should i upgrade my pc? q6600 8800 now...

[Slimpsy1647545505]

So I'm wanting the computer gurus to chime in on this. Last summer I built what I thought to be a long lasting powerhouse at the time. . . a q6600 quad core, with 8800 gts 512 card, 4gb of ddr2 memory to name the basics. Now with the i7 launch and the gtx series of cards. . . it has me itching to upgrade. . . but is it worth it? I can still play through crysis and all current games on mid-high settings with decent FPS. . . soooo, any opinions/recommendations?

[Mr. Jones]

So I'm wanting the computer gurus to chime in on this. Last summer I built what I thought to be a long lasting powerhouse at the time. . . a q6600 quad core, with 8800 gts 512 card, 4gb of ddr2 memory to name the basics. Now with the i7 launch and the gtx series of cards. . . it has me itching to upgrade. . . but is it worth it? I can still play through crysis and all current games on mid-high settings with decent FPS. . . soooo, any opinions/recommendations?

 

I'd say you are current enough to hang on for a while. I just upgraded from A E8400 @ 4.26 w/ 4GB to an I7 @ 3.51 / 6gb. Until I start running 3 VM's and playing a game at the same time the difference is not really noticable.

Now, in certain games and benchmaks, yes there is an astounding difference.

 

I would O/C the 6600 a bit if you can and hold onto it for a while. The prices of the i7 stuff is just going to continue to drop.

 

 

[unfunnyryan]

If you want more graphic power, I have a pair of 9600GTs I could sell you. The performance is comparable to a GTX260 in a lot of benchmarks.