I guess confusion is not uncommon when it comes to building a PC, but still, the more I read, the more lost I get. So please englighten me, oh enlightened ones.
My questions three:
1. What kind of CPU should I get? I'm looking for something not too expensive but not any cheap junk either, something that's worth the money but doesn't get me bankcrupt. The longer the CPU stays useful the better.
I've figured that Intel's quad cores are the way to go, if I want my system keep going as long as needed. Of course dual cores still beat them, but if I get, say, Q6600, will it really become the bottleneck in situations where for example E8500 would perform nicely? I've heard that when dual cores came to the market, people downplayed their usefulnes in the near future and way too many bought single cores, which then became underpowered way too soon.
So... Q6600, or perhaps Q9550? The latter is built with 45nm technology, so I guess it would be overclocker's choice. Then again it also costs a lot more than Q6600, and I've understood that G0 Q6600 overclocks quite OK.
If you still tell me to get dual core, then I probably will. But then will something like E7200 suffice, if I get a nice cooler and overclock it near E8500?
2. My motherboard is MSI P35 Neo-F. I've been told I should replace it with something like Asus P5Q. But I don't really get it. Do I really need to replace my motherboard if I don't have any intention to go CrossFire/SLI or something like that? MSI P35 supports 45nm, supports overclocking, and to my knowledge I don't need anything fancier. But am I wrong?
3. Will EarthWatts 500 W suffice for Radeon 4870? Ati recommends that the PSU should be at least 550 W, so am I risking it if I combine EarthWatts 500 W and 4870?
An impassable mountain of gratefulness to anyone answering my questions. Thank you!
My questions three:
1. What kind of CPU should I get? I'm looking for something not too expensive but not any cheap junk either, something that's worth the money but doesn't get me bankcrupt. The longer the CPU stays useful the better.
I've figured that Intel's quad cores are the way to go, if I want my system keep going as long as needed. Of course dual cores still beat them, but if I get, say, Q6600, will it really become the bottleneck in situations where for example E8500 would perform nicely? I've heard that when dual cores came to the market, people downplayed their usefulnes in the near future and way too many bought single cores, which then became underpowered way too soon.
So... Q6600, or perhaps Q9550? The latter is built with 45nm technology, so I guess it would be overclocker's choice. Then again it also costs a lot more than Q6600, and I've understood that G0 Q6600 overclocks quite OK.
If you still tell me to get dual core, then I probably will. But then will something like E7200 suffice, if I get a nice cooler and overclock it near E8500?
2. My motherboard is MSI P35 Neo-F. I've been told I should replace it with something like Asus P5Q. But I don't really get it. Do I really need to replace my motherboard if I don't have any intention to go CrossFire/SLI or something like that? MSI P35 supports 45nm, supports overclocking, and to my knowledge I don't need anything fancier. But am I wrong?
3. Will EarthWatts 500 W suffice for Radeon 4870? Ati recommends that the PSU should be at least 550 W, so am I risking it if I combine EarthWatts 500 W and 4870?
An impassable mountain of gratefulness to anyone answering my questions. Thank you!