Hi to all.
It is time to upgrade from a 5 year old single processor Windows XP computer. I ask your expert thoughts on which processor make we should be considering.

The primary software we use is Xara Pro 5, Corel Draw Suite X4, and Outlook. Somehow I'm not worried about the latter. I'm sure Microsoft will have that working just fine. <grin>

The high RAM, high performance computers all seem to be quad processor and about 8GB of memory.

My question concerns CPU. Should I go with AMD Phenom II or Intel socket 7? What I've read suggests Intel for sheer speed. My love of the underdog says AMD has the edge.

THanks for your help.

..Doug