So, let me get this straight (feel free to help me out here Aigo) Intel kicks 3 different sockets in 16 months. AMD uses 3 over 4.5 YEARS and people whine?
Ok, my choice from wisdom of wiser people than myself to upgrade to an AM3 processor that will drop straight in my soon to be AM3+ mobo will be a problem for me? Nope. OK. Upgrade to BD chip when first set of runs probs go away and prices come back to earth? not a prob, next summer not too far away. ok.
As far as the near sighted scanners that don't want to read some of the posting of information here and elsewhere, DDR4 isn't that far out, probably the design reasoning for AM4 socket wait. Wasn't ddr3 the big kicker for AM3 in the first place?
So a little bit of history, combined with wisdom of others in know of near future means I have to change only 1 component at a time? Motherboard going into wifes comp, along with any other outdated pieces, like HDD, hmmm. Time and money better spent than trying to stay 3 frames per second ahead of a "lessor AMD" reading this forum? Gaming I can see 120hz (90hz according to ophthalmologist for average human) so 120 fraps? OK Video card upgrade, not entire MOBO and CPU/GPU etc. Better places to spend my money, like stocking my wine cellar.