[ThePythonicCow]

Bow I’ve got another thing to add into the mix to think about. :)

The Itanium chips tend to be expensive, and tend to go with motherboards, power and memory that are expensive.

I have no actual numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised if the usual Tuckwila configuration cost one to a few thousand dollars, per socket, for the combination of the chip, motherboard, memory and power.

If that's the sort of rig you give serious consideration to, excellent, go for it. It's a bit rich for my blood.

[papasmurf]

That is just what I’m thinking about. :)

I haven’t built a high end box, for myself, since 01. Now I have laptops that outperform that high end one.

I need one that will take me into my “golden years”. (That’s about another year or two) LOL