I expected this kind of Performance in Phenom, I might wait, But I'll upgrade to AM2 Dual Core First, Then, As Time, hardware and Software Permit, Dual Core, Just so all the bugs and programming will be fixed out of games today.

Quote: Originally Posted by THR AMD positions its new products in the mid-range segment and is currently not planning to attack Intel's offerings in the high-end. Instead, AMD is offering the most affordable quad-core processor in the market today .

Hmm, Not a bad strategy if you ask me. Now, Lets hope to see more AMD commercials All over the net and the TV about this. "Hey Guys, Dont have much money yet you want Quad Core. Well AMD has the Solution Just for you!"

Quote: Originally Posted by THR AMD seems to have done its homework when the company set the price for its Phenom processors. The Phenom 9600 is about 13.5% slower than Intel's Q6600 in our benchmarks. On the other hand, its price is also 13.6% lower than that of its direct competitor. Thus, the two products offer practically the same performance for your money.

Someones going to have to explain this one to me, it seems....Fishy...