Intel to discontinue Core i7 920 & 940 CPUs

[Shintai]

I think I5 will be allot of fun, but if you buy it, you buy something that's less than an older Intel platform. When lots of us guys bought Conroe, we where happy with fast cpu's. The guys who had some more patience, where able to buy Kentsfield afer 10 months (?) after the Conroe release?
I don't want to buy something old lol. And how much future proof is I5 anyway?
If S1136 will be another socket 754, I'm not interested.

LGA1156 will last for a very long time along with LGA1366. LGA1156 will most likely outlast LGA1366 by quite abit due to being in the lower segments.

[Bodkin]

LGA1156 will last for a very long time along with LGA1366. LGA1156 will most likely outlast LGA1366 due to being in the lower segments.

But how long will LGA 1366 be viable. I am going to get a i7 kit next week, but I dont want to end up having a socket which only supports cpu's over £500

[Shintai]

But how long will LGA 1366 be viable. I am going to get a i7 kit next week, but I dont want to end up having a socket which only supports cpu's over £500

LGA1366 will support the first 32nm CPUs. (Westmere class).

However Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge is a hmmh mm. Either it support none or it support both. From what I heard it support both. But the successor to Ivy Bridge will be a new socket for sure (2012-2013).

[Chad Boga]

If this story is true, I am amazed that Intel keeps giving AMD a helping hand to greater marketshare.