Is it worth upgrading from qx6700 to i7 920 for gaming

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foxconn black ops m/b
qx6700 processor @3.6 ghz
radeon 5870 graphics
4gb corsair xms 3 memory
asus xonar sound card
custom watercooled

hi all i just wondered would i get much of an performance increase in my games upgrading to core i7 920.
games i play are
crysis
arma 2
wic
witcher
counter strike source
supreme commander
thanks in advance rob

Message edited by Maziar on 11-02-2009 at 10:54:01 AM

Reply to expat

Well Q6700@ 3.6 is pretty fast,upgrading to i7 920 won't give u much of a performance boost in games because you already have a fast CPU

Reply to Maziar

no . your setup is good until we see sandy bridge . then update your cpu/mobo/ram and get another 5870 for cf

Message edited by cyberkuberiah on 11-02-2009 at 12:29:35 PM

Reply to cyberkuberiah

No it will not really help in games. It would in video editing.

Reply to daship

You would get better results from a second ATI card in CF (if the Mobo supports it) and two HDD's in RAID0.

Checkout Tom's new 2TB HDD review as the new WD Caviar Black drives punch through 140Mb/s transfer speed ... two of those babies in RAID0 means a whole lot of fast space too.

http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2430.html

Reply to REYNOD

thaks for the feedback i will probably stick with my current setup.
just out of interest does anybody know of any links to comparisons between core 2 quad and i7 920
thx all rob

Reply to expat

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/default.aspx?b=2

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Reply to warmon6

Check tomshardware charts too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/processors,6.html

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Reply to Maziar

Maziar wrote :

Check tomshardware charts too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/processors,6.html

thanks all for your help

Reply to expat

No problem ,glad to help

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