Which hardwares would need to be upgraded after Intel i7 (Nehalem)?

Hello,


Below is my system specification. I would like to know which hardwares would I need to upgrade after Intel's Core i7 (Nehalem) processors are releases. Please do kindly let me know. Thanks and best regards



My System
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1- PROCESSOR: INTEL (CORE 2 QUAD) Q9550 2.83Ghz (12MB CACHE - 1333 MHZ FSB)

2- VIDEO CARD: HIS PCI EXPRESS ATI PCX 4870 512 MB 256BITS DDR5

3- MEMORY: CORSAIR DDRII 2GB-667 (P/N: VS2GB667-D2) X 2

4- HARD DRIVE: SEAGATE 500GB 3.5" HDD SATA-II 7200RPM 16MB Cache (ST-3500320AS)

5- POWER SUPPLY: 750 WATTS REAL POWER PRO SLI READY (RS-750-ACAA-A1)

6- CPU COOLER: COOLER MASTER CPU COOLER HYPER TX2 (SUPP INTEL & AMD)

7- CASE: ASUS VENTO 3600 (WITHOUT SUPPLY)

8- MOTHERBOARD: INTEL DX48BT2 (775PINS - SND+GIGA LAN - 1333/1066/800 MHZ FSB) PCX SLOT EXTREME SERIES DDRIII SUPPORT

9- LCD MONITOR: VX-1962WM 19" BLACK WIDE SCREEN MULTIMEDIA

10- DVD WRITER: ASUS DVDRW 20xDL SATA DRW-2014S1T X 2

11- USB FLASH DRIVES: CORSAIR VOYAGER 8GB 2.0 (TEN YEARS WARRANTY)

12- FAX MODEM: APACHE HARD (3 YEARS WARRANTY) (A56SP-HCF) (56K)

13- SPEAKERS: Edifier X600 2.1 WITH WOOFER (WOODEN MADE )

14- FLOPPY DRIVE: SONY 1.44MB BLACK//WHITE (INTERNAL)

15- SOUND CARD: 7.1 SOUND CARD X-FI XTREME AUDIO

16- MOUSE: GAMING XL-750BF 4X3 FIRE BUTTON LASER 2500DPI

17- KEYBOARD: GAMING X7-G800 GAMING KEYBOARD WATER PROOF DESIGN


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I'd stick with that setup for a while longer, it's very decent. +1 for what Proximon said, unless you want an aftermarket cpu cooler too.

I have Q9450, 8800GT, Striker II extreme

I wont upgrade because i7 sounds worthless to me. Lets wait for improved nehalem @ 32nm