Originally posted by: kleinwl
If you want to wait for the M2 socket and fast DDR2 ram which will handle the bandwidth limitation of the X2 better, then a Venice 3000+ is a good short term option. I am looking at keeping it for a year and then upgrading to the X2 (M2 socket). I can always sell the cpu/mb/ram to someone else.
IMO the venice is fine for gaming... if you want to do full time encoding/DVD ripping/etc... then by all means go X2.... otherwise, you might want to wait like me.