BTW Jeremy when Intel says 'lower power and less heat' I am sure they are comparing to their older processors. The X2 3800 draws less watts than a E6300; the new Brisbanes cores (65nm) probably less. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/displ...fficient_6.html http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/09/25/green_machine/ saving watts here is not economical, its only for thermal purposes. The E6300 is still a better cpu, maybe more bang for the watt, but for the buck? As for AMD sockets AM2 is definitely the one to choose for many reasons. IMO Intel is leading in performance with its current chips, however AMD -especially with the latest price cuts- is the best value. I would suggest the new Brisbane core over Windsor though i do not see the 3600+ available in retail box. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103036