A lot of people on this forum have been building computers for a LONG time and as result the value equation may have shifted for them since 10 years ago. For example, in hindsight, was there any difference between buying an Athlon XP1800+ vs. say XP2400+? Nope, both became obsolete just as fast. What about Pentium 4 "C" 2.4 vs. 2.6 vs. 2.8 vs. 3.0ghz? Nope. All of those topped out at around the same 3.2-3.4ghz, also became obsolete equally fast. What about Core 2 Duo E6300/E6400/E6600/E8400? Nope, all of those CPUs also becames equally obsolete despite overclocking to 3.4ghz+. Same can be said for i7 920-960, and will be said of i5 2400/2500k/2600k/2700k, etc.