Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 = $209.99

[13Gigatons]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115215

The price will probably go down in the next few weeks but some have been holding out long enough.

 

[Emulex]

if i upgrade from my Q6600 pad-modded (3.0ghz) will i see a huge improvement? like 40-50%? nehalem is stupid faster right?

 

[13Gigatons]

More like 15-20% per clock per core over Conroe.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

There's a review up now that has comparisons of the C2Q CPU against the i5 and i7.