Worth upgrading CPU at the moment?

[zootfloot]

Hi Guys,

My current spec can be seen below, i have the E2200 running at 3.01Ghz stable at the minute but my AF7 is making one hell of a racket.

I have a Tuniq tower and another 2gig of Geil Ram to go in but was just wondering if its worth upgrading the CPU at the minute?

I am going to be ordering a 4870 in Mid august and feel that the CPU is really the only thing after the above upgrades thats going to be letting my system down.

The concern i have is that if i upgrade to the CPU in the link below will it last me at least a year, or is there new CPU's on the horizon which i would want to upgrade to rather soonish ( I really hate wasting money)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...686&subcat=&name=Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy%20Efficient%20SLACR%2095W%20Edition"%202.40GHz%20(1066FSB)%20-%20Retail

What do you think and thanks for your time.

 

[zootfloot]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

The only games i play at the minute are WoW, Assassins Creed, Grid and Occasionally Sniper Elite so nothing too taxing for the system i have at the moment.

But i am keen on taking a look at Crysis etc, i was very much a console gamer up until a couple of years ago.

Money isnt a problem as such, i have an understanding wife and a good job so i'm all set in that respect.

I might just hold back until the new CPU's are available and go all out and build a new system, watercool it and go for the X2 type card that you mention.

I suppose my main problem is HARDWARE ADDICTION