in that case.. DIY doing what my roommate does $2k+: custom built 2 phase cascade cooling system: $800+ intel core 2 extreme QX9650 overclocked to 5GHz at -7

in that case.. DIY doing what my roommate does $2k+: custom built 2 phase cascade cooling system: $800+ intel core 2 extreme QX9650 overclocked to 5GHz at -72C: $1200 some gigs of DDR2: $300 some hard drives: $200 etc etc http://gomeler.com/2008/01/18/gigabyte-overclocking-contest/ http://gomeler.com/2008/01/18/gigabyte-overclocking-contest/