14 DAY TRIAL // You all know many things related to Kensfield quad core so I won?t bother you with even more info. It is a quad core, it overclocks like hell and performs superbly especially when paired with applications that can use all the 4 cores. But performance is not the main subject here. In case you ever wanted to find out how does this CPU ?perform? on the availability side or just exactly how will it cost, then this article is a must.
Surfing around the web with the terrible need to get your hands on Kentsfield, you?ll quickly realize that Tigerdirect sells the cheapest QX6700 possible for $1100 and the website also claims that it is available. Further checking is advised. And in case you want your CPU to come with a fan, you?ll pay $1,299 at the exact same web shop.
The same CPU can be found at Newegg for a whopping $1,499. But all the money in the world won?t get you anywhere since the CPU is unavailable here. Further searches reveal prices ranging from $1,100 to $1,500 but in 80% of the cases, the CPU is not to be found in the stores. I hope you?re lucky. But just in case, order the CPU and you can spend the remaining time until it arrives doing something just as good.
An EVGA nForce 680i SLI Nvidia Socket 775 ATX motherboard with audio, PCI Express SLI, Dual Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 and Firewire, sells for as low as $249.99 nowadays (I say that because it started at a price of $299). The Asus 680i board with the same capabilities will end up just as expensive (or even more expensive in some stores).
Do the math: An INTEL Kentsfieled with EVGA 680i board ends up at $1100+$250 = $1350, while Quad FX two top CPUs with a board cost $1300. It?s about the same price but Kentsfield works a lot better. Keep that in mind when you?ll go searching for the parts to build your quad core machine.