Hehe...im the same actually... 'the plan' called for an upgrade about this time last year....never happened...then it called for it in July, and i even had a friend wanting to buy this one....at the last minute i said no....then i thought about christmass time....nope, STILL got it...Thouroughbred is probably the last hope for upgrade before i just sit it out for Clawhammer, hehe. Because i wouldnt buy into the SocketA Athlon platform at the Barton stage, the only other consideration would be a 533FSB P4 in Q3....