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Review Date: 26th January 2005

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Review Date: 27th April 2004

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CyberPower Gamer Infinity Quad Elite

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Price: £850

The G0 stepping of the Core 2 Quad Q6600 is awesome. The sSpec code to look for is SLACR - surely not a coincidence given that Intel is an American company, and slacker and gamer are roughly synonymous terms over there. Most companies list the G0 chip as a separate...