[ninty]

C2D E6600 is probably only a little more expensive than an X2 5600+.

I was in your boat a while back. When I did my last build it was all AMD, cause they were actually competing with Intel. Then I just followed AMD and know their motherboards and shit, and knew nothing about Intel. But now AMD has kind of dropped off so I have been looking at Intel again and getting familiar with their mobos, and i'd say right now, in my limited knowledge when compared to gervis, the E6600 is the best deal out there.

I'll probably build in the fall and have to decide then which way to go. Depends if AMD's new processors are out by then.