I guess there is no question, that the 2.66 8-core is going better than the quad for what you are doing?!if I would be better off going to the 2.66 8 core or the 2.93 Quad
Question is, if you are willing to pay the price (50% more) for a 2.66 8-core instead of a 2.93 quad?
Yes, it seems to work, but going for 12 or 16 GB is kind of expensive within the next weeks(...) not sure what the limitations are on the memory on the Quad, I read that it will go up to 16gig of memory, which is good.