AMD 64 processors
I have three AMD 64's running in my computer room, ever since I installed my very first one, I have not even turned on my Athlon 2.4 system. They really are that much faster.
The catch is that all the PCI-X MB's are coming out, so do you really want to make the leap now, or would you rather wait a few for the dust to settle, and pick up a socket 949 mobo with a PCI-X slot?
I Poo'd the Screwch and jumped a little fast, but the socket 745(?) 64's are awesome in their own right.
I also am running a demo (1 year) of the 64 bit Windows XP. It's bloody fast, but there is very little support for it as of yet. Nothing more than a novelty at this point.
Good Luck.
BTW, this is my very first post on this forum!! Hi to all....