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That is true enough. :)
My point was, some people seem to assume that the most expensive CPU is the best investment (for a complete PC setup).
IMO, skimping on the other parts, so you can have the most expensive CPU, is a bad option.
As you mentioned, graphics cards are becoming more important, as more "ordinary" programs (e.g. Firefox, IE, etc.) start using GPU acceleration.
A decent monitor is important, especially if you spend a lot of time working with your desktop PC.
IMO, buying top-of-the-line AMD CPU, an SSD, a big HDD and a decent monitor, would make most people's computers more pleasant (and probably useful) than skimping on those items to buy the top-of-the-line Intel CPU.
I'm not an SSD guy (too expensive currently) but I would get more benefit from one of those than a top-of-the-line Intel CPU.
My CPU (AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz) only "maxes out" when I encode video, which is rarely.