Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield costs up to $1499

The cheapest we could find was at Tigerdirect for $1100 - the good thing is that it is available. You can order one here.

The more expensive one with a super-expensive fan costs $1299.99 and usually ships in seven to twenty one days. You can get one here.

Newegg is actually trying to flog this same CPU for $1499.00. It is unavailable at press time, here.

The associated bits and bobs: EVGA nForce 680i SLI Nvidia Socket 775 ATX motherboard with audio, PCI Express SLI, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 and Firewire, Serial ATA RAID sells for $249.99. And the Asus 680i board will end up even more expensive.

Remember Asus' 4x4 motherboard costs around $300 and two FX74 CPU's will cost $999 for two pieces and you can say that, pricewise, AMD is super competitive to Intel's offer.

So, one more time, Intel Kentsfieled with EVGA 680i board ends up at $1100+$250 = $1350, while Quad FX two top CPUs with a board ends at $1300 still around $50 cheaper and this is the best-case scenario.

In the worst-case scenario, you need to spend $1299.99 on the CPU with fan + $250 for the board and you end up at $1550.00. The Newegg option gets you to $1499.99 for the CPU and fan, plus $249.99, making $1750.00 with two cents change.

Here's Newegg:

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