because I TOTALLY DISAGREE with your statement and entire philosophy on the matter as well.
yes, we all know that a i5-2500k is better and will kicks anything AMD has out ass.
but that's not what it's all about.
on top of that the performance and overclocking ability that 955/965BE's have do compensate slightly but still we know, Intel offering is better.
but to say the 955/965BE is where you say it is, totally ignorant..
then I'm asking what hardware do you run and don't lie and/or exaggerate, you will be called on it and asked to show proof.?!
have you ever had a 955/965BE max'd out with a higher performance GPU and if so then what.?
just because you mis-interpret some articles you mis-read on-line or heard from some Intel fanboi in your neighborhood is not always how it really is.
as for me, I can tell you, show you.
odds are I have thrown away or given away better hardware than you have now.
and to show you how confident I am about older hardware, I sold an i5-2500k build and kept my i5-760 and my 955BE builds.
955BE / GTX 460 SOC / Veloc 10K - is going AM3+ 990X SLI upgrade (I hope you understand the numbers)
i5-760 @ 3.4GHz / SLI GTX 460 SSC+ / 90GB SSD - runs with any Intel SB out there in gaming and whatever else.
this build can hold me over until Ivy arrives and see what it's about.
the performance drop of minimal effect to me (i5-760 @ 3.4GHz from i5-2500K in-progress build) or sell it for the extra cash and come back even stronger next time..
remember that BD and Ivy are coming..
what would you do if you only knew the truth.?
so with that being said, proof your point...!