Quote Originally Posted by gOJDO View Post
I disagree. You can get Q6600 for $190.

So, here is the math:

any SB750 mainboard = $120
Phenom X4 9950 = $165
8GB DDR2-800 = $92
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total = $377

MSI P45 Neo-F = $95
Q6600 = $190
8GB DDR2-800 = $92
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total = $377

MSI P45 Neo-F = $95
Q9550 = $319
8GB DDR2-800 = $92
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total = $511

MSI Eclipse = $400
i7 920 = $320(which is discussable since it doesn't exist on market)
6GB DDR3-1333 = $250
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total = $970
Flawed comparison, if you are going to compare mobo prices at least use ones with a similar feature set, not a top end mobo against a budget mobo. A high end 790FX mobo costs over $200 and good X48 mobos are $250+, and neither offer the flexibility of combined CF/SLI support, if you talk high end SLI mobos you're looking at $300+ anyway.

Also, comparing a Q6600/9950BE to an i920 is silly, as they are in totally different price brackets and performance classes. The i920 performs as well or better than the previous flagship QX9770 in most MT apps and yet you find it fit to compare it to low end quads?

Geez, why not just say people shouldn't get an E8500 because we have $50 X2s and Celerons?