A Core i7 930 is the best for most gamers/ multimedia editors without breaking the bank. 980 wipes the floor with all other system and will remain that way for some time for the hard users.

By the time LGA 2011 hits the market in late 2011 or 2012, its time to change platform anyway. Quad memory channel, PCIE 3.0, 10 SATA ports, all the new improvement that is beneficial.

LGA 1366 is still here to stay for awhile (my only complain is current intel's I/O H only support 6 SATA, (thank goodness for Gigabyte additional SATA controller)