I've had two people at work say that AMD processors are more suited for gamming. That's what I'am getting.JimCYWG

>I've had two people at work say that AMD processors are more>suited for gamming. They indeed are.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2

Stan, A few days have passed since I last checked this post. In answer to your question concerning 3rd party sceneries. Nothing seems to slow this system down. I have almost every good freeware 3rd party airport loaded that is available. Also terrain mesh freeware for the whole USA and several in Europe...... Payware addons PMDG 737ng..... Capt Sim B727.... My Traffic 2004. I don't think any of the addon software either freeware or payware available today will have a bad impact on FPS..... Slowest I every see is around 24-25 everything maxed out but water which is at the halfway point. This is in high density airport and city areas. Also have all the best freeware custom textures loaded .... I plan to puchase MegaScenery Pacific North West when it becomes available as the first software I have added since the upgrade. I hope everyone who goes with this CPU is as happy as I am, I would not want anyone to be disappointed with the outcome of this upgrade based on my recommendation......JayDub

> Went from AMD 2400+ on Gigabyte GA 7VAX KT400 MOBO AND 1GB>2100 DDR>memory to ... AMD 64 3500+ 90nm Winchester core on Abit AV8>3rd Eye VIA K8T800 with 1GB Corsair DDR 3200...... The results>are outstanding..... The following before/after test is set upI wonder if I take all this except using 2700 (333 MHz) memoryhow much difference will it make?

Hi Im thinking about the same upgrade but one things stopping me ... the windows activation , would i beable to use my normal win xp disc or would i have to get another one ? i have reformatted the PC three times now ( just to clear out some old junk ) and each time its been with the same set up so if i change the MB im worried i wont beable to activate it . Chears Rich

You won't have a problem, Rich. I've changed hardware so many times and reactivated fresh OS installs without problems.Greg