i've heard theres been a big contraversy over AMD and Intel, and im going to build me a computer. I wanna know wich is better AMD or Intel? and why? mainly i wanna know which is better in these areas. Gaming, day to day computing, price vs. performance, and multitasking.

AMD is the best for gaming and Intel is the best for multimedia. If you are going to game, then go with an AMD. AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2GB Dual Channel DDR 3200 Nvidia 6800GT SATA II 250gig 7200rpm 8mb cache Gigabyte Nforce 4 SLI

At the "present" time, if you are a user that demands heavy computing power at the most affordable cost, you definitely need an AMD based system specification. Evaluate your rig's gaming ability

I don't know if this explains it... http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html TMP-Man Asus P5P800-SE P4 506 2.66Ghz @ 4100Mhz 1.525v Thermaltake CLP0024 w/ 2000RPM FAN 1024MB DC Corsair DDR400 40GB 5400RPM/120GB 7200RPM HD 128MB Radoen 9500 mod 9700 @ 360/585

intel = runs too hot (prescott, smithfield, and presler) amd = runs cooler (toledo!) i like amd, so my opinion is probably biased, but oh well. but amd is cheaper, generally performs better in everything you said, and they run cooler! Toshiba M50-MX2: Celeron M 1.5GHZ 1MB L2 512 DDR2 PC4200 RAM 60GB 5400RPM HDD DVD+/-RW CDRW DVD-RAM

I agree somewhat.If you buy now?Then,yes go with Amd.If you wait a few months?Then,go with the intel conroe.The conroe cpu smoked amds fastest cpu.Hopefully,Amd has a counter attact with the Am2.If you like a single core that runs cool,and performs amazing,and is also one of the best overclockers?Then,take a look at one of these amd cpu`s-Amd opetron 144,146,148.If you want a dual core cpu?Then,look at one of these- Amd opteron 165 dual core.

AMD http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/28cpu-games.html Conroe http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx?page=7&articleid=794&cid=1 Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 Corsair 512X4 2048mb 2X WD Raptor 74gb 10K 2X 256 6800 GT Raid-0 WinXP Pro X64