Intel processors and motherboards: Nothing new worth buying?

Sander Sassen, of HardwareAnalysis.com, recently wrote that we can “only wonder what Intel is thinking” when we take a look at its new processor and motherboard offerings. Socket-775 and its accompanying innovations offer no benefits, he said.
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1738/
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