Umm been there done that...

I much prefer the E6600 due to price, avail, and overclock-ability. But AMD just released their benchies for the FX-70-74. That thing is HOT, and I don't mean Paris Hilton Hot

Just the power requirements for that thing blow my mind. And the Temps make me want to cook eggs on it.
And with regards to Quad Core, yeah they are fast but did you happen to look at the game bench marks for Quad Core? The E6800 is FASTER than the QE6800! Why? Because hardly ANYTHING is written for Quad let alone Dual Core. The only software that I know of that will even maybe take advantage of it is Valve's Source and maybe Unreal Engine 3, but that is all speculation as of now. That's why Quads cost the same as Core2Duo!
