Current system:
GA-P35-DS3L
Q6600@3.3ghz
4 gb Ballistix ram
512 8800 GTS
I game at 1920x1200. I like AA, etc when I can do it.
I'm looking at upgrading the GPU. From reading around about the GTX 280/285...it seems like guys are overclocking these cards on i7 920@~4ghz and running into processor bottlenecks, but only after they've OC'd the GPU.
So on my system:
Is the GTX 280/285 going to perform better than a GTX 260 216 or 4870 1gb?
Does anyone have a OC'd Q6600...what's your experience with the higher end GPU's?
Does it make sense to upgrade just my GPU? Or should I pony up for an i7 system (currently I'm thinking upgrade the GPU, and build an i7 system in 2010).
GA-P35-DS3L
Q6600@3.3ghz
4 gb Ballistix ram
512 8800 GTS
I game at 1920x1200. I like AA, etc when I can do it.
I'm looking at upgrading the GPU. From reading around about the GTX 280/285...it seems like guys are overclocking these cards on i7 920@~4ghz and running into processor bottlenecks, but only after they've OC'd the GPU.
So on my system:
Is the GTX 280/285 going to perform better than a GTX 260 216 or 4870 1gb?
Does anyone have a OC'd Q6600...what's your experience with the higher end GPU's?
Does it make sense to upgrade just my GPU? Or should I pony up for an i7 system (currently I'm thinking upgrade the GPU, and build an i7 system in 2010).