Nice rig Xires, similar to my rig, just Intel, and a bit more powerful 
We've spent about the same amount on ours though. Would be curious to see a benchmark of sorts and I'll run one too once mine has the other 3 upgrades I'm getting and we can stack up an Intel and AMD system built around the same price tag
Well, it was actually free. I was doing some work for a guy who offered to buy stuff for me via Amazon so I sent him the list.
What kind of features do Intel processors offer that AMD don't? Other than the compiler, which I might have to research a bit
The compiler is, of course, pretty fantastic. However, other features include the ability to update microcode, larger cache sizes, easier thread tracking, [mostly] publicized specifications for the processors & architectures, fantastic opcode references, the ability to create temporary custom instruction sets, easy HPET access, etc.
