Quote - Sorry, guess I didn't make myself clear. A Core2 Duo system without enough RAM, and an integrated video card that uses this same RAM will not perform as well as a properly equiped AMD system.

Umm, so a Core2 Duo system crippled-down isn't a match for an AMD box which has been "properly equipped"? Sort of a given, truth be told... It's like saying that a new Dual proc PowerMac w/ only 128MB of RAM will get beaten speed-wise by an X2 with 2GB of RAM. Question is, how would an X2 vs. a Core Duo stack up under otherwise identical configurations, and what would the costs be for each? A site like Hexus.net or tomshardware.com would prolly be a good place to start hunting down answers in that direction, IMHO. /P