Thank you for finding those max scores. Just as I thought. There is a difference, but not really that much considering the price/performance ratio. THink I'll stick with the AMD choice, and hopefully the new FX-9590 will make it that much faster.

As for the GPU issue, I chose the higher end mainly for the CUDA support as well as open CL for other programs that I run. And when I say higher end, I not breaking the 500.00 mark.