Video Card: UNDECIDED - suggestions please RAM: UNDECIDED - suggestions please