
BTW, why are you making separate threads about your CPU & motherboard and the build? It'd be much easier for you and everyone else to help if you stick to one thread. Yes the Core 2 Duo line is the best choice available right now for a gaming system.

Keeping this in consideration, is the Intel Core 2 Duo good for gaming?

The Core 2 Duo beats the AMD Turion 64 X2 with the same clock rate in virtually all applications (on average by 15%).

The performance of the Core 2 Duo processor in comparison with its direct competitor, the AMD Turion 64 X2, is very good.
