>is question was get a cheaper chip so he could buy the dual
>core later on.
That is only because he feared even the FX55 would become obsolete upon launch of Atlhon 64 X2's. Well, he can always toss that sort of obsolete CPU's this way
To the original poster: don't spend so much on any cpu. get a 3800+ or thereabouts, and spend more on your videocard. Your system will be good for many years to come. Buying highest end, never pays off.
And as others have said: dual core doesnt make any sense for games now, and probably not in the next year or two either. By that time, if it would become worthwhile, you could always replace your cpu with a dual core variant.
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