AMD phenom II X6 hexacore vs Intel i7 quad HT

[MrMojoZ]

basically, i7 mobos are $$$$$$, is it the same case for the AMD?

You should be able to find ~$60 boards that support Thuban (check for updated BIOS), running DDR2 if you still have any around. Overclocking range is the limiter on the low end boards.