srprimeaux

It's been a while since I purchased a computer so I am not sure which computer is the best in terms of multitasking, some games (e.g., World of Warcraft - nothing high-end like Crysis), and overall stability and upgradability. Here are the three I am looking at right now:

1. Gateway FX4710

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz

4GB DDR2-667

640GB SATA II

NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT

DVDRW-Labelflash

TV Tuner

Vista Home Premium (64-bit)

2.) Gateway GT5676 PC

AMD Phenom 9600 Quad Core 2.3GHz

4GB DDR2

640GB SATA2 HDD

DVD-RW

Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)

3.) HP Pavilion a6554f PC

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz,

5GB DDR2

750 SATA 3G

DVDRW DL Lightscribe,

Vista Home Premium (64-bit)

Any problems regarding Intel vs AMD I need to take into consideration when purchasing? Any other comments and/or suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks!

Okay. Here's the deal. When I accelerate quickly (i.e., to get on the freeway or pass up someone)...there's a 90% chance that my truck will start cutting out on me. First, everything in the dash will freeze and the odometer would disappear. Then the truck starts cutting out. The gas peddle has nothing but slack...until it gets around 45 miles an hour. Once I can give it more gas, it'll start going faster until I'm at about 50 mph...and it starts cutting out again. It'll keep doing this for about 10 minutes. After that, everything comes back on like nothing ever happened. Everything else works: radio, headlights, windows, etc... What could be causing this?