Intel Ivy Bridge-E Processors Flagship Core i7-4960X To Cost $990 US

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I no longer get excited about overly expensive and powerful CPUs. I mostly get excited about overly expensive and powerful GPUs. I do remember a time though when a jump from a Pentium 2 to a pentium 3, or even something as simple as a P100MHz vs P75MHz was considered a huge boon for gaming purposes.