PeterScott
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I purchased mine whilst being fully aware of the 8C; I need the performance now and not down the road - truth be told, as a gaming enthusiast I don't need 8 cores anytime soon and am better off with 6 higher frequency cores. Which, of course, does not mean that I won't drop an 8C in the board simply because I enjoy new advancing technology
Those buying a 6 core right now shouldn't regret it; 9 months is a long time to go.
Although mine's been running less than a day I can genuinely say it's the best CPU I've ever had, thus validating my purchase.
Mainstream socket, 8 core Intel has an unknown arrival date, unknown price increase, and likely unknown reduction in overall clock speed.
I don't think makes any sense at all to wait on so many unknowns.