What do you think of my setup?

[kamui4697]

i jus t want some feedback from the pros about my setup.my pc is plenty fast for me still.
c2q q6600 b3
gigabyte ep43-ds3l motherboard
hitachi sata 1 hdd 250gb
evga geforce 560ti superclocked edition
coolermaster storm trooper case
rosewill media card reader
samsung dvdrw burner
coolermaster hyper 212 evo
4 gb kingston value ram ddr23 667 (4 X 1GB)
pc power and cooling 650 watt psu silencer mkii


i would like some honest thoughts and suggestions.

 

[CDdude55]

It's still a decent little setup, though the Q6600 is not going to hold much longer, especally considering that most games (which is what i assume you're doing) are not yet coded to utilize more then two cores most of the time, and by the time that day comes the Q6600 will be far gone, as it's already obsolete and not powerful enough to truly run with todays games.

 

[alwaysblur]

Pretty good cpu cooler, so you can consider overclocking if you want.

What do use your computer for? should be fine for 1080p gaming on relatively high settings for a while.

I just upgraded to a solid state drive, and its awesome, love the quick boot times and game loading times, so you could consider it

 

[kamui4697]

actually i use it for mostly basic stuff.i rip and burn dvds,very light gaming,and heavy internet surfing with mostly youtube.

 

[kamui4697]

i am planning on an ivy bridge build soon with the core i7 2600 replacement.i was thinking about the asus sabertooth board when they release the new chipset form it.what do you think about those boards

 

[CDdude55]

If thats all you do then what the point of moving up to Ivy Bridge?

 

[kamui4697]

i love new toys.i know my current setup is overkill for me but thats not the point.its a fun hobby for me

 

[CDdude55]

i love new toys.i know my current setup is overkill for me but thats not the point.its a fun hobby for me

Then have at it.

If i had money to spend on new hardware i'd be doing the same.

 

[kamui4697]

thanks i appreciate that

 

[amuffin]

Hold out till april before upgrading.

 

[kamui4697]

thats the plan.i would love a six core cpu. but not worth the money.

 

[randomkid]

i love new toys.i know my current setup is overkill for me but thats not the point.its a fun hobby for me

I think we are all in the same boat. I built an i5-2500 rig with SSD just for the heck of it. You can check my configuration for my awesome set-up.

 

[kamui4697]

cool setup randomkid.april cant get here fast enough

 

[amuffin]

cool setup randomkid.april cant get here fast enough

my suggestions is get an i3 or pentiumG860 and a good ivybridge supported board and hold out for the next few months

 

[rds1220]

Is this a new(er) computer or older. If it's older I wouldn't dump to much into it. It's not bad but the Core 2 Duo is getting up there in age and will be obsolete soon. I would save up for Ivy Bridges and upgrade when it is released.

 

[kamui4697]

yes this computer is about 5 years old now.it was originally a core 2 duo e6300,which i still have.i upgraded to a q6600 c2q.i have the original intel board as well,but upgraded to gigabyte.it is still pretty fast for me now.i say you can never have enough power lol.i wanted to get the new chipset motherboards so i have full compatibility

 

[rds1220]

That chipsets and socket is pretty much dead. I would upgrade to a socket 1155 paired with a Z68 chipsets. It's the latest chipsets until and will be backwards compatible with Ivy Bridges.

 

[kamui4697]

i know it is considered obsolete,but as i said its still plenty fast for me.i can wait a few months for ivy bridge.i would rather have the new chipset when it is released.

 

[Mousemonkey]

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey

 

[kamui4697]

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[Mousemonkey]

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