Quote Originally Posted by ridney View Post
i guess it's their strategy in getting more market share by competing with high performance chips at a reasonable price.
i think the most shocking thing is how long the socket has survived. i had a duel core 2.6ghz (5000BE) and now can get a 3.6ghz turbo'd hex core. with the same ram/mobo i bought nearly 3 years ago. (pending bios update). i really dont think i will even need to get one right away, my quad is still feeling really strong, and if i just wait for the last chip to be made for this socket (not sure if its the 1090T or if we see a stronger one). but once i do go hex, will i even need to touch the cpu/mobo for another 3 years? seriously i think gaming will be happy with high speed 6 cores for as long as dx11 is alive.