Looking for a new computer to start the new year with? You might want to check out the information on CPUs available in the Computerworld CPU Buyer's Guide. There's also a handy CPU Buyer's Guide: Quick Reference Charts.

Looking at that chart, it's difficult to choose between the three Intel CPUs at $999, but for my money, I'd go for the Core 2 Extreme QX6700; with four cores, I can imagine doing serious processing with that.