basically im having some conflicting thoughts...
after reading the new article that was posted, im beginning to think that my plan for dual 8800gts's will be bottlenecked by the Q6600 quite a bit if i dont overclock it alot. (something i probably cant do) (the most i was thinking to OC it to was 3.2-3.6 if possible)
not to mention i only play MMO's and i probably wont need a quad core for many years to come to play them.
Ive done a lot of research on the Q6600 but i know very little on the e8400. if anyone could give me any information on it i would be most appreciative.
Questions:
1) How high can it be overclocked on air. (im getting a Xigmatek rifle 120mm cpu cooler.
2) does the e8400 have random core issues like the Q6600? the b3 stepping and the go-stepping and all that?
3) How long do you guys think it'll last me for playing MMO's w/ dual 8800gts. (max graphics as long as possible) (i play just about every new MMO that comes out. So i basically want every new game to run great for the longest possible time) (mainly building this machine for Age of Conan)
4) Could it survive an upgrade to lets say 2 9800GX2's in the future? (i plan on getting a XFX 780i motherboard w/ 2 pcie-16x 2.0 slots for $220. If the e8400 cant handle 2 of the cards w/o bottlenecking, then i should just get a cheaper motherboard and upgrade all together in a few years)
5) Could the q6600 handle 2 9800GX2's? If so, i should get the $220 motherboard w/ the 2.0 slots for future upgrades.
Since the only way i see actual GPU performance increases in the foreseeable future is through multi core GPU's then i either need to make sure my system can handle 2 of them now, or just build it cheaper w/ no upgrade capabilities and save the rest of the money for a new machine in the future.
So basically... should i build my computer now w/ room for upgrade in the future, or build it the best/cheapest i can now, and use the leftover to build a whole new one when its out of date?
after reading the new article that was posted, im beginning to think that my plan for dual 8800gts's will be bottlenecked by the Q6600 quite a bit if i dont overclock it alot. (something i probably cant do) (the most i was thinking to OC it to was 3.2-3.6 if possible)
not to mention i only play MMO's and i probably wont need a quad core for many years to come to play them.
Ive done a lot of research on the Q6600 but i know very little on the e8400. if anyone could give me any information on it i would be most appreciative.
Questions:
1) How high can it be overclocked on air. (im getting a Xigmatek rifle 120mm cpu cooler.
2) does the e8400 have random core issues like the Q6600? the b3 stepping and the go-stepping and all that?
3) How long do you guys think it'll last me for playing MMO's w/ dual 8800gts. (max graphics as long as possible) (i play just about every new MMO that comes out. So i basically want every new game to run great for the longest possible time) (mainly building this machine for Age of Conan)
4) Could it survive an upgrade to lets say 2 9800GX2's in the future? (i plan on getting a XFX 780i motherboard w/ 2 pcie-16x 2.0 slots for $220. If the e8400 cant handle 2 of the cards w/o bottlenecking, then i should just get a cheaper motherboard and upgrade all together in a few years)
5) Could the q6600 handle 2 9800GX2's? If so, i should get the $220 motherboard w/ the 2.0 slots for future upgrades.
Since the only way i see actual GPU performance increases in the foreseeable future is through multi core GPU's then i either need to make sure my system can handle 2 of them now, or just build it cheaper w/ no upgrade capabilities and save the rest of the money for a new machine in the future.
So basically... should i build my computer now w/ room for upgrade in the future, or build it the best/cheapest i can now, and use the leftover to build a whole new one when its out of date?