Up until recently I was considering upgrading (or rather rebuilding) my games-only computer with an intel C2D8500 (or 8400),4Gb DDR2 6400 memory and a Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 mobo.
However - maybe I've overlooked the AMD route.
I can see that the socket 775 is about to become obsolete with the i7 - no upgrade path without new CPU/mobo/memory.
But would a re-build with something like an Athlon x2 black edition 6500 cpu and Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 be better? Would this be better as a more easily upgradeable setup?
I think that AMD is about to launch some new cpu's which might be a better buy than the 6500 - so I might wait for them to emerge before buying stuff.
As I mentioned before, this is for a games-only computer - it won't be used for anything else.
However - maybe I've overlooked the AMD route.
I can see that the socket 775 is about to become obsolete with the i7 - no upgrade path without new CPU/mobo/memory.
But would a re-build with something like an Athlon x2 black edition 6500 cpu and Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 be better? Would this be better as a more easily upgradeable setup?
I think that AMD is about to launch some new cpu's which might be a better buy than the 6500 - so I might wait for them to emerge before buying stuff.
As I mentioned before, this is for a games-only computer - it won't be used for anything else.