- Mar 15, 2006
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Hi there,
Planning to redo my desktop within the next couple of months and am trying to get a handle on the current picture for motherboards & CPUs. Currently have a Q9450 with 8 gigs of DDR2 RAM on a Gigabyte EP45-UD3p board and a GTX 260. Desktop is used for development and gaming - mostly strategy and some sims (like FSX).
I have no particular loyalty to Intel or AMD - used AMD exclusively for many years but have been with Intel since Conroe.
The 'problem' (if this can really be called a problem) is that Intel's newest CPU right now is exclusively aimed at the high end, and while I have a good budget for this stuff, on principle I object to paying $900+ for a CPU like Gulltown.
Is the picture for the next several months basically Lynnfield or Bloomfield in the enthusiast market? Any idea whether the i5 or i7 lines are getting anything new before Sandy Bridge (and is Sandy Bridge still looking like Q1 2011?)
Thanks!
S
Planning to redo my desktop within the next couple of months and am trying to get a handle on the current picture for motherboards & CPUs. Currently have a Q9450 with 8 gigs of DDR2 RAM on a Gigabyte EP45-UD3p board and a GTX 260. Desktop is used for development and gaming - mostly strategy and some sims (like FSX).
I have no particular loyalty to Intel or AMD - used AMD exclusively for many years but have been with Intel since Conroe.
The 'problem' (if this can really be called a problem) is that Intel's newest CPU right now is exclusively aimed at the high end, and while I have a good budget for this stuff, on principle I object to paying $900+ for a CPU like Gulltown.
Is the picture for the next several months basically Lynnfield or Bloomfield in the enthusiast market? Any idea whether the i5 or i7 lines are getting anything new before Sandy Bridge (and is Sandy Bridge still looking like Q1 2011?)
Thanks!
S