In ancient times salt was sometimes used as a form of currency. So the more salt you take with something the greater credence you are giving it. If you take a mountain of salt with a rumor it means you are betting a mountain of money that it is true.

And get over the timetables. Hoping and dreaming or getting upset at AMD won't make the chip come any faster and will only make for an unpleasant ~5 weeks on your part. It gets here when it gets here, the only control you have is over your emotional state when it does.