Best Unit for the Job?

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Originally Posted by CRGreathouse

The i7 motherboards should cost well less than 200 euro, or you're getting ripped off. I could get them for less the last time (maybe 4-6 months ago) I was looking, and prices have surely fallen since.

But I don't disagree with your analysis. I chose a Phenom II rather than an i7 because of the cost of the motherboard.

You're right - the price got down but is still around twice as much as an expensive Qxxx mainboard. The earlier Phenom had some problems with the TLB, today it might have more fun.

The fun thing for a i7 (Nehalem) is the the Hyperthreading and would be my first choice to hunt 100M primes ... but only for that reason ... ;).