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Is this a good time to buy the AMD Phenom II X6?

I'm thinking about assembling my own machine, and the Intel chip I'm looking at is way over my budget. Also, I've been out of the hardware race for a while. Is it true that AMD might be revising their lineup (32nm?) sometime soon? Thanks for your input, and don't forget to list your source. :DFor bonus points, what is the best mobo for this chip?

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Bulldozer is supposed to be 32nm and coming out in 2011. It will be a whole architecture change, though, but should still be an AM3 drop-in. X6's overclock like mad. I assume you were looking at the 980X? $1000 is ridiculous for a processor alone.

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