While the i7 series has great performance, it's also quite expensive. So are mainboards that can hold the i7, and so is DDR3 - still more expensive per GB than DDR2.

The Q6600 is getting (relatively) old, but its price/performance ratio is excellent. I'd think an i7 based machine would perform maybe 20% faster than a Q6600 machine, at triple the price.

The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter

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