The next generation

[Spacecadet]

Well, that's a fair point, but I'm at home most of the time so I can totally justify it.

you should get a job or something to get you out of the house

[DodgyAgent]

What is the point having dogs bollocks when I'm never home to use the ******* things?

FTFY

[Scrag Meister]

It seems that the next generation Intel CPUs (Sandy Bridge with socket 2011, quad channel memory and 6 cores) will be upon us in six weeks or so.

Anybody planning on getting hold of one?

Yes, probably somewhere in 2015.

More than happy with my recent purchase for the next few years.

[doodab]

Yes, probably somewhere in 2015.

More than happy with my recent purchase for the next few years.

Yes I was thinking sandy bridge but then I had a google to see what else is on the horizon and it seems these are due mid november. It sounds silly but with 8GB in my desktop and 8GB in my laptop and both of them running 6GB VMs at once I'm starting to think 16GB might seem a little restrictive in 6 months time.

[doodab]

you should get a job or something to get you out of the house

Leave my house? But I'd have to get dressed.

[PAH]

It sounds silly but with 8GB in my desktop and 8GB in my laptop and both of them running 6GB VMs at once I'm starting to think 16GB might seem a little restrictive in 6 months time.

Probably one of the few scenarios where it makes sense to upgrade to the quad channel Sandy Bridge while not needing server grade kit.

As you say earlier in the thread, it's a reasonably cheap way to get over 16gb ram using current el cheapo 4gb sticks.

[Platypus]

Not as good as the original. DS9 was far better.

Wrong x2