juz wait for the bulldozer/llano, then see if it can compete with nehalem in terms of performance. btw if im not mistaken the bulldozer/llano proc will still be in am3 socket right, according to their roadmap, correct me if im wrong..

yup true

if im not mistaken, the next bulldozer wil only work on 8 series mobo, so no-no 4 7 series mobo even they hav am3 socket there, so rather thn upgrading to thuban i suggest get an 8 series mobo

how did u check tat, izzit that the temp of the motherboard? like in everest my motherbord temp is usually
45 C, so tats my northbridge temp izzit? how bout the SB temp? my mobo is msi 770-c45 btw.

dun mind trading it wif u main rig