I think this is a "personal" choice... Some folks really swear by Intel and the i series... can't remember the reasoning .. maybe gaming..??
Personally, my last 2 builds have been AMD 64 X2 and Phenom (AM2+) on DFI boards.. I was going to get into overclocking.. never did.. and the boards are rock-solid... Previous to that was Intel P4 (478 pin ) on Asus boards.. One of the Asus boards are still running.. without issue.. Other one got messed up shipping it to the UK for a friend.. Both Asus boards were rock solid. I play a few games on XP but all my other tasks are done on a Linux / OpenSolaris (is taking Linux place) boxes.. IMHO ... AMD tends to be "more bang for the buck" and works quite well on OpenSolaris. I think either choice is ok.. but I would suggest the following - get good quality memory - read the reviews for issues on the board you are going to buy - make sure your hardware is supported or there are drivers available .. i.e. had to install drivers for my Marvell NIC.. - finally get an Nvidia card as these are well supported in OPenSolaris Good luck.. rk -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
