I'm currently on an AMD Athlon 3800+, and it's killing me. Besides games, I often compile programs that take forever and use all my CPU. So I'm considering an upgrade to an Intel E6750 - it's about as expensive as I consider reasonable for a CPU upgrade. I'll need to get a new MB and RAM in the process.
The question is, is it really worth it? I hear Intels new processors will be released early next year - will that bring current Quad-core technology down in price significantly? I assume the Penryns themselves will cost an arm and a leg, but is it a good idea to wait until they are released to get four cores for the current price of two? Or do they usually wait a bit with the price drop? Any advice?
The question is, is it really worth it? I hear Intels new processors will be released early next year - will that bring current Quad-core technology down in price significantly? I assume the Penryns themselves will cost an arm and a leg, but is it a good idea to wait until they are released to get four cores for the current price of two? Or do they usually wait a bit with the price drop? Any advice?