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AMD actually has the better architecture when it comes to quad core processors but they are far harder to produce with a much higher rate of failure than you'd get slapping two core duo processors together and calling it quad core like Intel. However, I think the major limiting factor for AMD is that Intel has 45nm production and they don't - recent news seems to me that AMD are getting together with the rest of the chip world to develop this further by sharing development costs. AMD need to be competitive people - if all you fanboys want sub $100 turbo chips like the Pentium 2140 (overclockable by more than 115%) then you need AMD to keep the competition up with INTEL. Otherwise Intel will get to the stage where it can charge what it likes for it's processors and you'll be paying big bucks for small gains. Just my thoughts on the situation. Phil

Kezuya - wait and get an ATI A3850 should be about £115 when they come out - if you can stretch for it though go for a 8800 GT, you can get the BFG overclocked version on Amazon for £160. AresP17 - I can't see why not but don't go silly on the resolution and check your medium and high settings - the shaders may get you! Jocarl1215 - You have a nice system but it's clear that it'll run max on a system of far less spec than that so you aren't proving anything. Pretend_idol - Possibly but it'll look poor and the resolution won't go so high. You might get away with 1024x768 with medium settings but I suspect not. Davcal - depending on your graphics port if you have PCI-E and a low budget I'd wait for the ATI A3850s. Phil