I am trying to find a motherboard socket that will be futureproof enough to last me for a while. I got the a 939 CPU only a few months before they announced or released (not sure) the AM2, and so I was kind of screwed with my current CPU, as there is no support for it. So now I am looking for a socket (most importantly) that will be future proof for the next couple of years and a CPU that will last me for a while. And once that CPU becomes insufficient for me, I want to make sure that my socket will be able to fit chips that came out after the chip I bought now to refit my mobo and still keep my PC up to par (sorry to word that way, I couldn't find a better way, read it a few times and it will make sense). So I looked at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103674 and it seemed really good, but I don't know how future proof the socket will be. I know that i7 just came out, and it's super futureproof, but I don't know if it is REALLY worth it. With the same money I could be the worst i7 mobo and CPU, I could buy a GREAT AM3 processor, a good mobo, a new ATX case, and a bunch of RAM (or maybe just a little RAM). I WILL be doing a bunch of gaming (maybe Crysis for now, but I want to see what the future will bring, and I will definitely be playing future titles, so I want a processor that won't bottleneck my GPU when I get a new one). I WILL be doing a bunch of coding (Java, PHP, .NET stuff, SQL stuff and maybe C/C++), and I MAY do some assembly (if that impacts anything). I WILL NOT be doing anything like video encoding, mp3 encoding, or any really complex encoding stuff. I'm just going to be doing coding, gaming, and browsing. So can you tell me if the AM3 is futureproof enough for me, or whether that the i7 is SO good that I should get that instead?
Or can someone recommend another socket out now, or should I wait a while for a new one to come out?
Or can someone recommend another socket out now, or should I wait a while for a new one to come out?