upgrading soon some suggestions ?

[MiRai]

I heard i7 motherboards is the way to go ? Will that be the same deal come June ?

By June we should all know more information on AMD's next platform and where it's going to stand versus Intel's present and
future platforms.

Doesnt really matter as when you move up to 12Gb+ you are looking at running the ram at 1333mhz (only a handful of boards/ram support 1600mhz at this level)

Core i7 [1366] processors utilize DDR3 800/1066 and Core i7 [1156/1155] utilize DDR3 1066/1333, anything higher is technically
a waste unless you're overclocking. I do not understand the comment of only a handful of boards supporting 1600MHz, more
than half of the 1366 motherboards available on my very quick Newegg search revealed that they do support 1600MHz or higher.
I would put it another way, however, and say that there are only a handful of triple channel RAM kits at 12GB+ designed for
less than 1333MHz.

looks like it - you will probably get a good deal on 1366 systems, as most will be looking at 1156 (sandy bridge)

Sandy Bridge is 1155, not 1156.

windows 7 Home supports up to 16Gb ram - ultimate tbh is a waste of money

Windows 7 Home Basic x64 supports 8GB and Windows 7 Home Premium x64 supports 16GB of RAM -- [Comparison Chart].
I will agree that Ultimate is a waste of money, but it's a little ironic coming from someone who just spent a ton of money on a
system that will be outdated in less than a year.