The cost of the boards, DDR3 and the chips will prevent people from getting this right off the bat. Its clear this chip was designed for the server market where it will excel vs current Xeon Core 2 based Quads. For 95% of the desktop market Dual Core Core 2's like the 8400 will offer the best bang for your buck. Even so the platform costs are just to high(mainly the 300$ X58 boards)