I may hold out for the higher models coming later this year... we'll see, the allure of Sandy Bridge is all too powerful, lol.

Good times are here.

Everybody have fun tonight.

Everybody Wang Chung tonight!

cool but I'm still thinking of building Lynnfield core should be cheaper correct
let me look LOL

I'll wait for stable drivers for Linux before I make a switch. And even then maybe not. Curious how much more $$$ and speed the yet the be released high end CPU / chipset will be. I'm sad the all the ITX boards will only have the H67 chipset, no CPU overclock, at this moment in writing. P67 gets you an easy free OC up to 4.5GHz on air cooling. Damn.

wow just did a little ready on sandy bridge looks like a bad mofo & what I'm looking for
I guess I'll waits to mid summer to build a nice rig

Horray there is a rumble that Gigabyte will release a second ITX board that has P67. Now to rob a bank.

The top CPU (2600K) is $330 right now. You need to get a "K" CPU to overclock. Not bad considering what you get. The built-in graphics still sucks. A $50-$75 NVIDIA or AMD video card will beat it. The 32nm is nice. Cool running and less power hungry. The ASUS P8P67 Deluxe seems to be the board to get. I'd still wait for more boards to get released (so prices settle down) and firmware to mature.

People might also want to wait for the Z68 chipset for Sandybridge. The Z68 chipset will allow you to use the built-in GPU when overclocking (you can't overclock on P67 and use built-in GPU).

I'll probably wait for the high-end Sandybridge CPUs (without integrated GPU) with the X68 chipset. Intel at first will launch those CPUs at 8 cores (16 threads) with quad memory channel (their will only be 4 memory slots).

keep us posted when to buy & what cpu & mobo ( keep me posted your much better with hardware selection then me)
I'm saving few $ few $20.00 bills at a time LOL just for this
ya ya I know but thats all I can manage to sneak from the wife at a time HEY What it beats m2h solution
Bank job = jail but if you rob your wife of your hard earned money you will only get cut off for a couple days LOL

Right now, I would get the i7-2600k (~$330). The 2500k is also possible. They have a different built-in GPU, but that doesn't matter to me. Both seem to easily hit at least 4.5GHz. The ASUS P8P67 Deluxe is my choice for MB. You could get the P8P67 PRO for less and some missing features. I will at least wait for the Z68 MBs to come out. To be able to use the graphics and overclock at the same time could be handy.

It always comes down to what the computer is going to be used for.

video trans coding , video encoding , Music studio of sort !! recording live music !! ya baby

I think with the i7 Sandy Bridge I can finally build a nice HTPC that will do about anything I want.

ya I was reading a bit on it again reviews look good
I"ll be building by spring maybe more mobo & stuff will be out by then

for 50 bucks, I can find a hooker that will do anything I want then build a pc that will do almost anything I want.*LOL*

Sandybridge is overkill for HTPC. There are lower powered and quieter hardware setups available that will perform just fine. Getting all the right hardware together for a HTPC still might be a problem.

You can't really define an HTPC though. Lets bitstorm define what it is to him.

*lol* Fuck Sandy Bridge, I'm now looking for a hooker that clocks 4.5ghz, and can take liquid cooling!

LMAO

Thanks & that's how I feel. I want to run the more-processor intensive stuff like MAME and be able to encode high def as fast as possible, and still have some headroom.

Yes, a lower end Dual Core or even mid-range Pentium IV would be adequate for MOST HTPC needs while using the smaller enclosures. I like those, but I'm really going after power and because of the heat/limited space I am more interested in the type of box that allows for a little elbow room and looks more like a stereo receiver.

My main HTPC is simply an HP with media center and an HDMI cable for the TV. It's not trendy, all it is is a computer setup next to a TV, but it works...

MAMEUI benchmarks, for the more troublesome drivers for anyone that's curious:
http://www.mameui.info/Bench.htm

Note that these aren't quite indicative of what happens during actual gameplay, though

I would still wait before building a Sandy Bridge computer. The motherboards are still going through growing pains (firmware/drivers). We still have the Z68 MBs to come out (OC'ing and built-in GPU use) also. The H67 boards allow use of built-in GPU, but no overclocking. The P67 allows overclocking (K CPUs), but no built-in GPU use. Then we have X68 that will have 4, 6, 8 cores and no built-in GPU (Socket 2011). That will be end of this year.

Uh-oh..
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/intels-...nk=MW_news_stmp

They're saying this is a bigger deal than the original Pentium chip flaw.

The Engadget report is saying it the P67 chipset, not the CPU die that is at fault. Which seems like the lesser of evils.