New system

[tourerman]

Hi all,

sorry if this has kinda been covered, but I want a definative answer from people who know their stuff.

Currently I have

Q9550 Stock speed, has been overclocked before but no difference noticed
8GB Dominator Ram 4x2 DDR3 1600
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 Mobo
1 X WD Raptop 300GB
4 X WD 300GB for storage
1 x HD4870 2GB
etc etc

I am in the market to replace mobo, ram and CPU, everything else is fine, and I want to see a significant improvement in speed, apps, gaming etc. Main games are COD/ Apps PS CS4 and general pc work

Running Win7 X64. Have looked at i7 920 oc to 4Ghz but thats about it. Any recommendation please.

Cheers

 

[tourerman]

Hi Lanz,

thanks for the reply, so going to a faster CPU wouldn't see much gain?

What GPU and SSD would you recommend?

Thanks

 

[tourerman]

Well, Im open to suggestions. My only worry about new CPU/Mobo/Ram is will be relatively expensive and I'll be disappointed with the results. My current PC is fast, even at stock and as I said, I dont notice any real improvement oc'ing it to 3.6ghz, which makes me wonder about going for the new CPU etc.

Lets see how the thread develops with further suggestion, but I like your thinking.

Cheers