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E6750- not overclocked per se, but using EIST to go up to 3.2 Ghz
Stock CPU cooling
Gigabyte GA-p35-ds3r
eVGA 8800 GTS 320 MB
4 GB Corsair CM2x1024-6400C4 (runnning at 400Mhz, 4,4,4,12)
Windows Vista 64 Home Premium
I was thinking about upgrading a component, but only want to do so if it's going to give me a significant boost.
I use this machine for gaming (Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., FarCry mostly), some video editing, and application development.
So, my choices:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz
or
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (is it worth the extra $50 over Q9400?)
or
EVGA 896-P3-1264-AR GeForce GTX 260 SSC Edition 896 MB
(I'd consider other video cards too at the ~300 pricepoint).
Which would be a better bang-for-the-buck update?
Stock CPU cooling
Gigabyte GA-p35-ds3r
eVGA 8800 GTS 320 MB
4 GB Corsair CM2x1024-6400C4 (runnning at 400Mhz, 4,4,4,12)
Windows Vista 64 Home Premium
I was thinking about upgrading a component, but only want to do so if it's going to give me a significant boost.
I use this machine for gaming (Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., FarCry mostly), some video editing, and application development.
So, my choices:
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz
or
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz (is it worth the extra $50 over Q9400?)
or
EVGA 896-P3-1264-AR GeForce GTX 260 SSC Edition 896 MB
(I'd consider other video cards too at the ~300 pricepoint).
Which would be a better bang-for-the-buck update?