The AMD chips take a little more care in the heatsink and power supply area. Some first time builders power up the machine without the heatsink and fry the CPU. They take as much time to build as other machines. So the cost is similar.
If you were looking for prices, they vary by country and more. You should try newegg or such if in the US.
Bob
I am considering building a new computer for the first time. I have begun doing some research into it and would like to know:
1.) A good estimate of what building a moderate (2.0 ghz+, 40 gb, 512 RAM, etc..) computer WITHOUT including the cost of the monitor.
2.) I would also like to know more about the AMD Sempron compared to Athlon XP. Which one is the better choice? Compared to Intel, are the AMD chips a better deal for building moderate level computers?
Thank You for your help!

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