On 2011-09-14 Daryl F wrote:
Trever, you are dead on. The one I have is the 2600K. After our discussion I found http://ark.intel.com/MySearch.aspx?VTD=true which shows which ones are VT-d capable.
It's interesting that the recommended channel price for the i7-2600K is $317 while the i7-2600 with no suffix is $294 and has similiar specs but includes VT-d and TXT.
Your friendly neighborhood reseller strikes again :-)
If you wanted a non-K instead, I could possibly hook you up and accept your 2600K as trade (you pay the difference). Of course there would be some loss of value as it is used and I'd have to find a buyer, etc.
I think the K's are more expensive because they have the newer/better on-chip video.
Again, I think Intel is going mental with their excessive SKU count with tiny confusing variations. One asks, what's the point? They're starting to look like a software company with SKU proliferation.