What is the Best Processor Available.

Okay, deliberately vague, but what in peoples estimation are the best processors out there. esp for gaming, and esp Intel, though AMD thoughts welcome.

 

Intel QX6700
I guess the best way that this question can be answered is by asking, "for how much money". If you want to spend $1,000 USD on a processor, the QX6700 is the fastest, most powerful, overclocking potential processor I know. (That's why I have one )

 

For Gaming it's not the CPU that Limits one's PC but the GPU, no need to waste $1000 on a QX6700 :kissmy
I can get the same results with a $60 AMD64 socket 939 chip & Good Video card :dancer

 

Should have added money is no object.

 

ASUS is right, there is really no reason to waste the $1,000 on the QX6700. But I would have to disagree with, "I can get the same results with a $60 AMD64 socket 939 chip & Good Video card ".

The 3dmark06 CPU score for the QX6700 reaches 5000+ when overclocked, an overclocked AMD FX-72 (which is $535ish)might reach 4400.

 

Benchmarks might get you an ePenis award
In the real world the diff between 5000+ & 4400 cant be seen

Many AMD chips can OC in excess of 3Ghz well above FX speeds run any of those against any Intel chip using the same identical VC, I doubt anyone could tell the differance while playing any game, even running stock speeds I doubt most could tell

If moneys no object get the Qx6700 or Wait, I think AMD has a new Quad chip comming out in couple months, it's said it will smoke any Intel:major


Hey Ian what ya doing with that old x2 4200? Wana sell it? PM me

 

Obviously any Core 2 Duo (or Quad) cpu. They just blow any AMD cpu out of the water at this point in time.
I hope AMD/ATi can produce a better cpu. Competition is always good

You will notice the difference in a game like Rainbow Six Vegas. Overclocking my E6600 to 3,3Ghz makes a noticeable difference in this game.
The bottleneck isn't the GPU, at least not in my system. In almost every game it's the CPU.
However, $1000 is a bit too much to spend on any a cpu, no matter how fast it is.