Looking for some advice. I just picked up a MSI Hawk Talon Attack 460GTX and I think my socket 775 core 2 duo 2.66 oc'd to 3.6 is holding it back. I would like to upgrade to a quad core. My DFI Blood Iron mobo is great for overclocking 2 core procs, but blow up when you oc quads. I could just go upgrade to a socket 775 quad like the Q9650 3.0ghz for about $330.00 and not over clock it. But then I'm investing in old tech, stuck with DDR2 ect.
Or I was wondering if it would be better investing in some newer tech. I have about 400 bucks to spend on just the proc and mobo. I was thinking of scaling down a micro ATX mother board to put in a smaller case for easier transport than the setup I use now.
One way I was thinking of going was AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz.
I could do that proc and mobo for about $280.
Or go the Intel Route, Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz for about $185 with mobo which would bring me to about $320 or so.
I've been out of the loop for a while so just looking for comments and or personal experience with some of the more current processors, maybe mother board suggestions. I'm thinking I'd see some better performance with the latter two choices than just upgrading my socket 775 proc.
This computer would be used for nothing other than gaming. Thanks in advance for any input.
Or I was wondering if it would be better investing in some newer tech. I have about 400 bucks to spend on just the proc and mobo. I was thinking of scaling down a micro ATX mother board to put in a smaller case for easier transport than the setup I use now.
One way I was thinking of going was AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition Deneb 3.5GHz.
I could do that proc and mobo for about $280.
Or go the Intel Route, Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz for about $185 with mobo which would bring me to about $320 or so.
I've been out of the loop for a while so just looking for comments and or personal experience with some of the more current processors, maybe mother board suggestions. I'm thinking I'd see some better performance with the latter two choices than just upgrading my socket 775 proc.
This computer would be used for nothing other than gaming. Thanks in advance for any input.
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