Whats better for a gaming/multimedia processor? the new dual core processor or amd fx?

Question

I have been a big online gamer for years and my newest pc is a p4 3.0 ghz(no pci express)...

I have always bought pentium,but never got AMD,even though I always hear AMD is the better gaming processor.(how true is this?)

I was wondering, what the best gaming processor would be ;duo core or amd fx?

Also what is the best out of these : duo core extreme or AMD FX x2?

I am about to spend some good money on another really good gaming pc and dont wanna regret it after I buy it. Thanks in advance for your answers all:)

Answer 1

Neither, purchase the Core2Duos, its alot better than p4, Dual Core (D proccesors) or AMD FX x2 and best for gamings. I heard it also plays XBOX and PS2 backuos and demos at full speeds unlike p4s and Dual Cores.

Answer 2

Well, AMD used to be the top gaming pc as of Q2 2006 and earlier. I have done TONS of studying on all of this, the Core 2 Duo processors are FAR better than even the AMD FX x2 processors. It's kinda' like comparing a p4 to the AMD64 processors...the AMD's were about 20-35% faster. But now it's the other way around, the Core 2 Duo is about 20-35% faster than the new AMD processors. Get the Core 2 Duo.

Answer 3

According to PC World Magazine, dual core processor decisively out performed AMD FX. It is a great article. PC World did a great deal of benchmarking and testing the CPU and it is a must read for all die hard gamers. Here is the link to the article.

"Intel's New Core 2 Duo Processors Run Blazingly Fast in PC World Tests: PCs with new 'Conroe' chips decisively outscore AMD-based rivals in our tests." -- written by Eric Dahl, pcworld. (http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,126342/printable.html)

In our WorldBench 5 test suite, Intel's Core 2 Duo reference system outscored a matching system equipped with AMD's high-end Athlon 64 FX-62 chip by 17 percent. We also tested shipping PCs based on several chips in the Core 2 Duo family, including a water-cooled, overclocked ABS machine that posted a mark of 181 on our WorldBench 5 test--the highest WorldBench score we've ever seen. (See PC World's detailed test results and chart. For full reviews of five new Core 2 Duo-based systems, click the product names in the results chart.)...[read the rest of the article].

Answer 4

The FX chips are merely undeniable speedier, and maximum video games out now do no longer take finished income of twin center technologies. there's a twin center FX chip although...The AMD Athlon FX-60. really intense priced although...