New Quad

[Vash2051]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115034

So who's buying theres today?!?!? I personally don't have a grand to drop...

[=98=]

Extremely rich overclocking teams.

Server owners will buy the Xeon alternative.

[jake_]

For most people its either too expensive or just overkill.

What even are would you be doing to tap all of its resources?

[Vash2051]

Xeons have been out for a little while.

[Death Merchant]

For most people its either too expensive or just overkill.

What even are would you be doing to tap all of its resources?

password cracking, theres always a need for more processor power!

I mean the US military have puropose built code cracker computers that have 80 processor built in and it still takes them about 900 years to crack 128 bit encryption

[signa]

I'm considering upgrading to the Penryn Q9450 2.66ghz 12mb L2. Supposedly the price should be about $320 usd when it comes out.

[Namakan]

I'm considering upgrading to the Penryn Q9450 2.66ghz 12mb L2. Supposedly the price should be about $320 usd when it comes out.

Same here

[Minicoop503]

password cracking, theres always a need for more processor power!

I mean the US military have puropose built code cracker computers that have 80 processor built in and it still takes them about 900 years to crack 128 bit encryption

900 years? wtf. how would they even know it takes that long?

[=98=]

Estimation based on the time taken to crack each digit.

[Vash2051]

Watch Transformers!!! LOL.