Hi DSQRD, I have an AMD Athlon 850 MHz at home (single processor) running Win98 SE. I'm very happy with it and everything works great. You shouldn't worry too much about 'Intel-sensitive apps'. You should worry about hardware sensitive to which Microsoft OS you are using. Win98 SE is probably a better choice than Windows ME. Personally, I'd steer clear of dual processors. I think your money is better off in more RAM and a better (and bigger) hard drive. I'd also recommend the dual CD setup. JR