I usually do a full system upgrade every 2 years, but my current system has lasted me for 4 years. now i think i'm ready for new system. Haswell-E 5960, probably a ASUS WS MB when it becomes available. quad channel ram, the new intel dc p3500 SSD, use my current titan vid card till the GTX 880s are available. nothing is set in stone however. i'll wait on the reviews. if the processor reviews are bad, i'll probably drop down to a lower Quad cores and save money, till theres a big boost in speed(not sure if this will ever happen again.)