Impatient

When are the Intel C2D price drops coming?  Im getting very impatient because im itching to order the parts for my new pc...but im just going to play it cool until they drop their prices because im still undecided about AMD or Intel (im 90% sure that if the C2D's prices drop ill go Intel for the first time).  Good or bad decision to wait?  Since my video card died i havent played PC games in like 5 months...i think im going to die.  Im so excited to go from agp to pci-e.  Waiting for these price drops is killing me.

Also, what are the upcoming DX10 budget cards coming out...is the 8600 a myth?   

Thanks in advance.