Forget about the i7-87x etc. If you're running Windows 7, buy an i7-860 or i7-930 (you'll be happy with either one; I chose the i7-860) and put the extra $$$ into a boot SSD. In a modern desktop, hard drive access times of 8+ msec are the bottleneck. I got a Kingston V-Series 128 GB (access...
i7-860 is my choice, too. Unless you absolutely need to wring the top performance out of an i7-920 (and pay and extra Franklin or so to so it), the i7-860 betters the 920 in most benchmarks -- and uses less energy.
In terms of future-proofing by buying the i7-920 and a forward-compatible...
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