Great discussion. I'm in a similar situation. I'm using a core2duo for about 5 years, and I think it is time to upgrade it.
But, after reading this, there are still to doubts: 1) r the amd processors really fully supported? When I compile my kernel (amd64), for instance, while looking for "Processor Type" there are 3 options for Intel and just one for AMD. Wouldn't it be kinda generic? 2) durability: I'm kinda traumatized with AMD. Maybe I didn't have luck, or Brazil is just too hot, but before I change to Intel, I had to buy a computer a year: mobo problem, socket changed, then replace everything. I'm very exited with the AMD advantages discussed here, but If it is to last a year, I'm out. Back then, when I used amd, I liked the performace and the price very much. I found out about and came to Gentoo just when I was looking for a optimized distro to my brand new athlon64 processor - that lasted a year. Thank you, -- João de Matos Linux User #461527 Graduado em Engenharia de Computação UEFS - Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
