ok... right now the atlon 64 basically works as dual 32 bit processors... guess what? a hyperthreaded P4 does that too.. the only major difference between the athlon 64 and a hyperthreaded P4 is the 1meg 2nd level cache and the only way you're gonna see a major difference between the two is if you're doing some real intensive high res gaming or using a lot of computer aided drafting programs at the same time. the average PC user isn't gonna be in that boat so the athlon 64 isn't very cost effective IMO. by the time a 64 bit OS is released for retail sale, intel will have released the P5 which will annihlate AMD yet again.














the pentium 4 EE is scheduled for release in early 2004 and as you can see it easts the athlon 64 alive...

athlon 64=overrated