Wait for New Intel CPU Socket - Sensible?

[ginjaninja]

Im looking to buy a new (predominantly) gaming PC and want to maximise the platforms longevity (ie increase chance of supporting future CPUs / Graphics). CPU socket (and to a lesser extent graphics bus) seem to be the most important factor.

As far as I can tell PCI Express 2 will arive before the end of the year so a few months wait for this bus seems sensible.

Does you have any knowledge on release date for the next generation of intel socket?

Or putting the question a slightly different way - from history, how long does Intel tend to support legacy sockets after the release of a new one?

 

[ginjaninja]

When it comes to PC hardware the way forward is to buy for the now.

If you were to wait you would never actually buy anything.

X38 coming soon will see DDR3 and PCI-e 2.0 but for prices to drop and for new GFX hardware to need this extra bandwidth will be a long long way off.

There IS always something better around the corner; I still reckon there is such a thing as "sweet spots" though.

At least a modern bus/socket is more like to take the higher speed/bandwidth devices when it does becomes advatageous to upgrade (rather than swap higher % of components); even if it is a long way off.

In the absence on any further info on cpu sockets, i think ill wait for x38 with ddr2 (end august/september) and purchase decision then.