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Hey bobiroc, I'm shopping to replace my 6 year old DT & NB. Hoping to get similar mileage on the new purchase. I've always bought Intel processors. I would like to know your preference between the I7 chips vs the Phenom II chips. Price on the amd is clearly one issue, but how about performance. I'm told the amd chip can be upgraded later, is that not true of the I7? What if I don't have the same chip in both machines, is there a problem interchanging and using files? I use these a lot for streaming stock market data. Thanks
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