Hi all
My specs, first of all
C2D E6400 (oc'ed at 2.56)
Asus P5B (P965 chipset)
ATi 4850
2 GB RAM (5300@667 MHz)
Corsair 450 W PSU
I was thinking of making a new i7+5850 system (or some high end AM3 system), but then I decided to wait a bit and save my money, since all I really want to play is Dragon Age. But if I want to enjoy it, I really need to change my cpu.
The one in the poll are within my budget. Let me explain my choices.
E7600: High frequency and with an FSB of 1066 (which is what my mobo supports natively; 1333 is only beta supported)
Q8400: Decent quad in my budget, decent frequency, I think I will be happy with it at the moment
E8400: same price as Q8400 (in Greece at least) and tested quality dual core
The last two may not work with my mobo, even though the ASUS support site says that they are beta supported with the latest BIOS (the E7600 is also beta supported but not for FSB reasons).
The resolution I play games at is 1440x900, and I am already pretty happy with playing games at mostly high (some medium) with 30-60 fps, depending on the game.
So any suggestions and technical info on what problems I may have with my mobo will be greatly appreciated.
My specs, first of all
C2D E6400 (oc'ed at 2.56)
Asus P5B (P965 chipset)
ATi 4850
2 GB RAM (5300@667 MHz)
Corsair 450 W PSU
I was thinking of making a new i7+5850 system (or some high end AM3 system), but then I decided to wait a bit and save my money, since all I really want to play is Dragon Age. But if I want to enjoy it, I really need to change my cpu.
The one in the poll are within my budget. Let me explain my choices.
E7600: High frequency and with an FSB of 1066 (which is what my mobo supports natively; 1333 is only beta supported)
Q8400: Decent quad in my budget, decent frequency, I think I will be happy with it at the moment
E8400: same price as Q8400 (in Greece at least) and tested quality dual core
The last two may not work with my mobo, even though the ASUS support site says that they are beta supported with the latest BIOS (the E7600 is also beta supported but not for FSB reasons).
The resolution I play games at is 1440x900, and I am already pretty happy with playing games at mostly high (some medium) with 30-60 fps, depending on the game.
So any suggestions and technical info on what problems I may have with my mobo will be greatly appreciated.