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View Poll Results: Which would you choice and why?
Xeon W3540 10 71.43%
Core i7 950 3 21.43%
Other 1 7.14%
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This is a super tricky question, batches are hit and miss.....and I haven't seen more than 100MHz greater headroom on the Xeon....doesn't make for a much better score overall....then you figure bot population and the 950 almost seems better.

I have been trying to decide for a long while myself and see very little harm in waiting. I also don't see the w3550 being any better than the w3540 as the
24x multi is borked.
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If you are going for HWBOT points you need both
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