got my free i7 940

[Jonathan]

Now I gotta buy a motherboard!

I may buy 1333 just so I can run stream over and over again.

Intel employee price on an Intel X58 is $212... I wonder if that's the best I'm going to do.

[Jonathan]

Getting a MSI X58 Pro for $190 + $20 rebate, and Vinny's HSF, and 3x2GB of cheap 1066.

[Dave]

So do you think i7s will be cheapo by the time Starcraft 2 comes out? hehe

[Jonathan]

Nope. But the i5s (or whatever they will call them) will be just as good. Mostly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_i5

[quantus]

Are there going to be any price drops on i7 920 or 940 soon?

[Jonathan]

Your crystal ball is as good as mine. Mine says no.

But Lynnfield will be cheaper. I really can't stress this point enough. Imagine that the extreme edition encompassed, say, three different processors. Cuz that's what the Core i7 line is.

[Jonathan]

There's new i7s out (975 and 950). They are faster than the old i7s but the same price, and the old ones are no longer manufactured. The 920 gets no update.

[Dave]

So what is a decent performance/price CPU / MB that you'd recommend buying in the next month or so?