New System or Upgrade Q6600?. Ok so i ran into another dilemma about what i want to do. Basically i have this system right now: C2D Quad Q6600 MSI P31 MOBO (crappy, worst mobo ever) 8800gt 550w BFG psu Xfi extreme gamer sound card 2gb gskill ram I...

my system much more without going to an i7 setup which is beyond the wallet for the time being. My question is...to upgrade or not? Where do you see in my system that an improvement could be had? Q6600 @3.4GHz Zalman 9770 cooler (possible upgrade as...

on getting a Q6600. You have a good CPU...for the same price as the Q6600 you can get a better 750i mobo from EVGA or anyone other than Dell that will allow you to OC the CPU and RAM to a point where it would be better than your current system with a Q6600....

the spikes with the P35C motherboard? On my old ASROCK motherboard I always ran at .6 latency without any pops and I did a major upgrade to a Q6600 and fast RAM but the DPC spikes are killing it. best! Paul Here are my results on a P35-DS3L: I wonder...

possibly) and upgrading to a Q6600 because i have a tri-monitor setup and am currently only utilizing 1 of the 3 because it's such a hungry game... trust me, a graphics card won't get you anywhere unless upgrade the processor Yeah then you are better...

a amd x2 4800 2.4 ghz and i upgraded to a q6600 and my frames went throught the roof. My system was 4800 x2, 8800 gts 320mb, 2 gbs ddr ram 3dmark06 8,000 pts My new system q6600, 8800 gts 320mb, 2gbs ddr2 ram 3dmark06 12,000 pts CSC,farcry,oblivion,...

Upgrading from a Q6600. What would be a good upgrade form a q6600 i want to get a new i7 system. not sure what parts i can use from the old system. My system Specs Right Now would be Q6600 Never over Clocked 4gigs OCZ Sli memory Rosewill 600Watt Power...

Upgrade Q6600 or Buy New i7 920?. I find myself in a crappy situation. I am currently using the follwing PC for home use: (mostly for video games with a lot of internet browsing and some music listening thrown in) [i]CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz Q6600...

Gaming: Should I upgrade my Q6600 to Q9xxx?. Just for gaming... I know that core i7 would give me more performance than any Qxxxx CPU. But I don't feel spending so much money to buy new CPU, MOBO, and RAM. What about upgrading my Q6600 to a Q9550 or Q9650...