I've heard about AMD Quad-Core, Intel Xeon and Intel Dual Core Duo 2 and some Intel *****(?) Extreme.

So basically just wanna know the best one currently out just by answering the questions below.

1) Best for gaming.
2) Best for speed.
3) Best for just an average computer.


Cheers! =D

1) Q6600.
2) QX9650
3) 5000+ Black Edition

1) Easy OCing, fast, when multithreaded gets going in games it'll be a monster. Currently G0s are yielding great overclocks (on average).

2) You just can't compare anything to a 45nm chip that will do 4 GHz on air.

3) Cheap, effective dual core with easy overclocking.

As an AMD fanboi I have to honestly agree cnumartyr is pretty well spot on.

The 5000+ is a good cheap proposition because the mobo's (mid range) are cheaper for the same options, and due to the unlocked multiplier you should be able to overclock it quite a bit without messing around with expensive ram or complex bios decisions. This gives you more money to spend on a decent graphics card:

1) 8800GT (without breaking the bank)
2)8800GTX / or Ultra (or 2 in SLI if your rich)
2) ATI 3850 (best performance for the price at the mid-range)

I'd still say the low end E series Intel CPU's can deliver a better performance gain in the overclock, but the mobo price, ram makes them a bit more expensive - so your call.

I would be hard pressed to look past a Q6600 tho ... for me.

Alas AMD can't compete in the higher end of the cpu market yet because their new phenoms have a bug so the first batch are mutant !!

Aye, cnumartyr hit the nail right on the head.

Your brain.

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Oh, I'll also agree with cnumartyr on the CPU line up.

Completely Wrong Question.
There are logs of Good CPUs.
Some are so expensive with minimal gains of CPUs one step less that only somebody with no concern over money in any way should buy these CPUs.

Also, the CPU is not the most important of a Gaming Computer.

Give an Approximate Budget and ask for a Build.

$550 might get you a decent computer that can game some.
$850 will get you a real nice system
$1200+ Kickin System.

These are just round numbers pulled from the top of my head and are inclusive of an OS which will cost you about $100.

Cnumartyr's list does answer the OP's question, however, as zenmaster said, it's still determined by the two factors: What will it be used for and what's your budget Personally, for me, the best CPU is the BE-2400.

For an average computer one of the AMD's BE2xx0 or X2 3800+ or Intel's E21x0 or E4x00 would suffice

the best processer ever is the pentium 3, why? because people pay you to take it away from them that makes it infintely valuable...