blackpearl
The Devil
Intel’s upcoming X38 Express chipset is expected to replace the current Intel 975X Express chipset. The X38 Express brings new features such as PCI Express 2.0 compatibility as well as two full speed PCI Express x16 slots. DDR3 1333 will be the memory standard of choice.
DDR3 boards by 2007!! Buying a PC based on these chipsets is going to cost a bomb. Why can't they make DIMM sockets that are compatible to both DDR2 and DDR3? or even DDR4 when it comes out. Say for eg, you can insert a 184 pin DDR modules in a 240 pin DDR2 socket. The rest of the socket will remain unused.
At this rate there will be nothing called a future proof PC. Infact such a time has already arrived. So its useless to buy a PC with a motherboard that supports a "future processor", because by the time you decide to change your proc your mobo will be already outdated. If you are buying a dual core CPU, don't buy a mobo that supports quad-core CPU. It wil be just a waste of money. Don't look for features in a mobo that you are not going to use, just because its going to look "future proof".
*www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4588