Intel or AMD ??

yes the hard disk effects speed but most disks you buy now are decent enough, the bus speed in newer computers if very important man and getting even more so with the better models that are coming out and make sure what ever ram you get matches your bus speed, you cud get a 1gb stick of ram that only operates on a bus of 866 which wudnt be good or you cud get a 1gb stick of ram which operates at 1333mhz which is good or even better is a 1gb at 1666mhz, but the better the ram the more expensive as im sure you are aware. the main thing you want is a good motherboards with a good bus speed, everything else comes second, then down the road if you find you have some extra cash you can buy the newest processors and the newest ram without worrying if your motherboard is good enough to take them or not. You should look into building your own pc by buying top of the range parts second hand and putting it together yourself, youll save a small fortune and make an amazing machine that would otherwise be out of your price range. If youve never built a machine before just familiarize yourself with the inside of your current machine and youll be able to do it, its very simple, just make sure the parts you buy are compatible, if your not sure just look online and youll find out easily enough. Hope thats giving you a few ideas mate, best of luck.

ah, I never think about that. the buses never come across my mind when buying PC or laptop. the main things are the processor, memory, and RAM that determine the speed. Do you think that the harddisk affect the speed??

Here's a guide to CPUs for 2011 I thought it was pretty interesting: http://www.squidoo.com/cpuprocessors It will be difficult to decide whether you should go for a Sandy Bridge CPU now or wait for the Bulldozer release late in quarter 2 of this year.

well, there are lots more to consider than just the processor. You should think about the RAM, memory, graphic card, etc. All of them could determine the speed of your laptop or PC.

I agree. Intel is much more expensive than AMD, although personally I like Intel better. Its fast processor really gives me a nice gameplay. I'm also satisfied with my notebook. eventhough it's not for gaming, it's quite useful for my work

Maybe in the past, AMD was worse than Intel. But nowadays, AMD is almost the same as Intel. Maybe not from speed, but from the performance. Overheating isn't caused by the processor itself, but from the heat sink. I think your heat system isn't okay.

But, do you agree that intel is much faster than AMD?? Intel has processors that have until 6 GHz and with that kind of speed, high-graphic gamings are no longer a thread.