Phenom II Vs Athlon II AM3

[kkyyllee]

I'm thinking about building a new PC, and was wonder which way to go with the cpu. I would like the pc to be for everyday internet, MS office, and some gaming (nothing too crazy though-bioshock, spore, red alert 3)

Would i be better off with a Phenom II dual core at a faster speed or an athlon II triple or quad core at a lower speed?

These are some of the cpus ive been looking at-
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5315073&CatId=4919
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5315072&CatId=4919
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5073818&CatId=4919
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4695457&CatId=4431
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4924301&CatId=4431

 

[sniperviper21]

triple or quad.

 

[Mutant Corn]

Depends on what you're doing honestly.The athlons will multitask better, but the Phenom will game better unless the game supports more than 2 threads.

 

[mike90t09]

If you're going to be doing everyday internet, MS Office, and some gaming then go with the Anthlon. Like Mutant Corn said, the Anthlon will multitask better for you.