I'm not that type to upgrade much, probably once every three to four years.
My 7800GTX finally bit the dust, and since I'm due for an upgrade, I went ahead and purchased a 9800 GTX about three weeks ago. Since the new NVIDIA Cards are to be released tomorrow, I get to use EVGA's step up program and maybe get the GTX 280. So basically the weak link is now my AMD 4800. Here are my Options
Option 1: Fight the urge and stick with my current MB/CPU until Nehalem is released and just be content with sub-par gaming
Option 2: Purchase a low cost motherboard and a Q9300 and 2GB of DDR2 RAM, similar to this:
ASUS P5Q Intel P45
Intel Q9300
Mushkin 2GB
This way I can enjoy and have better use of the video card for at least 6-8 Months until Nahelem prices settle.
Option 3: Spend good money on good motherboard/CPU/RAM combination and talk myself into thinking there wouldn't much of an increase in performance when compared to a Nahelem platform, something similar to this:
Intel Q9300
Asus Striker II Extreme
OCZ Platinum
This way, I can enjoy using the video card in all its glory now!?
If it were you, which option would you choose? I already have the proper Silverstone PSU to support which every route I choose, and my P182 case that just came in.
Any help and opinion is appreciated, thanks
My 7800GTX finally bit the dust, and since I'm due for an upgrade, I went ahead and purchased a 9800 GTX about three weeks ago. Since the new NVIDIA Cards are to be released tomorrow, I get to use EVGA's step up program and maybe get the GTX 280. So basically the weak link is now my AMD 4800. Here are my Options
Option 1: Fight the urge and stick with my current MB/CPU until Nehalem is released and just be content with sub-par gaming
Option 2: Purchase a low cost motherboard and a Q9300 and 2GB of DDR2 RAM, similar to this:
ASUS P5Q Intel P45
Intel Q9300
Mushkin 2GB
This way I can enjoy and have better use of the video card for at least 6-8 Months until Nahelem prices settle.
Option 3: Spend good money on good motherboard/CPU/RAM combination and talk myself into thinking there wouldn't much of an increase in performance when compared to a Nahelem platform, something similar to this:
Intel Q9300
Asus Striker II Extreme
OCZ Platinum
This way, I can enjoy using the video card in all its glory now!?
If it were you, which option would you choose? I already have the proper Silverstone PSU to support which every route I choose, and my P182 case that just came in.
Any help and opinion is appreciated, thanks