:bang: You asked!...Not me!... Yes an i7 950/GTX 580 is BETTER!!! than a Q6600/GTX 580 setup.... Anything else you need to know?
$250 is pretty much the maximum you would want to pay going by the prices on Ebay. I'd try bargaining that price down slightly if you can. EDIT: You're in luck, how easy is this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/eVGA-X58...900472807?pt=Motherboards&hash=item1e7a46b3e7 Note: Has 12GB of DDR3-1600, so more and better RAM, and has an EVGA Extreme, not LE motherboard, so again is better./ i7-950 CPU http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/INTEL-i7...US_Motherboard_CPU_Combos&hash=item35c7176cfc Note: Exact MB you are looking at, lesser CPU though, i7-930, 6GB of DDR3-1600 (not DDR3-133) but also with a Nvidia GTX260 GPU and a TItan Fenrir CPU Fan Keep an eye on those two.