Thanks for the read, interesting stuff. Definitely going with a quad then.
I'm still wondering though whether I should go for the q9300 with 4gb of ram or a q6600 with 8gb of ram from a complete non gaming perspective.
I've heard good things about being able to run vista with 8gb and no...
I'm in a situation where I will be swapping parts between two computers and am wondering which setup will work out better.
My computer is used for gaming but more importantly sourcesdk, (a level designing editor)
So I need to make up my mind between an e8500 (4gb) ,q6600 (8gb), q9300...
I have a 680i based motherboard. And from using the memory configurator on newegg it gives me poor options for ram, all to expensive for the performance they offer if you ask me.
So I am wondering if this ram will work with it. It doesn't mention my chipset. I feel like I may regret getting...
I am in bit of the same situation as the OP.
I have an e6600 and consdering a 260, but am wondering if there will be any bottleneck at a 3ghz overclock.
That or I might just keep my old card (8800gts) and go for a new proccesor up to 400 dollars, will I have any worthwhile performance...