Conroe Upgrade

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I have a question about an upgrade when conroe is released

Current rig:
p4 530
sapphire x800 pro Pci-ex
2x1 GB DDR400 Corsair xms
abit ag8 mobo

Now I'm wondering if it would be better to get:

-Choice A
Conroe E6600 - $316
Abit ab9 pro - $182
2x1 GB ddr2 800 corsair xms - $158 (after $40 MIR) (LINK)

or

-Choice B
Conroe E6400 - $224
Abit ab9 - $145
2x1 GB same ram - $158 (after $40 MIR)
Evga 7900gt - $237 (after $25 MIR)(LINK)

I play WoW and some other games frequently, but I'm not sure if I would need a video card upgrade. I've heard that the extra 2 MB Cache and the higher clock speed on the 2 core 2 duo models doesn't make a whole lot of difference. I'll have about $750 to play around with on the 28th. Any ideas?

yea thats what i love about abit , there mobos are pretty cheap with what htey come with and there not a pos

is it worth the wait for a DX10 card? I really only play WoW, and i am getting around 35 fps on average with my current p4 530j. I imagine that when i go to conroe, I will get better frame rates at the same settings....?

I like option B, cheaper CPU and you can always overclock.

I do not think that they will support HDMI because that would mean the video card would have to do the audio encoding. Remember, DVI and HDMI are pin compatible, you just need the converter. The quality is the same, you just need seperate cables for audio.

seems as though choice a is getting more hits. I also forgot to mention that I do a lot of video editing, and i have seen that the 4mb cache def helps in those programs.

that mobo looks sweet....man it`s a beauty

i only have to complain about the lack of coaxial out-put SPIF and that idee connector in the middle of the board .... (i know many would say what the foooooak .. i personally use a coaxial cable for my amplituner )

the sata hot plug looks good ... but there is no power molex connector

well what the foooak it`s a beauty anyway......

as for the cpu .. i would go for the later x6600 looks good (price/performance) ...... but it worths waiting a little for the prices to settle down.......

if it were my choice i would go for a x6800 this mobo, a good pair of memory modules (here i would go for a 800 mhz pair of memories with low latencies (if posible 44412) .... and that`s about it ...i would keep the video card from the other sistem you have (here it worths waiting for the dx10 cards or for the next generation of cards)

good luck

Ya i have thought about selling other components. I have a 19"crt that could go for 50 or 60 on ebay. My current ram could prob sell pretty easily too b/c a lot of ppl still have s939. It might be tough to sell the cpu/mobo though i expect because conroe will make everything obsolete. I don't think its worth it to spend 157 on a gpu because I would prob be getting the same performance.