Looking to upgrade cpu

[whatalegend123]

Im looking to upgrade my rig a little big mainly to be able to cope with crysis on minimum specs when it comes out and will think about going for a big upgrade later.
at the moment i run a
Mainboard : Intel D945GTP
Chipset : Intel i945G/GZ
Processor : Intel Pentium 4 660 @ 3600 MHz
Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : Nvidia Corp GeForce 7900 GT
Hard Disk : WDC (250 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : SONY DVD RW DW-G120A
Monitor Type : L90D+ D-SUB - 19 inches
Network Card : Intel Corporation 82801GB I/O Controller Hub LAN
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c

Im looking at upgrading my cpu a little and im wondering which will best suit my pc.Ive got a budget of up to 170gbp.I looked at a few processors and im not really sure if there is anypoint in investin in a quad core.
What cpu you think would suit me best>>??

 

[Will_3rd]

A new motherboard and cpu would be a good idea.

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.99
(£91.64) £77.99
(£91.64)
Sub Total : £127.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £23.84
Total : £160.07

Btw your sig is way too big 400x75 max!!!

 

[MattJones2k6]

A new motherboard and cpu would be a good idea.

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £77.99
(£91.64) £77.99
(£91.64)
Sub Total : £127.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £23.84
Total : £160.07

Btw your sig is way too big 400x75 max!!!

Sounds good, that will be a major step up for you

 

[whatalegend123]

i had the impression my mobo was ok i was looking more at sort of e6300 and e6600 cpu's how much more performance will i get out of one of those compared to what u suggested? (btw i play a lot of farcry online and really want to max out visual performance and also a lot of oblivion which really eats up resources)

I fixed the sig

 

[Will_3rd]

i had the impression my mobo was ok i was looking more at sort of e6300 and e6600 cpu's how much more performance will i get out of one of those compared to what u suggested? (btw i play a lot of farcry online and really want to max out visual performance and also a lot of oblivion which really eats up resources)

Not sure about the 945 chipset, but I have feeling you may be right.

A 6320 would a good buy, although you could look at 2140/2160

I fixed the sig

Except you haven't needs to be 400x75 and 20kb

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