Dual Core vs Opteron

Get both at the same time and live happily ever after (or at least for a while):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681...

Only ~30 bucks more than the X2 you list and capable of overclocking part way to infinity.

Wiggles, I take it you dont know that Opterons come in dual core too??

well a person i was talking to said it would be better to get a opteron and it would perform my games better

it would, also the opterons would overclock better than the X2

Opterons have a nearly identical counterpart, but are made to even more exacting standards, making them the better choice, if priced similar.