Thanks to advancements in design and fabrication process, the upgrades you're likely get this quarter won't be as expensive as the ones early birds had to make early this year - though they are about the same in performance. For example, the GeForce 8800GT will cost less than the GeForce 8800GTS, offer more features (a universal video decoder much like the ones on NVIDIA's GeForce 8600 series), but offer performance close to or even surpassing the 'old' GeForce 8800GTS. Intel's latest dual core Wolfdale and quad core Yorkfield will offer slightly more performance - rough estimates is about 5 to 10 percent faster - with much better thermal dissipation and performance per watt. It also helps that the quad core Yorkfield will only cost between US$ 250 to 300 -about the same price as the Core 2 Duo was when it was first announced.



Link: Tech Hounds