prices are 270ish which is still cheap cheap. Both are nice just the i7 920 at this point is a great deal. Only possible advantage the 860 has is the cheaper p55 mobo

Monitor $200 , HDD $200 , KB + mouse $50, printer $150 , etc cost the same

CPU cost the same
Ram might save couple dollars 2 v 3
Mobo save $50-100

System costs 600+300+100+250 = $1,250 vs $1,100

is saving 100-150 on a lower system thats 1. not proven CPU or Mobo 2. less ram 3. not as future proof as 1366 for upgrades.


Hell I paid the following in AUG 2006 just 3yrs ago for a highend system.

1 Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFDRTL 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - Retail $289.99
1 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - Retail $256.00
1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6700 - Retail $599.99

that didn't include a monitor , mobo , or any other needed items. A 2.66 conroe OCed to 3.6-7 ghz the i7 OCed to 4.3-4 ghz $599 vs $279 Life is good

if penny pinching is a main concern why are you looking at a $300 CPU in the first place????? might want to look at AMD

also my P5Q dlx mobo was a POS , buggy as heck ,, sure hope the P55 is better made