What CPU would you recommend?

[needin4mation]

and a mobo. I have an 2500XP amd now and asus something or other. I
don't want to spend more than $250. I might need a new power supply
too if I go up. I don't know. Thanks for any info.

 

[Gold Fingers]

I'll give you my advice from the google group site:
http://groups.google.com/group/64-bit_Hardware__OSs
You would need to become a member in order to post this topic,
and I need to know whether you are going AMD or INTEL.
I like AMD.

 

[Carl]

If I were you, I would save some more cash, then upgrade more components at
once. By this I mean CPU, Mobo, and GPU in one go, I think you would notice
a far better performance per $ in the slightly longer term.

 

[Larry Roberts]

I'll give you my advice from the google group site:
http://groups.google.com/group/64-bit_Hardware__OSs
You would need to become a member in order to post this topic,
and I need to know whether you are going AMD or INTEL.
I like AMD.

No one is gona join your SPAM trap. If you actually have any
idea of how to answer the question, then do so here... Where it was
asked.

 

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[Phisherman]

and a mobo. I have an 2500XP amd now and asus something or other. I
don't want to spend more than $250. I might need a new power supply
too if I go up. I don't know. Thanks for any info.

You get more processing power with AMD than Intel for the same money.
I've had technicians tell me that Intel is slightly better with video,
but I find that hard to believe. At this time I recommend a 64-bit
processor. A quality P/S should considered (I have an Antec). For
specific recommendations it would be good to know how you will be
using the CPU (business, games, movies, server, etc).

 

[needin4mation]

You get more processing power with AMD than Intel for the same money.
I've had technicians tell me that Intel is slightly better with video,
but I find that hard to believe. At this time I recommend a 64-bit
processor. A quality P/S should considered (I have an Antec). For
specific recommendations it would be good to know how you will be
using the CPU (business, games, movies, server, etc).

Should I wait for dual core stuff to come down in price? I am using my
machine for development (c#..., asp.net, web applications).

Thanks for everyone's ideas!