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Current spec:
Q6600 at stock (I am a simpleton)
Gigabyte p35 DDR2 socket 775 mobo
8gb pc6400 Ram
GTX 470
I've had this setup for about 6 years so its done me very very nicely (that excludes the gfx card which is a little newer). I've got a 26" monitor with a native res of 1900x1200 so need a reasonable amount of graphical grunt. It's only now I can really feel the machine starting to hit its head on the roof of its abilities. I can still play BF3 on high settings at a decent frame rate etc.
However, it does feel like its getting towards time to upgrade the old girl. I recently chucked a couple of 250gb SSDs in there which was a nice upgrade, but whilst I was pleased with the performance I do feel like I'm holding them back by not giving them Sata 3.
So my question is whether it is worth hitting Ivybridge up? I can probably muddle through to Haswell if necessary. I'll probably spend in the £500 region.
Also, does the GFX card need an upgrade? Or would I be better off putting the money there rather than the CPU?
Q6600 at stock (I am a simpleton)
Gigabyte p35 DDR2 socket 775 mobo
8gb pc6400 Ram
GTX 470
I've had this setup for about 6 years so its done me very very nicely (that excludes the gfx card which is a little newer). I've got a 26" monitor with a native res of 1900x1200 so need a reasonable amount of graphical grunt. It's only now I can really feel the machine starting to hit its head on the roof of its abilities. I can still play BF3 on high settings at a decent frame rate etc.
However, it does feel like its getting towards time to upgrade the old girl. I recently chucked a couple of 250gb SSDs in there which was a nice upgrade, but whilst I was pleased with the performance I do feel like I'm holding them back by not giving them Sata 3.
So my question is whether it is worth hitting Ivybridge up? I can probably muddle through to Haswell if necessary. I'll probably spend in the £500 region.
Also, does the GFX card need an upgrade? Or would I be better off putting the money there rather than the CPU?