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Well yeah in that case I get what you mean. However if they already had most of the setup and just needed a cheapo CPU, then I could see why they might want that one.
I think it also has to do with the hack factor as well. Some people just want to hack or tinker, and if they get to do that with a cheap CPU, then I get that. They also like to see exactly how much they can pull off performance-wise with older rigs or see if they can get the highest benchmark for a given CPU by putting in insanely fast equipment with the most challenging (read: slowest stock speed) CPU they can have something unique on the futuremark's ORB.
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