New Rig for SOW:BofB What should i get

[HFC_Dolphin]

You are right and forgive my impulse please

[WTE_Galway]

There is another reason to wait. Once Sandy Bridge is released in 6 or 8 weeks the prices of the current i3/i5 motherboards and processors will suddenly drop substantially.

Sandy bridge is likely to be officially released at CES Las Vegas in early January:

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...te-announced/1

Intel is rumoured to be launching Sandy Bridge at CES in Las Vegas according to motherboard manufacturers we've spoken to. Intel has booked a press conference for the CES event and it is heavily speculated that this will mark the official launch.

[lbuchele]

If all the rumors are right,considering that the CPU is the key for good performance in SOW and Intel claiming that Sandy Bridge is the biggest performance jump in ALL it's history...
Well I'll wait for SB for sure.
GPU will be the GTX 580 or ATI 6990 if it's drivers are OK for SOW (this card will be a REAL monster,be sure)

[WTE_Galway]

Maybe something like this overclocked SB i7-2700K (K means unlocked) will run SOW ok