How about this the Intel
Skulltrail motherboard. This will one day be the optimum setup for next generation sims and they will blow away the consoles no problem. Currently such a system costs over $8000NZ for optimum setup.
It uses 2 QX CPUs, can hold 16GB of FBDIMM ram, 2x 88Ultra graphics cards(can use either ATI or Nvidia SLi). Give it a few years and the price will come down.
$1032 each for the m/board
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