I suspect that is good advice...thanks.

Yes...Q1 2009--you should be able to build an E8500 or Pen Quad rig for cheap. Same with boards--X38/X48 chipset boards will drop, Intel will want to sell the i7's and its boards as 2009 progresses.The i7 has me interested mainly because of the mem controller setup. I really want to see how that reacts with FSX and overclocks. I suspect it will behave a little more like my old AMD San Diego and less like my Penryn dual.RhettFS box: E8500 (@ 3.80 ghz), AC Freezer 7 Pro, ASUS P5E3 Premium, BFG 8800GTX 756 (nVidia 169 WHQL), 4gb DDR3 1600 Patriot Cas7 7-7-7-20 (2T), PC Power 750, WD 150gb 10000rpm Raptor, Seagate 500gb, Silverstone TJ09 case, Vista Ultimate 64ASX Client: AMD 3700+ (@ 2.6 ghz), 7800GT