Linkzmax on 30 March 2009
Unless you're heavily into video editing(and then it's no longer a gaming comparison) or don't plan on upgrading your CPU for years there's no reason to go with a core i7 now. If you already have a fairly new system with LGA775 you can upgrade the CPU to get very similar performance for much cheaper than buying a new mobo and CPU.
If you absolutely want to have the best or near-best every year than obviously it's going to be expensive.
