Actually I can afford it but cannot justify buying this just for surfing the net and making the odd mp4 movies and also making updated versions of my Windows XP which installs on a freshly formatted hard drive in 8 minutes flat and boots in 23 seconds from power on.
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E7200 processor with the ASUS or FOXCONN P45 board and with PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066) memory.
I could never justify DDR3 memory at the current prices and hence will forgo the E8300 processor for a later date or when prices drop like it did yesterday for intel processors.
Intel Levies Heavy CPU Price Reductions - HotHardware
I believe that just like in an automobile that needs matched chassis, engine and suspension the computer rig requires matched motherboard, processor, and memory .