First Time Post,
Basically I am getting ready for a complete overhaul of my computers. Right now I am trying to upgrade to a point that will keep me in good shape for about 18 – 30 months (1.5 – 2.5 years). Anyway, here are my current thoughts, which center mainly around the processor and graphic cards.
Processors,
Given the current cost of the quad cores I am looking to postpone this investment and buy the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor. My main concern though is that I would like to line this up with a MoBo that will support the Quad core later, also, as a requirement, run sli and support dual Graphic cards.
Thoughts on the graphic cards, for now, will be to buy one EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit, instead of the EVGA 768-P2-N881-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit because I just don’t think it is worth the extra cost.
So, any thoughts on the idea for the processor and my thoughts on the video cards, honestly I am still considering Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800 but I don’t think it is worth it for me right now, it will almost triple my cost and as I am really only worried about gaming I don’t know if I will see a hugh benefit from spending the extra 600.00, I would rather buy the dual graphic set up with extra ram and a Raptor than put the extra money on the processor right now.
Anyway, I look forward to all your comments and input.
Also, a suggestion on a good motherboard, one that would support both the upcoming developments in quad core development and still support the Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe would be GREAT!
My thanks in advance for any and all assistance,
Basically I am getting ready for a complete overhaul of my computers. Right now I am trying to upgrade to a point that will keep me in good shape for about 18 – 30 months (1.5 – 2.5 years). Anyway, here are my current thoughts, which center mainly around the processor and graphic cards.
Processors,
Given the current cost of the quad cores I am looking to postpone this investment and buy the Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor. My main concern though is that I would like to line this up with a MoBo that will support the Quad core later, also, as a requirement, run sli and support dual Graphic cards.
Thoughts on the graphic cards, for now, will be to buy one EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit, instead of the EVGA 768-P2-N881-AR GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit because I just don’t think it is worth the extra cost.
So, any thoughts on the idea for the processor and my thoughts on the video cards, honestly I am still considering Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe 2.93GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557X6800 but I don’t think it is worth it for me right now, it will almost triple my cost and as I am really only worried about gaming I don’t know if I will see a hugh benefit from spending the extra 600.00, I would rather buy the dual graphic set up with extra ram and a Raptor than put the extra money on the processor right now.
Anyway, I look forward to all your comments and input.
Also, a suggestion on a good motherboard, one that would support both the upcoming developments in quad core development and still support the Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe would be GREAT!
My thanks in advance for any and all assistance,