Hey all, been surfing these forums for a while, finally joined. Awesome site. Anyway, I'm looking to upgrade my computer. I wondering what would be the biggest upgrade in performance. I only game on it, but I notice things slow down when my antivirus scan goes on (using AVG Free). Currently only playing WOW, tried LOTRO for a bit and Assassin's Creed. WOW runs pretty well depending where I'm at, usually 30-70+ FPS, tho the load time in Dalaran is a bit long. I remember AC and LOTRO were a little laggy, but I'm pretty sure it was my vid card. Currently I'm thinking of picking up a Q9550 since they're cheap at Micro Center. I'll also be getting a new vid card...thinking of getting a GTX 260 or an HD 4870. Anyway, here is my current setup:
CPU: E6600 OC'd to 3.0Ghz
Card: EVGA 8600 GT
PSU: OCZ 600W
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 800
Monitor: 22" 1680x1050
MOBO: EVGA 680i LT
OS: WinXP PRO 32
Thanks for the advice!!
CPU: E6600 OC'd to 3.0Ghz
Card: EVGA 8600 GT
PSU: OCZ 600W
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 800
Monitor: 22" 1680x1050
MOBO: EVGA 680i LT
OS: WinXP PRO 32
Thanks for the advice!!