Which CPU for my new build?

[Operaghost]

I don't know if I should be asking this here or in the vid card forum, but my main question is.

Will any of these 3 CPU's bottleneck an HD 4870 X2?

Core I7 920
Q6600
E8500


I'm back and forth between which CPU I want to upgrade to. The obvious choice is the I7 920 if money is not an object, but as most people this day, it is.

I could go with the I7 but it will take longer for me to save up for the Mobo/DDR3 since they're more expensive than an 775 board/ram.

 

[Motaa]

i7 if you plan on OC at all, 4Ghz no problem.
Depends what you're going to use it for also.
Dual for games, Quad for encoding.

 

[Gobitenq]

I don't know if I should be asking this here or in the vid card forum, but my main question is.

Will any of these 3 CPU's bottleneck an HD 4870 X2?

Core I7 920
Q6600
E8500


I'm back and forth between which CPU I want to upgrade to. The obvious choice is the I7 920 if money is not an object, but as most people this day, it is.

I could go with the I7 but it will take longer for me to save up for the Mobo/DDR3 since they're more expensive than an 775 board/ram.

No, I doubt any of them will bottleneck your 4870 x2. If I were you and was buying a completly new system I'd go for the core i7. However you you already got perhaps ddr2 ram and a decent mb then I would suggest E8500 for gaming since they tend to clock very well.

 

[Elios]

if i had the money i7 no question

 

[eloomacy]

My wife wont let me spend that much money, so i7 is out for me. If i was going to buy an i7 system I would probably wait till mid next year though... I think prices will start to drop by then

 

[Iching]

I would go with either e8400 or Q9550...i7 great as it seems but with performance/price ratio in mind it makes no sense for the time being...