Well the AMD's can be overclocked based on the core. I am an AMD man myself, but lately Intel has been about the same price. The AMD TBred version B core I believe can be OC'ed more then most AMD's. The other problem with AMD is heat, the Intels have bigger surface area so heat isn't an issue. If you want a stable computer with good all-around performance then the Intel or AMD is the way to go. I don't really see either having any real problems that you should encounter.