Hi All!, Ok i've been threating for a while wondering how i'm going to go with upgrading. I don't need a hdd upgrade or case upgrade or a gfx or screen upgrade. So the other 3 components Memory, CPU and MOBO.
I've decided on :
Mobo: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1, NF790i Ultra SLI
CPU: C2D q6600 go stepping
OR
CPU: C2D e8400
Memory: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=767378
But with the ddr3 ram i'm not liking the timings atm the timings are too high and to get decent timings you need to frok out £400 over on the ram. I know you can get really good ddr2 and cheap, but I just don't like the fact that memory prices drop quickly and there is always something new out. So i'd like to be "future" proof if there is such a thing.
With the CPU i've seen on forums pros and cons for each ive seen the bencmarks and its all mind boggling. The q6600 the usage of this cpu is not maxed out with games and you are able to run other prgrams in the background fine, but with the e8400 that seems to be better with games, but also I see that its maybe only 5 frames per second difference :O.
If any of you have any suggestions for me to help me with this problem id be glad to listen to your opinions . My budget is £450 and im going to be using this rig for gaming and video encoding but mainly gaming.
Thanks
I've decided on :
Mobo: EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1, NF790i Ultra SLI
CPU: C2D q6600 go stepping
OR
CPU: C2D e8400
Memory: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=767378
But with the ddr3 ram i'm not liking the timings atm the timings are too high and to get decent timings you need to frok out £400 over on the ram. I know you can get really good ddr2 and cheap, but I just don't like the fact that memory prices drop quickly and there is always something new out. So i'd like to be "future" proof if there is such a thing.
With the CPU i've seen on forums pros and cons for each ive seen the bencmarks and its all mind boggling. The q6600 the usage of this cpu is not maxed out with games and you are able to run other prgrams in the background fine, but with the e8400 that seems to be better with games, but also I see that its maybe only 5 frames per second difference :O.
If any of you have any suggestions for me to help me with this problem id be glad to listen to your opinions . My budget is £450 and im going to be using this rig for gaming and video encoding but mainly gaming.
Thanks