El Diablo
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Right now I'm running an AMD Phenom 9850 black edition which is pretty out dated and crappy now. I'm looking to upgrade my processor (mobo and ram obviously along with it) and was looking for peoples opinions on parts.
I was hoping to spend between 300-400 on a CPU and motherboard, maybe more if it's worth it. So far what I'm looking at is an i5 760 processor with a generic name brand 1156 motherboard however I'm not sure if this is the best way to go.
Would it be better spent spending a little more money for a 1366 socket motherboard an i7 on that socket type?
Also, I was looking into Sandy Bridge processors and in an article I read (dated Feb 2nd) it mentioned that it will probably take months for companies to get working motherboards back into the market with the fixes. Do you think it would be worth holding off on upgrading anything and wait it out for a month or 2, then go for a new socket 1155 motherboard and Sandy Bridge processor that will last longer and have a socket type that isn't dead, or just upgrade now and then worry about upgrading again a couple years down the line?
I was hoping to spend between 300-400 on a CPU and motherboard, maybe more if it's worth it. So far what I'm looking at is an i5 760 processor with a generic name brand 1156 motherboard however I'm not sure if this is the best way to go.
Would it be better spent spending a little more money for a 1366 socket motherboard an i7 on that socket type?
Also, I was looking into Sandy Bridge processors and in an article I read (dated Feb 2nd) it mentioned that it will probably take months for companies to get working motherboards back into the market with the fixes. Do you think it would be worth holding off on upgrading anything and wait it out for a month or 2, then go for a new socket 1155 motherboard and Sandy Bridge processor that will last longer and have a socket type that isn't dead, or just upgrade now and then worry about upgrading again a couple years down the line?