> AMD Phenom II 555 (2 x 3.2ghz) for around $180.00 > Core 2 Duo E8600 (2 x 3.33ghz) for around $350.00 > > Am I to believe that the Core 2 Duo will run Tekken 2 (at full speed and well) and > the Phenom II will not? I understand future proofing but if I can do everything I > want for 1/2 the price that is what I am looking for. > > My home computer has a Phenom II x 4 (4 x 3.0ghz) and runs everything I want to run > very well minus Tekken 3 and NFL Blitz (which are not going to run on the new system > anyway)
I'm a bit confused here - if everything you want to play runs fine on your quad-core Phenom, the higher-clocked dually Phenom will obviously run 'em just as well.