Hi folks,
I used to frequent these parts daily many years ago when I used to build machines by the boatload. In the 4 or 5 year since I last looked into hardware I'm STUNNED at just how much things have progressed.... all of these new socket types/ quad this - dual that, and I'm kinda lost for my upcoming upgrade.
First things first though.... In a million years I 'aint moving over to Vista - I despise it with a passion, I truly do!! So whatever I do I must be able to use my XP Pro... will this cause me any slowdown or problems with a decent upgrade.....
I'm considering (I'm only doing a mobo, processor and ram upgrade, the rest is all OK)
1) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
2) ASUS P5Q SE iP45 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
3) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2
Does this all look OK to you up-to-date-knowledgable-folk??
I used to frequent these parts daily many years ago when I used to build machines by the boatload. In the 4 or 5 year since I last looked into hardware I'm STUNNED at just how much things have progressed.... all of these new socket types/ quad this - dual that, and I'm kinda lost for my upcoming upgrade.
First things first though.... In a million years I 'aint moving over to Vista - I despise it with a passion, I truly do!! So whatever I do I must be able to use my XP Pro... will this cause me any slowdown or problems with a decent upgrade.....
I'm considering (I'm only doing a mobo, processor and ram upgrade, the rest is all OK)
1) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
2) ASUS P5Q SE iP45 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX Motherboard
3) OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2
Does this all look OK to you up-to-date-knowledgable-folk??