AMD dual Core or Intel XEON

Hi
In our Office,We are building new server for SQL Server.
Presently we use that server for sql server 2000.
But in future (in 1 year) we will update to sql server 2005
The databases we use are for heavy transactional.
I have the following questions about which hardware to choose.
1.Is AMD dual Core processor GOOD
or
2.Intel xeon is good.
3.What factors we need to look into before deciding sql server hardware?
Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Kumar
Kumar,
Might try this:
Dell's SQL Server 2000 Sizing Tool quickly and easily helps size your
database to find the right server and storage hardware for your
applications.
HTH
Jerry
"Kumar" <Kumar@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> In our Office,We are building new server for SQL Server.
> Presently we use that server for sql server 2000.
> But in future (in 1 year) we will update to sql server 2005
> The databases we use are for heavy transactional.
> I have the following questions about which hardware to choose.
>
> 1.Is AMD dual Core processor GOOD
> or
> 2.Intel xeon is good.
> 3.What factors we need to look into before deciding sql server hardware?
>
> Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> Kumar