A+ has no idea what he's talking about and probably shouldn't be answering questions in this forum because he's going to make someone make a bad, expensive mistake if they're willing to listen to him. For gaming, Intel is a horrible value because you get less on socket 775 motherboards than you do on AM2+ motherboards for the same or more money. AMD has the price point and works very well with ATi which also has the price point. AMD all the way. Listen to the first three answers. They are correct.NOTE: Without AMD, Intel would rule the world and then where would we be?