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No VT support. Avoid if you want to run Vmware, VirtualBox or any computer virtualization stuff. Recently saw a Q8400 for $169 the last month at microcenter.

#1: or get any AMD Quad, they all support VT.

You can get a 3.2ghz AMD quad with an unlocked multiplier for this price.

I agree with Buttwiz17, oh shit!!!!!
Now go **** yourself.

You can buy the core i7 920 for 199.99 + tax with in store pickup at micro center.

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727

milkmanmom wrote:

You can buy the core i7 920 for 199.99 + tax with in store pickup at micro center. http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727

Don't forget to factor in the additional cost for an i7 motherboard. Those don't come cheap.

#5 is exactly spot-on correct. the i7 mobos are brutally expensive. save yourself the money, and wait for the newer i5 motherboards based on P55 - you'll also have to spend 1/3 less on DDR3 because the i7 will ONLY run with 3 channels of DDR3. Absolutely not worth the extra cost and power dissipation.

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