I'll think a bit about it (I don't have the cash in my hands yet). Somehow I just feel that a quad core 2 at 3ghz will serve me well for many years to come (the 2.4ghz amd64 suits me fine after 3-4 ...

The 9850 is a 2.5 GHz Quad Core built on 65 nanometer architecture, with 2 MB of L2 cache and a TDP of 125 watts. By comparison, the Q6600 has similar specs, running at 2.4 GHz with 8 MB of L2 and a ...