Quote Originally Posted by naokaji View Post
you can get a dual socket 771 board for ~200 - 300$, 2x E5405 Quadcore Xeons for 250$ each (if you can find them in stock somewhere) and 4 GB Ram (2x2 GB FB-DIMMS) for 250$.

makes ~1000$ for a 8 core beast with 4 GB ram... not that expensive
Where can you find a dual lga 771 board for $200-$300?! The cheapest I've seen is around $450.