I run these at the same time, dabble in gaming, and have an Antec NSK440 and ASrock 775Dual-VSTA on the way. I'm going to keep my PNY Geforce 6800GS AGP card and Seagate ata/100 hard drive (SATA soon?).
So,
E6400 or E6600?
I currently have a 2.0ghz Dell from 5 years ago, so I know whatever I get will be hella faster, but I'd also like to get a better mobo and direct x10 card in a year or two. With the better mobo I'll have more overclocking options as well...
Also, I'm thinking of this RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211011
Again, I'm not playing oblivion, so I want to be as reasonable as possible, but all these programs are fairly intensive, at least currently.
I guess I don't understand how powerful these new chips are/aren't. For what I do, will the E6400 be more than I ever need, or will I tell much of a difference with the E6600?
So,
E6400 or E6600?
I currently have a 2.0ghz Dell from 5 years ago, so I know whatever I get will be hella faster, but I'd also like to get a better mobo and direct x10 card in a year or two. With the better mobo I'll have more overclocking options as well...
Also, I'm thinking of this RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820211011
Again, I'm not playing oblivion, so I want to be as reasonable as possible, but all these programs are fairly intensive, at least currently.
I guess I don't understand how powerful these new chips are/aren't. For what I do, will the E6400 be more than I ever need, or will I tell much of a difference with the E6600?