Which upgrade path?

[metamorphpwner]

Currently i have:

Corsair TX650w
Asus P5Q-Pro
2x2gb OZC Gold Edition 8500+
Intel E5300
EVGA 9800GTX+ 512mb SCC
Corsair H50 CPU Cooler
Antec 300

Would it be worth sticking with the core2, or would it be better selling this system and building a newer I5/I7 system? Will have around £1700 to spend.

 

[metamorphpwner]

Hmmm depends really. 775 is a dead socket now and if you have 1.7k to spend, time for i7 then matey.

yeah, this is what i was thinking. Keep a bit closer with the latest tech instead of upgraded past products.

 

[metamorphpwner]

RJC, that looks like a good spec, altough i think i'd change to the XFX graphics card and not really sure i'd need a solid state tbh. I don't really see a huge benefit to ssd's