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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6b4fda00-d5c0-4e0b-a29f-991090c5c6b4/2843A8F8-76AA-4E46-8D2F-10FE7C5A8475/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2009/02/08/intel-core-i7-buyers-guide-high-performance-possible-with-1450/" href="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2009/02/08/intel-core-i7-buyers-guide-high-performance-possible-with-1450/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.thegadgetblog.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2009/02/08/intel-core-i7-buyers-guide-high-performance-possible-with-1450/"><P><A rel="attachment wp-att-3473" href="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2009/02/08/intel-core-i7-buyers-guide-high-performance-possible-with-1450/core-i7-emblem/"><IMG height="76" width="62" class="alignright full-size" title="core-i7-emblem" alt="" src="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/core-i7-emblem.gif" /></A>You probably know Intel’s Core i7 architecture as the manufacturer’s latest high-end consumer offering. And you’re probably aware that investing in these expensive processors also require an expensive overhaul of your <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink0"><FONT color=""><SPAN class="kLink">desktop </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">hardware</SPAN></FONT><SPAN id="preLoadWrap0"><DIV id="preLoadLayer0"><IMG src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></DIV></SPAN></A> for compatibility and maximization. But not <EM>that</EM> much, according to Anandtech:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.thegadgetblog.com/2009/02/08/intel-core-i7-buyers-guide-high-performance-possible-with-1450/"><P>Despite the high cost of the <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink1"><FONT color=""><SPAN class="kLink">CPU</SPAN></FONT></A> and the uniqueness of some components, we have shown that it is possible to build a complete high performance Core i7 system for as little as $1450. That price is for a system with 1TB hard drive, Blu-ray player/DVD burner, a <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink2"><FONT color=""><SPAN class="kLink">Radeon</SPAN></FONT></A> HD 4870 1GB video card, 1920×1080 monitor, keyboard/mouse, and even Windows Vista Home Premium. If you have some components that are compatible with a Core i7 build, you can reduce the cost even further. Just be sure you will not be leaving performance behind with the components you are considering moving over to a new Core i7 build.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/2843A8F8-76AA-4E46-8D2F-10FE7C5A8475/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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