[Solved] Worth upgrading to p55/core i7?

Hi, I was wondering if upgrading to a Core i7 860. a cheap (around $100) P55 motherboard, and the cheap ram is worth it. I currently have a gtx 295 and a q6600 @ 3 ghz. I would use the gtx 295 in the new system. I need to know 2 things. Will I see a huge performance increase in games with the Core i7 860? I don't want to bother upgrading if there is really no frame rate benefit. And what kind of RAM do I need, if I do decide to get the i7, to overclock to near 4 ghz. I am kinda on a tight budget, so RAM costing less then $100 for 2x2gb would be best. Thanks.

Well I have a GO Q6700 and its unstable at anything above 3.2 so I wouldnt go so far as to say that. I have no issue with temps but no matter what multiplier, timings, voltage it is unstable over that. This is on the same motherboard that I had a 1.86 E6300 running 3.45ghz at stock voltage.
It has a lot to do with what VID your GO has. Mine is high at 1.325. I've seen some GO's as low as 1.2v VID.
So, you should be able to get to 3.2 and at 3.2 theres no reason for you to upgrade because the Q6600/Q6700 with its 8mb of cache is still a beast.

When your ready to upgrade your graphics (which probably wont be a while), then you will find a need to upgrade your cpu,mobo, and ram. Not to mention it will be a lot cheaper than it is now, and now its pretty cheap.