> If you go for Intel, consider the new 45nm processors which use even
> less power and have even better performance. My rendering program
> project has made me drool over the new Q9450 quad core processor which
> draws basically less power than my E6400 C2D. And I'd get at least a 2x
> speedup compared to my current system. 45nm processors are already in
> stores in some countries.

You mean you don't want the Q9550 or QX9770? ;-)

FWIW I'm getting an E8500 (to replace my old P4) which is a 45nm Core2Duo... 
I opted for it because I will be mainly using it for a single-core 
application so no need for Quad Core.  The performance really does look 
impressive though.

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