Viable option for upgrading my c2d?

[CaldabOg]

I currently have one of the original C2D E6600 2.4 and an older motherboard that only supports ddr2 667, which I have 2 gigs of and my PCIe x16 slot is not 2.0 either.

my GPU is nvidia 8800 gts 512 which is fine for me atm, ill upgrade that in a bit, i'm just thinkin of my processor and mb atm.

I wanted to do an upgrade that wouldnt kill me budget wise so I wont go the i7 route, so I was thinking of getting a Q9550 and new mb that has PCIe 2.0 and supports like ddr2 1066 ram and getting about 4 gigs of it. I'm a big gamer, so would this upgrade be worth it for the next year or so?

thx in advance ^^

 

[MikeJRamsey]

I think very much so.

$219 Q9550 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

$140 ASUS P5Q-E LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131296

$60 G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL4D-4GBPI-B - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231209

 

[AKM880]

Remember to get a good heatsink if you plan on overclocking that Q9550.

 

[jj463rd]

You could also wait 2 months or so until the Core i5 CPU line comes out and then you won't have an end of line motherboard

 

[CaldabOg]

thx for the reply's guys 8)