Timing opinions please...

Hello,
I'm thinking about putting a system together around the i7 chip but do you think waiting for CS5 might be a better way to go?
I'm curious what people's opinions are on i7 chips still being the way to go next year or do you think something better will be worth the wait?
With the news of the new playback engine and Adobe saying that more cores the better I wanted to throw this out there to see what people think.
Thanks!

The golden rule of computing applies:
If you want leading edge technology you pay dearly.
The i9 Gulftown is around 40-50% faster than an i7 at the same clock speed, runs cooler and uses much less energy, but costs around $ 1 K. Compare that to the i7-920 after introduction of the i9, overclocked to 3.6-4.0 GHz for around $ 200 or less. Even now you can find them for slightly over $ 200. So have a look at your budget. If money is no object, get an i7 now and exchange it for an i9 when available.
I agree with Jim that the i7 is great. If you consider that his system is more than two times slower than my system on the PPBM score, I can only confirm that the i7 rocks. But also a warning. If the speed advantage of the i9 over an i7 is around 50% for approximately 5 times the price, then I think it is more economical to really fine tune your system, since I have more than twice the performance of Jim, just because of fine tuning.

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