I caught your last couple of paragraphs, but still wanted to get your honest opinion...

Using today as a snapshot in time, isn't the Conroe the way to go right now? I understand that there are not any true overclocking boards available for the Conroe yet, but even a poorly configured rig using mediocre graphics can surpass some of AMD's finest when it has a Conroe in it. The pricing is also surprisingly accessible to the average user unless you are shooting for a top of the line 6800.

I'm one of those guys who will change allegiance with whomever has the power, which is why I switched to Intel in my main rig and slapped a 7950 in it instead of the 1900XTX that was installed. Rumor has it that AMD has their dominance scheduled for spring 2007, and I will probably go that route at that time.

Currently these Conroe's rock, I just need a better board than the Axe to run mine on. I know you are an AMD enthusiast, but aren't you a bit curious about how it feels to run Intel again?