For max desktop peformance which processor?

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Well that question is one of many..

I have a P4 3.0C/800 at the moment. I am thinking of switching to a AMD X2 3800 or more within the next week.

Im really lost on the new cpu lines. Intel has seemed to drop the ghz advertising which is confusing to me.(the system i built is about 2yrs old now and havent kept up with hardware).

With the new amd line have they matched intels desktop performance?. AMD im sure is still on top as far as gaming i would imagine.

thanks for any help!
 
also does newegg or online hardware sites have mega deals like the retail stores on black friday??..
 
for pure desktop performance your best CPU is going to be a dual core type. right now AMD leads in this area.
 
online sites don't usually have big deals on black friday. i would go with an opteron 165. It'c cheaper than the x2 3800, normally overclocks better, and has more cache
 
With the new amd line have they matched intels desktop performance?
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The only advntages that Intel single-cores have are for heavy multitasking, some 3D rendering, and a/v encoding. AMD is better for basically everything else, especially gaming. When it comes to dual-core AMD beats Intel in pretty much everything. This does come at a price, however, as the AMd dual-cores are more expensive then Intels.

Also, I would consider getting a dual-core Opteron. They overclock better and have twice as much cache. An Opteron 165 or 170 would be good.
 
dual core is confusing me...Is that dual cpu's?

Whats the opteron geared towards?, is it the same as the X2?

Again sorry if any of this sounds stupid, ive been outa it for a couple years now. :)
 
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