The FX-55 would have a slight advantage in gaming, but not much. Since you multitask, i suggest dual-core. If you can afford Fx-55, than get the 4800, the extra cache would not be much difference, but its bragiing rights.
Roger
Which processor should I buy to complete my system, an AMD Athlon FX-55 or AMD Athlon X2(4600 or 4800) by the way, this is hypothetical. What I do is I play games pretty often, and I multitask a lot. So, which one should I get, if I can?

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