since none of my availble hardware seems to support ESXi, i'm thinking of doing a Q6600 for a router/server/DC (with the spare cycles) box... it also (MIGHT) use less power than a similarly clocked Phenom.

i do not OC (tho i will likely underclock/volt in the summer and kill DC in the hottest months). i do not use "optimized clients".

i run World Community Grid, Rosetta, Cosmology (may be just a short run), and the odd other project or three...

how does a Phenom at 2.6gHz compare to Core2Quad at 2.6 in work done and credits given? (preferrably on those projects) ...any one have some numbers for this question?