As of right now... I don't see anything AMD offers that is better than Intel except that AMD is cheaper. PC-800 RDRam is faster than PC-2100 DDR because of the 400 mhz bus, so technically a 1.5 Ghz P4 RDRam is faster than an AMD 1.5 Ghz DDR... but many fellow AMD users will beg to differ. Many say AMD is faster than Intel when it comes to gaming and AMD is easier to tweak, but Intel is faster with most other apps... especially business and some graphics applications. (They are both built completely different, so that is a facter) It really comes down to prices and quality. Intel is more expensive, but is much more stable and is much better quality. AMD is cheaper and thus can be upgraded whenever you get tired of its speed and want to go faster, be it in one month or one year. I personally have a P4 1.5 Ghz with 128mb RDRam and am really impressed. I also like the P4 architecture over the XP. Until AMD comes out with a better chip than Intel (which may be the next one...who knows) I will stick with Intel. Currently Intel has a speed edge over AMD as well as Intel is over 2 Ghz now (was at 2 last I checked back in september) and AMD is only 1.7 I think or there abouts. (However... the average user has no practical use for those speeds anyway) AMD also runs very hot so unless you prefer to sit one foot away from a jet engine everyday, go Intel. I like peace, so that is one thing I like with the P4... it is very quite. I have only one fan and it is the cpu fan... and it runs just fine. Usually doesn't go over 50C. For you, you need to assess what you mainly use your computer for, and play in the speed vs. value, quality vs. price, and stability factors and decide what is your best buy this time around. Also, if you are building, I hear Intel is much easier to build with, as it usually works out fine with little effort, and AMD is prone to major and minor problems that come about in the building process... but I don't personally know about that statement.