Gaming with Q6600 and upgrading

GiaMic

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Hey guys, I have this system:

MOBO : Gigabyte G41 M-Combo
CPU : Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz 65nm G0
GPU : XFX GTX 275 896mb
RAM : 4 Gb DDR3 1066Mhz 7-7-7-20
PSU : XFX Pro 550w

Currently i'm getting ~90 Fps Low settings ~50 High in CS:GO and ofc i cant play BF3-4 so, i am thinking to upgrade my GPU to a GTX 660 2Gb, adding 4Gb RAM more and buying a HyperEvo 212 cooler so as to OC the CPU at 3.0-3.2 Ghz.

Is the mobo good for overclocking? Do you think that the overclocked CPU will bottleneck the GPU ? Will it be stable and do you believe its a good idea?
 

Silver Wolf

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You might look into buying a Q9550s - it has much larger cache and should be a decently faster speed per core to make it worth the change. Also it is compatible with the chipset your board uses. I would be careful overclocking, that board I have never used and I usually try to avoid overclocking due to the extreme wear it puts on my equipment. Just a thought - sell the Q6600 and buy a Q9550s and get a larger cache and faster speed without overclocking. (though it is only something like 2.8 ghz it should be a decent boost over the performance of the Q6600).
 

CRITICALThinker

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I have no idea about the Mobo, but I have overclocked a Q6600 to 3.0 GHz on a p5k, i went here for instructions (http://www.overclock.net/t/263821/c2d-and-quad-temp-guide-by-computronix , http://www.overclock.net/t/289573/my-experience-overclocking-the-q6600-a-basic-guide-walkthrough)