Just replaced my i7-920 with a Xeon W3690 for $170 and my urgency to upgrade in the near future has gone away. Now that I have 6C/12T @ 4.3Ghz, I'm feeling like this platform still has some life in it, which after 8 years is pretty amazing.
My plan now is to hold out until platform support for PCIe 4.0 and Optane are out in the market.
My plan now is to hold out until platform support for PCIe 4.0 and Optane are out in the market.