well i would'nt even think about amd right now. intel's core 2 duo is faster than the fx62 and WAY cheaper. http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/08/02/thg...age6.html#games checkout this great link that Camarade_Tux posted for us, the E6600 and above have 4mb cache, that an insane amount of cache. but this decision is up to you. by the end of the year amd should have 65nm for the AM2 socket. if you go AM2 then that would be a good choice too, its pretty cheap and amd dual cores are very cheap now too. but intel is the powerhouse right now. do you need help on picking out parts for your whole computer then? if so then what your budget?