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Entry! Thanks for the giveaway!

Thanks for the bump Dan_D! Sadly, my list hasn't changed from the last thread. Intel 386 DX 25MHz Intel Pentium 90MHz Intel Celeron 733MHz Athlon XP 2600+ @ Stock Athlon XP 3000+ @ Stock Athlon X2 4200+ @ Stock Intel Core2Duo e6300 @ 2.8GHz Intel Core2Duo e6400 @ 3.2GHz (It fried...

Holy cow, this thread is still going?! I'm kind of feeling like a proud papa here :) With that, here's my updated list (updates in bold): Intel 386 DX 25MHz Intel Pentium 90MHz Intel Celeron 733MHz Athlon XP 2600+ @ Stock Athlon XP 3000+ @ Stock Athlon X2 4200+ @ Stock Intel Core2Duo e6300 @...

I'd love to win one of these

If it's a Core 2 Duo, and under $100, get it. The C2D was a HUGE improvement over the P4. My friends still runs C2D's in his 5 gaming rigs (guest computers).

I've been using Gigabyte boards for several years at this point, and actively recommend them to anyone who will listen. If I win, I'll build another computer with whichever board I get!

I've had 3 OCZ Gold PSU's and they have all sucked. For whatever reason, they work for about a week, then just stop functioning. PSU tester shows no issues, but they won't power any computer. Swapping out to a spare CoolerMaster psu proved the issue to be the OCZ psu's not the comptuers...

If AMD makes a competitive CPU to start with, then the ability to overclock will be significant.

And with a little work in Excel, you can make some awesome charts!

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I guess I also missed where the AMD chip can outperform the i7980 or the i7 lineup as a whole.

I've since purchased an Phenom II. Now my list looks like this:

I'm seeing crossfire broken in BFBC2 once I updated to 10.6. I'm in the process of rolling back now.

In to win? Not that I will though, lol.

I just don't get it I suppose. Why would they market this chip as a consumer (not enthusiast) chip, and sell it at $900. Intel is being extremely greedy in this latest offering, and that irks me.