Advice on Upgrading ...

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ThreeDee

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my current setup
Q6600 (Bsomething stepping) @3ghz default v's
4x2GB sticks DDR2 800
DFI LANPARTY LT P35-T2R
XFX GTX260
WD 150GB Raptor
PC P&C 1KW PSU

I have an e8400 that I will be putting up for sale .. as well as whatever part that I would get the most benefit out of from selling ....

I only game at 1680x1050 on a 21" LCD ws. I run F@H on my cpu and gpu... I will be doing a lot of movie editing type stuff here pretty quick .. as well as converting my DVD movies to streamable media to my XBOX360..

I can't afford to make the leap to i7-i5 anything ..selling my current hardware with the e8400 as well wouldn't net me enough to make the switch I don't think ..

The $100 or so I'd get for the e8400 isn't going to get me much in of itself .. it with another item would get me a step up in hardware with the CPU or Video card ..my motherboard supports all the current s775 chips that are out right now , so I don't think it'd be worth it to upgrade it ..

So what do you guys think? .. sell everything and try to eek out an i5 build maybe? .. get a Q9550? ..GTX275? .. or just be happy with what I have..?.. :confused:
 
If you've had that build for some time, and you're interested in bigger and better, I'd say pounce on an i5 750 and get started on a new machine, definitely. The best you can do nowadays with what you've got are moderate upgrades that sooner or later just won't be of any benefit, so right now, with the i5 750 just hitting the market today and mobos ready to roll to support it (and all the reviews proving it's a great chip for the cost), I say go for it and dump the old, bring on the new...

ps
Keep that PSU however, you're gonna be hard pressed to improve on that PowerPC & Cooling unit. :D
 
Are you upgrading for a reason or just because you feel like a hardware project? Just curious. My build is somewhat similar and I'm gaming on a 24" monitor and I have no plans to upgrade as everything is running fine. Maybe a larger monitor alone will be enough to make things nicer for you? Or maybe a new case? I upgraded my case and monitor lately and it feels like a new system, even though it isn't. I'm hoping I can go another year without needed a major rebuild... ;)
 
wtburnette said:
Are you upgrading for a reason or just because you feel like a hardware project? Just curious. My build is somewhat similar and I'm gaming on a 24" monitor and I have no plans to upgrade as everything is running fine. Maybe a larger monitor alone will be enough to make things nicer for you? Or maybe a new case? I upgraded my case and monitor lately and it feels like a new system, even though it isn't. I'm hoping I can go another year without needed a major rebuild... ;)
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This, a 3GHz Core2 quad should have a respectable amount of processing power, even for media encoding/editing. If you're hard pressed to get the funds for a serious upgrade, I'd just keep saving for further down the road.
 
You don't reall need i7 unless you are running really high end sli setup for 2560x1600 od doing tons of media encoding/video editing and getting paid for the work. The difference from C2Q to i7 for encoding is really only a few seconds or minutes in real time terms for your use right? If so, not worth it IMHO.
 
What area of performance is your computer lacking right now?
 
I was getting the dreaded "upgrade itch" .. and so I guess I just needed some intervention :p

I am happy with how my rig runs ..but ..well ..you know .. my e-peen is slowly getting smaller and smaller ... :(

I guess I'll just invest in a version of Win7 and do away with this RC7100 version that I'm running .. I do need a decent PSU for my second rig tho ..hmmm
 
I know it isn't very [H]ard to suggest this, but upgrade small things on your current system to make you happy with it for another 6 months, or year or so. Like I said previously, upgrading the case and monitor in my system made me a lot happier with my system and I think I'm good for at least 6 months now. I still have the upgrade itch on occasion, but I beat it back by telling myself my current games wouldn't take advantage of more power anyway, at least not in any way that would make a big difference for me... ;)
 
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