Quote Originally Posted by Sam DeathWalker View Post
Its not the cpu its the (well nvida calls them north and south bridge not sure what intel is calling them) X58 that makes the difference. Not sure what Intel used prior to the X58 but its the X58 that blows away everything else, with its QPI and that other fast buss.
This is where I was trying to lead this: people aren't comparing apples to apples and are just throwing out anecdotal hyperbole.