gpu, or lesser gpu and a cpu?

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right now i have 8800gt in sli and a q6600 at 3ghz, and i plan on upgrading.

now for the question. should i go for the gtx280, or just get a gtx260 and wait for the cpu drops at the end of the month and get a q9550 that supposedly can run at 4.5ghz on air?

any opinions, positive or negative, will be appreciated.
 
i wouldnt upgrade at all for either gpu or cpu but if you MUST then the gtx260 can be had for $300 at newegg so maybe sli those
 
Cpu seems like a waste. Your not going to notice the difference unless you only do synthetic testing all the time (in which case you need help - theres more to computers then prime).

The 8800 is a good card, but struggles with some games on high resolution. If your using a 17/19" monitor - stick with the 8800. If your 22" wide or something, you'll maybe want just a 4850/70 or gx260.
 
are you going to be getting a 28' monitor i ask because you posted another thread saying that you might go 26'. also try to keep related questions on one thread.
 
I'd sell your SLI board, sell both 8800 GTs, buy a pair of 4870s (or wait for the X2s -- a pair of 8800 GTs in SLI will do fine for a couple months) and an X38 or X48 based board, and a pair of Arctic Cooling Accelero S1s for them, plus fans. Should run you ~$800, minus whatever you can sell the current parts for, which should be at least $300, likely a bit more.

If I had the cash and could muster the will to care, I'd be taking a similar route from SLIed 8800 GTXs. For me, it's looking like Mirror's Edge and Alan Wake will be the decision makers, and I'm /reasonably/ sure they'll be multi-platform? At least Mirror's Edge. I may be picking up a PS3 or Xbox 360 shortly here and, like so many, telling PC gaming as a whole where to shove it.
 
i was just thinking about something, i could spend about 700 bucks on a big ol' hdtv that runs at 1366x768 (720p) then i wont have to upgrade the cards, and i can run my pc on it.
 
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