Upgrade for E6600 using 4870x2

[thiruvil]

What should i upgrade in my system? I know I have major bottlenecks for my 4870x2. Not sure if sure rebuild on an i7 or just upgrade motherboard/CPU and call it a day. Im using this system primarily for gaming 90%.

Currently rig

g965-ds3 motherboard
E6600 @ 3.14ghz
4 gig DDR2 800
4870x2
corsair 520w psu

 

[Suprfire]

throw it in your friends system if he has a better proc
see if you see improvement
i don't really see you having a bottleneck;
try doing a resolution test

though i can agree the proc is the weakest link...it's really does not seem that weak.

 

[bigdogchris]

e6600 is seriously holding back the power of that GPU if you run at higher resolutions man.