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newbie4000

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Hi,

It's been 2 years, so I'm looking to upgrade again and take advantage of some of the boxing day sales. Note: I mainly use my computer for gaming + surfing the web.


Here is my current system.

Vista 32 Bit Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHZ
ASUS P5B ATX LGA775 Conroe 965P
EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS 500MHZ 640MB 1.6GHZ GDDR3
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB 2X1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-12
Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W

Here is what I was thinking of upgrading to (taken from www.directcanada.com )


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 $389.88 CAD
ASUS P5Q ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E16 $148.05 CAD
Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2 2X2GB Cl 5-5-5-18 $88.48 CAD
Seagate 7200.11 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 32MB Cache $125.88 CAD
EVGA GEFORCE GTX 260 Core 216 576MHZ 896MB $371.91 CAD
Samsung T220 22IN Widescreen Lcd Monitor $289.52 CAD

Shipping $26.48 CAD
GST $72.01 CAD

Total: $1,512.21 CAD

Hopefully, some of the big ticket items will drop on boxing day. Anyways any thoughts?
 
If it was me and I had your current rig, all I would do is add another 2x1GB memory kit and upgrade the video card to the GTX260 you posted and be done with it.

If your really set on a quad core then I would get a q6600 for your current motherboard.

I think that would be the most cost effective upgrade for you since you already have a c2d rig, no sense in replacing everything and getting another c2d rig imo.
 
CpuMan said:
If it was me and I had your current rig, all I would do is add another 2x1GB memory kit and upgrade the video card to the GTX260 you posted and be done with it.

If your really set on a quad core then I would get a q6600 for your current motherboard.

I think that would be the most cost effective upgrade for you since you already have a c2d rig, no sense in replacing everything and getting another c2d rig imo.
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I agree... Oh, and if its not already OC'd, I'd pump that E6600 to at least 3.2Ghz (8x400).
 
Thanks for the advice guys..

So aside from the ram & video card, should I wait until around April for the Intel Core i7 to become cheaper?

Also, I'm not sure about overclocking as I'm using a stock cooler and don't really want to mess with new heatsinks etc..
 
Wait at least until Q3'09, when the mainstream Core i7 stuff hits the market and prices have settled.

The stock cooler on that CPU should get you to at least 3Ghz (9x333) and no voltage change. Simple, easy, beneficial OC.
 
Yea, I would wait. If you are set on replacing everything, a i7 rig would make more sense. Even better, wait until nehalem/LGA1160 is released in about six months just to see what will be available then. Your current rig is pretty strong and should be fine to tide you over.

As enginurd suggested, 3.2GHz (333x9) would be the sweet spot for your e6600. Give it a try paying close attention to temps with just your stock hsf. If temps are a little high, than shoot for 3.0GHz, you could probably reach that on stock volts.

Edit: lol, goes to show how slow I type. enginurd had already replied and had it covered but I did not yet see it :)
 
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