P4s have always been more expensive than the equivalent AMDs. You are mostly paying for "the name", but there are differences between the chips, supported features, and chipsets/motherboards that support them. As someone already mentioned, AMDs are great CPUs that tend to have not-so-great motherboards/chipsets. Yes, EricofSD, we are right. ;0) Mind you, I've had few problems on AMD motherboards (especially after BIOS firmware upgrades and chipset updates), but fewer on Intels. All a matter of preference and pocketbook, methinks. BYS