i have a e6420 and a ds3p worth upgrading yet?

[MrViper]

i have 2x 150gb raptors 4gb geil ram 8800gtx e6420 o/c to 3.5ghz and a 600w powersuply

is it worth spending some money yet ?

unfortunatly i have lost track of technology this year so i thought i'd ask you nice people what and when i should be looking at upgrading my cpu

will the quad cores become cheap in a few months ? my bro payed 170 for his q6600 ages ago (over a year i think) and there still over 100 quids now!

 

[Big.Wayne]

Hey MrViper,

Personally I would upgrade most of that hardware you had, not just for some extra performance but also better power efficiency and the fact that I actually enjoy tearing a PC to pieces and building it back togther again with a few new shinys!

If your the sort of user that doesn't like to upgrade that much then maybe sit it out for a while until the new Intel® Core™ i7 stuff starts popping up over the next few months hopefully, either you can build a next gen platform of pick up some great value used kit from other users who are selling up to Beta test the latest Intel® platform and processor tech.

If you have cash burning in your pocket and fancy a little upgrade then maybe picking up a new GPU could be a good move? The newish ATI Radeon™4800 series (HD4850, HD4870) have been received well by most forum users as has the nVidia Gefore 2000 series . . . . then sell your old card to recover some costs!

Mobo wise the new Intel® P45 Express Chipsets are excellent as are the latest 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 processors, Wolfdale dual cores and Yorkfield quad cores . . .

Some great stuff to play with, extra performance and less power consumption!

 

[Socaddict]

I'd say leave it. wait until more actual new tech is out rather than the mainly die shrinks and refreshes are out now. the 8800GTX is still a great card in many respects.

If you have cash burning, I'd suggest looking into a couple of terabyte drives perhaps, for increased storage.

 

[MrViper]

thanks for your advice mate

 

[Columbo]

Definitely leave it for now. That spec will still eat up and spit out almost anything out there.

 

[Talrinys]

Gonna echo the leave it crowd, upgrade when Nehalem & the new Phenoms arrive, the 5800 cards will probably be out by then and your current rig is still very relevant.

 

[Jimbo Mahoney]

Only part worth upgrading now is the graphics card if you're itching for an upgrade 'fix'

 

[C64]

No there's no gains to be made from a [email protected] for gaming and most other usage.
Might want to get a 4870 though but even then all the games aren't coming until dec/jan.