PLEASE RESPOND WITH JUSTIFICATION FOR ANSWER TO POLL! I need good reasons, please
My rig is in my sig -- except for my new XFX 5870
My e6600 is at 3.3ghz
I'm thinking of spending a ton of money by upgrading to i5 750... I'd need new ram, new MB, and new processor.
I'm getting some slowdowns in Win7 (is Firefox a memory leak / processor hog or what?!) and can't run GTA4 like I want to with my new HD 5870. Max 30FPS. I also do some audio editing and don't know if the e6600 is cutting it anymore.
Should I do a minor upgrade, to the e8400 (oc to 4ghz) the e8500 (oc to 4.2ghz) or q6600 (oc to 3.3)? They're all about the same price on eBay... $150
Otherwise, I wait for the next great MB/CPU combo deal from Fry's on the i5 750 and spend $250-$300.
Suggestions?
Thanks
My rig is in my sig -- except for my new XFX 5870
My e6600 is at 3.3ghz
I'm thinking of spending a ton of money by upgrading to i5 750... I'd need new ram, new MB, and new processor.
I'm getting some slowdowns in Win7 (is Firefox a memory leak / processor hog or what?!) and can't run GTA4 like I want to with my new HD 5870. Max 30FPS. I also do some audio editing and don't know if the e6600 is cutting it anymore.
Should I do a minor upgrade, to the e8400 (oc to 4ghz) the e8500 (oc to 4.2ghz) or q6600 (oc to 3.3)? They're all about the same price on eBay... $150
Otherwise, I wait for the next great MB/CPU combo deal from Fry's on the i5 750 and spend $250-$300.
Suggestions?
Thanks