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Astronautcowboy

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Right now, since its black friday, some store is selling i7 920 for 150. I want to get it, but i also want to see how Deneb performs and the AM3 Black edition 3.0 ghz and the Dragon platform and that stuff. So should i build now since the i7 is so cheap?
 
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I'd go for it. I doubt you'll be able to get a Phenom II for near that price very quickly.
 

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go for it, cheap, good, sexy!
 
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Sweet for 150, i'd get 2.....
thats a great price, i am sure after the sale, you could sell 1 and make a quick hundai
 
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can you tell me where you got that price?
 

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150 bucks! Thats insane, i am going to stay up until 12 tomorrow so i can get one right away.
 
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ok, I've looked everywhere, but didn't see it for anything even close to $150. is there a coupon you have to enter?
and mey be abit off topic, but why do people call it black friday if its not 13th?
 

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OMG!! 150 get it. I wish i could get that now but too bad for me. 150 for a i7 is extremely worth it since u can get to 4.0 GHz on stock and probably 4.5 aftermarket and 5.0 GHz water quad.
 

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that sounds awesome but what about the heatsink,ram,mobo The savings would probably pay for half the board. Did Crucial come out with the tri channel ballistix tracer yet?
 
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