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I think going to a Xeon would break my budget, so would that 5960. 6 VMs wouldn't be typical, usually it would probably only be 3 or so running side by side. So regarding an i7, I'm considering an i7-6700. Not the 6700k since I probably won't be overclocking.

I think going to a Xeon would break my budget, so would that 5960. 6 VMs wouldn't be typical, usually it would probably only be 3 or so running side by side. So regarding an i7, I'm considering an i7-6700. Not the 6700k since I probably won't be overclocking.

I want a computer I can use as a home lab, hosting VMs and potentially virtualized networks, as well as allowing me to play around with whatever games are on the market. But it's difficult to determine what's going overboard vs. what's too conservative. I know that for virtualization in...