I agree. The cost of DDR3 is what is stopping me from going anywhere near Nehalem, maybe even until they do the 22nm shrink. I payed 200 bucks for 2 good 4 gig kits. $200 will get you a good 2 gig kit of ddr3. In the vista age, that isn't going to cut it.

I'd sooner retire my q6600 and go 45nm at least until the prices drop. Early adopters always get stuck w/ the high costs and if my memory serves me right, the later batches of processors usually OC better.