Advice on which HP machine.

[Cee]

Which of these 2 do you think is the better value?

HP AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.6GHz Computer (M8000N) @ $1099.99 (CND)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10086382&catid=

or

HP Intel Core 2 Duo e6320 Dual Core 1.86GHz Computer (6040N) @ 999.99 (CND)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10086547&catid=

Basically, I want to know if Intel is currently way better than AMD, or if I would be good with a 5200+ chip. Are they comparable, or is one significantly better than than other. (note, I’m not an over clocker.)


Thanks for any input you may have.

Cee.

 

[dj_taboo]

I think the AMD system would be faster "out of the box"
But...the Intel system has an upgrade path to the e6600 and such.
For now.