I am currently looking to upgrade to the latest Intel CPU of 3.4Mhz. My question is that there seems to be two variations on the 3.4. One being the Northwood 3.4 and the other being the newer Prescott 3.4 (still unable to find a store selling them yet). I use my computer mainly for games, specificaly for FS2004. Which one would run FS better, the prescott or the Northwood. My MB supports either. The price difference doen't seem to be that much. Any advice is appreciated.Rob

Based on the benchmarks published on simhq.com the basic "Northwood" core is superior for MSFS over the Prescott line. The difference is small however.Michael J.http://www.reality-xp.com/community/nr/rsc/rxp-higher.jpg