[albee1952]

Something to consider: You may end up wishing you spent the extra $ after a year or two. Now your money saved today is gone down the road. If you consider that the more expensive cpu(let's say its $350) will service you for more like 4-5 years, then it cost you more like $70 a year vs. $50 a year for 2 years of the cheaper cpu before you give up and go for the big one. Just an opinion, but I'd hate to save a few bucks now and regret it in a year. I'm also power hungry and plan on the 3700 upgrade as soon as I can afford it. We need more power Scotty!!!!