I cast long eyes at the sandybridges to replace my aging E8400...
The "problem" is that almost all games run fine at max setting with that E8400 clocked at 3.6Ghz and a GTX 275 that is really old but does it's job in most games...
Previously I always bought the fastest stuff available when upgrading but as it is now with hardware moving faster than the software requirements (the GTX 275 was my first mid range card) I realize that the upgrade I'm thinking of is a Sandy Bridge 2600 with a P67 Mb and either a HD6950 or a GTX 560 Ti... Then after a year or two a faster GPU to let it live a bit longer.
Then maybe I think of getting the HD6950 or GTX 560 Ti for my current rig. Really depends on how CoD will be limited... If I don't have a CPU bottle neck due to it using both cores well and doing fine without the need for more cores and the GPU is the limiting factor... It would spice the current rig for a year of extended front line service I guess
To the people that may post here with "why do you bother then" etc, let us guys that like discussing this do it here? It has something to do with the game at least as we are gearing up for war
EDIT: Well, the conclusion like many others is that I will wait before changing anything - even if I have "the itch" now