I've currenly running a Q9550 @ 3.4 Ghz and a GTX 560 Ti. Most games run quite reasonably on max or almost max detail as long as I don't go above 1920x1200 resolution.
That said, I am starting to think of upgrading just so that I can offset the cost a bit while I can still get some money by selling my old system.
Considering I don't do any of the tasks that the newer processor designs excel at (video encoding, compression etc) on my home computer, would going to a newer processor make much of a real difference mostly for gaming? Also would Haswell really matter much considering I would be using a discrete GPU anyway?
It's really unfortunate that there are no new games tested in reviews with the old Core 2 Quad stuff.
That said, I am starting to think of upgrading just so that I can offset the cost a bit while I can still get some money by selling my old system.
Considering I don't do any of the tasks that the newer processor designs excel at (video encoding, compression etc) on my home computer, would going to a newer processor make much of a real difference mostly for gaming? Also would Haswell really matter much considering I would be using a discrete GPU anyway?
It's really unfortunate that there are no new games tested in reviews with the old Core 2 Quad stuff.