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As do I. I just didn't feel like the jump from the Q9xxx series to the i5 series was that major jump, and also didn't feel like the i5 to 2500k series was a major jump either (though it was certainly bigger). Q9xxx to 2500k? That's a major jump, and worth a new board.I agree with nzaneb on this topic. I perform little upgrades here and there throughout each of my PCs lifetime. I may upgrade the CPU here and there as well, but it comes time to make a major jump...I save up and go big for the latest features. This usually entails a new motherboard to go with my new tech CPU. I expect this to happen and prepare for it.
I would be disappointed if Intel got into a habit of releasing a new socket for every chipset, that's all. I don't think I'm being unreasonable. The Core2 die shrink didn't require a new socket, and neither should the Sandy Bridge die shrink in my opinion. There's probably some good reason for it, but it makes me a little more hesitant to adopt the latest and greatest.