Arachnotronic
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Actually, Justinbaileyman, you can do this cheaper than what I had above...no need for the super highly clocked RAM:
I recommend x99, esp. if you're going to use the system for a long time (3+ years) because at some point you'll be able to pick up really cheap, used Xeons on eBay that could give you a viable and cost-effective upgrade path to 8+ cores. This gives the x99 platform far more longevity (at least in theory) than the mainstream ones where it's four cores or bust.
I recommend x99, esp. if you're going to use the system for a long time (3+ years) because at some point you'll be able to pick up really cheap, used Xeons on eBay that could give you a viable and cost-effective upgrade path to 8+ cores. This gives the x99 platform far more longevity (at least in theory) than the mainstream ones where it's four cores or bust.
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