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[SilverBullet]

oooooooo...I like....but looking at all the specs, technology hasn't really gone forward in the leaps and bounds as it used to. I mean they are similar specs to this PC I Built 6-7 years ago.

I remember CPU speeds going from MHz to GHz really quick, and then it seemed to stall at around 3.4GHz for a long time.

Yeah there is a bit more to factor in than just GHz but in truth intel has been stagnant, each generation has improved performance about 5% through optimizations.
Skylake is a bit of a joke really BUT, I decided to pull the trigger because Microsoft will not be supporting kabby lake and forward. I wanted to wait for amd Zen but microsoft made the decision for me .
One thing skylake processors have going for them is the z170 chipset, I intend to get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

Max Sequential Read
Up to 3200 MBps
Max Sequential Write
Up to 1800 MBps

YEAH BOI!!^^^

when it comes out , also the mobo im wanting will support everything out currently soo. Im thinking
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

Its a big deal for me to stick to windows 7, I am boycotting Microsoft after that unless they start makeing things more choice friendly again and lay off the spyware/adware/forced updates and restarts.

In truth im coming from an overclocked i7 920 at 4.2 GHz, so almost anything is an upgrade haha.