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Yeah, i was really happy that I held off on upgrading my machine for as long as I did. I started looking at the Q6600 CPU's....but then just kept waiting. When I pulled the trigger on my Q9550 it was July of 2009 and I got the CPU for $209 in retail packaging. And I'm still using the retail heat sink and fan even with my minor overclock. It's been a solid performing CPU...and I don't feel like I really have to upgrade to any of the core i5 or i7 boxes...but can instead sit right where I am for awhile and wait for the next big thing to come out. I usually build a new machine every 2-3 years...and it's only been about 16 months right now....so I've got some time to wait.