Here’s the specs for the PC I just built with the big decision, and I’m so glad I got it, being the Dual Core AMD processor. It renders amazingly. Can’t recommend it highly enough if you’re going PC. I read a long report that compared it to the Intel Duals and basically AMD Duals are more efficient and faster if you’re running one app at a time.
4800 Dual Core AMD 64
3 Gigs DDR ram
K8N-NEO4-F MOBO
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Nvidia 6600 256 Vid card
74 GB 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drive
160 GB 7,200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
500gb Lacie external
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A
ALTEC LANSING GT5051 80 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker
Antek 1650 case (black)
2 SAMSUNG 912T-Black Black 19″ 25ms LCD Monitors
hope this helps