Aiming for future releases

[firas]

Around March 2008 my new rig will have the chance to see the light (financially speaking)
So I thought about going for up-to-date models (I hope all these things will be out by March)

This is my plan:

Processor:
Some Penryn, mostly Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.67ghz 1333fsb 12 l2cache LGA775
Motherboard:

Since the currently available Core 2 processors all run flawlessly with the P35 chipset, which is actually on sale as a real product in the market, we can’t recommend buying an X38-based motherboard. As soon as the QX9770 goes on sale, you’ll be able to find an appropriate X48 board for the same price X38 boards sell for now. It’s definitely not worth purchasing an expensive X38 board now that may not be compatible with newer processors later due to upgraded specifications , e.g. FSB 1600.

from here
So I wanna go for some x48 based mobo, which will be better than p35/x38 (supports DDR3 @1600/1333/1066, PCI-Express Gen 2.0)
RAM: since I’m going for the X48, I’ll go for DDR3 (I hope those 1600MHz are not too expensive)
Graphic Card: maybe that “review 3” from the GTS, or any card that is newer than the GT and supports PCI-e 2.0

Ahhhhhhhh, that 2 GB DDR3 1600 dim will cost around $650!!! And if 2 x 1GB it will be around $450!! That’s SICK
Anyway I’m sure they offer some super dooper performance

I’m I on the right path guys? my budjet is $1600-$1800USD

Please guys don’t keep telling me P35 is enough, Q6600 is enough, PCI-e1.1 is enough! A 1994 car will also do the job

 

[Dangman]

Dude, this is way too early to be planning a build. At most two months but thats stretching it. None of us has a magic ball that says what parts are gonna be out, what parts will still be in stock several months in advance or what those prices will be.

So you basically want us to just make you feel good about your plan? Because you request that we don't tell you certain parts are enough and ask if you're on the right path. Sounds like you're just fishing for us to just go and support your plan without criticism or seeking other alternatives.

 

[firas]

Sorry if I made you feel this way, but this was the final plan I reached after 2 weeks of surfing around hardware pages, maybe you are right and I guess I’m a little bit excited about the new releases and that I finally have some info about these stuff
Anyway I’ll try to stop thinking about this for couple of months
But you’ve gotta admit that this is the right thing to do now and nobody should think of any other plans

 

[tiraides]

But you’ve gotta admit that this is the right thing to do now and nobody should think of any other plans

That's the wrong way to think.

There are plenty of good options now for people who need to build something NOW. And there's no guarantee that the new stuff (Penryn, P38/X48/780i, DDR3) is going to offer significant performance increases, especially right now.