[Echo Talon]

Click the link to read the article if you're interested, lots of benchmark charts compared to Intels QX6700 Core2Quad..

[Echo Talon]

Here is a related article, "AMD Announces Quad FX Platform" Daily Tech
11/29/06

[AmericaUnited]

If you do any video editing work, these quad setups are the way to go.

[Zathras]

It requires a $300 power supply, a $400 motherboard and memory can only be added in 4x increments.
Power consumption is 2x Intel.
The fans to keep it cool are very very loud.

All for a platform slower than Intel's 2.4Ghz Quadcore.