[{HVY-E}Jinxx]

The reason for bringing up the AMD CPU's is price vs. gain.

For the Price of a new Intel Chip, he could buy a new AMD 8-16 core CPU, MB and Ram.
The High End AMD chip is projected to price out at around $200-$300 dollars where a comparable Intel Chip would be $1000.00 just for the Chip.
The AMD 8 core CPU's are projected to be AM3 (Current Socket), where the Intel Chips almost always require a new MB.
(The more expensive 12 and 16 core chips will be a new socket, but MB's will still be $100 - $300 depending on your tastes).

The money saved on CPU, MB and Memory can then be put to better Video cards.