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dude you don't need huge muscle for audio these days. maybe in 1999 but not in 2008. cpu speed has become pretty irrelevant.

and may i say, speed is overrated. most computers can handle most audio editing these days. i'd put more emphasis on stability and solid performance than in overclocking and pushing benchmarks. my favorite benchmark is how long can you run a computer without rebooting it. i'd focus on that... because having your machine crash and losing work is the real time waster.