IMO I definitely would not say a 955 is "inferior", it is third in line to the top amd Chip, 955 is more than fine, they have not even started writing programs taking advantage of Quad core to its full extent, save your money and go with AMD, if really want spend $300 for a 6 core 1090T black edition, you wont get a 6 core for less than a grand from Intel. Best bet is to educate yourself on the parts you will need and see which ones will get you what you need the cheapest, here is a nice article on the new 6 core from AMD, and you can read alot of reviews on the other parts you will need.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ling,2652.html