<i>&gt; The new generation of Intel&#x2F;Nvidia is right around the corner.</i><p>To be accurate, the next Intel process shrink (Cannonlake@10nm) is delayed to 2H 2017. Kaby Lake@14nm fills in for 2016, and mostly features chipset updates (e.g. native USB 3.1 and more PCIE lanes). Likely no socks to be blown off there.<p>Nvidia with Pascal will be out ~2H 2016, and is probably worth waiting for. AMD will be out with Arctic Islands as well. Both are process shrinks from 28nm.<p>If you&#x27;re looking at buying the next generation, it&#x27;ll be either existing Intel + new GPU 2H 2016, or Cannonlake w&#x2F; likely 2016 GPU in 2017.<p>Given that CPU isn&#x27;t a bottleneck in existing graphics applications, 2H 2016 is as good of a time to buy as any. Which also happens to mean missing the hype train and letting real-world reviews of HMDs come in before choosing.