New vs Old Gaming Computer

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I would like to get some of your opinions on whether it is worth upgrading to a new gaming computer.

My current system is:

Core 2 Duo 6600 Overclocked to 3.2 Ghz on air.
Gigabit P-965 MB
4GB DDR2
nVidia 8800 Ultra Overclock Edition
WD Raptor Disk
Vista 64Bit

New computer thinking about building:

Intel i7 Extreme Edition
Obviously X58 MB
6GB DDR3
ATI 4870 X2 (I believe this is the fasted gfx card available)?
Samsung 128 or 256 GB SSD hard drive.
Vista 64 Bit

I usually like to build a new computer every two to three years max when performance about doubles. But for gaming and spending a good $3000 to $4000 dollars for the new machine, do you think I would even get over 50% speed increase with the new system over my current system? It seems the advancement rate in regards to speed with computer components has slowly been declining from what I can tell.

Thanks for any input.
 
Damn. I would not even touch your current setup. The only way I will is if it will deliver 50% performance increase. Maybe a larger HDD if your existing Raptor disk is only 74gig - 150gig.
 
If you are just gaming then an upgrade to the GPU will suffice. If you're doing other stuff then a rebuild is a good idea.
 
Yeah if you got that kinda cash then hit yourself up with a GTX280 or 4870x2. An i7 920 is not going to represent a 50% increase from your E6600@3.2Ghz, let alone the double you want. But that E66 will be enough for some gaming with either of those two video cards. The 4870x2 in some games could represent a doubling though
 
i7/Nehalem was aimed at servers/workstations, hence the only slight 15% increase over Penryn/45nm Core2.... that is why you won't see a 50% improvement.
 
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