Pentium D960 vs. Core 2 Duo Extreme

[Guest lmlopes]

Hi!I'm about to upgrade my system and was wondering about wich processor to choose. From what I've already researched so far, it is likely that an Intel processor would problably out-run the AMD in matters of performance. So, Wich would be better to run FSX: an Intel Pentium D 960 Dual Core 3.6Ghz FSB800 2x2mb cache OR Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition x6800, 2.93 GHz, Dual Core, FSB 1066 Mhz, Socket LGA, 4 MB Cache?Many thanks,Lucas.

[Guest wayupthere]

Go C2D(Q).. but I'd suggest you read this AnandTech article. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795Core2D(Q) vs. Pentium D's