I will give you that. Intel has quite a few advantages over AMD right now in processing power and performance, but you do have to pay for it.
The 2500k is a nice little processor for sure, I would not be adverse to using it for any build... Especially now that the prices are dropping due to the release of Ivy Bridge.
Apple's decision to switch to Intel from PowerPC has given Intel a huge revenue advantage and revenue means more money to throw into R&D, tooling, and so forth.
AMD's "Ace up the sleeve" is it's apsorption and integration of ATI and it's GPU technology. I have a feeling that we are going to see marked improvements in power consumption and performance in the near future with AMD... The sheer linear processing power of current GPUs is tremendous. By having a GPU that can perform GPU Computing on-die... It isn't going to happen with Trinity (although Trinity's integrated HD7xxx graphics will soundly whoop Intel's integrated graphics:grin1:). I plan on basing my next HTPC/Media Center PC on Trinity...
Either way... This is a poll based on preference (not performance), and as of right now... I still prefer AMD to Intel (although, I wouldn't mind having an i7:thumbsup2:)
