Worth upgrading from Q6600 to Core i7 950?

[R.O.S.S.I]

Hey all, currently running a Q6600 in a Gigabyte EP43-S3L motherboard with 8GB of DDR2 RAM.

May be able to get hold of a brand new i7 950 for about £60, just wondering if its a worth while upgrade baring in mind i'll have to upgrade my motherboard etc along with it?

Or am I better off bypassing that gen and jumping straight up to the i5 2500k/i7 2600k? As that will require a new motherboard, RAM etc anyway and can imagine the cost of which is comparable to what i'll need for the i7 950.

 

[w00dy85]

I would skip that gen and go i5 2500k/i7 2600k or you could wait for ivybridge?

The 1155 socket that the i5 2500k/i7 2600k use also supports ivybridge.

 

[beejjacobs]

Stock for stock, of course the 950 is better.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/53?vs=100

I'd say it depends if you can get a cheap mobo too. If not, I wouldn't buy a new X58 motherboard now.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Yeh just as I thought, will pass on that.

 

[OptimaLnrg]

Performance-wise yes, but practically, no.

1155 z68 boards are a little more future proof.

 

[Harpss1ngh]

Ivy Bridge ***

 

[hopeful_builder]

I went from an Q6600 to an i7. I've go to say that the Q6600 was and still is a fantastic processor. But for me I wanted to upgrade to DDR3 and USB3 etc, so In your position, if you can afford it, upgrade for the sake of all the 3's lol