Ordering new cpu in the morning...help!!

What about AMD? Think carefully before you spend your money. There are lots of things to consider. What is the systems ,main usuage?

I have always ran intel chips....233 , 450, 500, 733never have had any problem what so ever with any of them. Ill be gaming and doing html, burning lots of cd's, and even some video editing on this new system. I have read all the benchmarks and realize the thunderbirds run better for gaming. Guess i was turned off from amd quite a whiule back when people i knew were having so many compatability problems with them.

i'll raise a topic on compatibility issues of today. I don't think you should let that sway you. I like the P3, but that's a large premium you are going to pay. I like AMD and besides having to spend an extra 20 bucks on a good heatsink there was nothing to worry about.

Well, my advice would be to go with AMD... you can get a faster, cheaper chip, and they run great... that or you can blow alot more money on an intel... how much does an 850 Mhz Tbird cost? 102 dollars...

anyway... stay away from VIA chipset if you can  

-AMD's are not for the faint of heart... Intels? those are for newbies  )-