AMD/ATI suck at least in my experience. I had a AMD.. it was supposed to be as good as a 3.4ghz Pentium 4... It was slower... and boged down when I would try to play CFS2. (Combat Flight Sim 2). I also had a ATI TV Wonder Pro. It almost fried a computer. I call ATI about the problem and get this guy named "Bob" with a heavy accent. He asks me If I pluged it in right. then asks me if I pushed the power button. then asks me if im dumb and tells me "ATI products are not faulty if the card did this then you broke the card." Never again. I have never had a problem with Intell/Nvidia products and their customer support is alot better too... In other words. You get what you pay for. On a side note dont get cyberpowerpc... They cost me in total damages mailing fees etc about $500+ Ipod classic, joystick, 4 flash drives, keyboard, and unknown fee of $125. All because they pluged the front USB ports into the IEEE connection on the mobo. The PC originaly cost me $1370. Edit It was actualy $1000 in damages and fees. In their words "we dont cover personal items in the warranty. Any devices connected are at your own risk"