So my E6420 took down my Biostar 965PT and I would like to upgrade rather than just reinstalling windows back on with the Gigabyte 965 mobo and cedar mill celeron I'm using now.
I really can't afford much but I can't take silde show frame rates anymore. I don't have access to micro center so ordering online is really my best option. My basic hardware is a
Antec 1080AMG soon changing to a Sonata 2
OCZ 550watt PSU
Celly 352
Gigabyte GA965 dsp or something like that
2gigs ddr2@667mhz
Nvidia 8600GTS
A couple sata hds and pata dvds
SO I guess the question is would I be better off spending money on a dead socket with a q6600 or something like that, going to 4gigs of DDR2 800 or better and getting a better video card(6870?) or getting a new 1156/1155 board and a I5?. I don't really know whats on the horizon but I hate throwing money at old hardware. Figuring I can probably get ram a video card and a q6600 for around $300or less vs spending $500 is the difference worth it?
I really can't afford much but I can't take silde show frame rates anymore. I don't have access to micro center so ordering online is really my best option. My basic hardware is a
Antec 1080AMG soon changing to a Sonata 2
OCZ 550watt PSU
Celly 352
Gigabyte GA965 dsp or something like that
2gigs ddr2@667mhz
Nvidia 8600GTS
A couple sata hds and pata dvds
SO I guess the question is would I be better off spending money on a dead socket with a q6600 or something like that, going to 4gigs of DDR2 800 or better and getting a better video card(6870?) or getting a new 1156/1155 board and a I5?. I don't really know whats on the horizon but I hate throwing money at old hardware. Figuring I can probably get ram a video card and a q6600 for around $300or less vs spending $500 is the difference worth it?
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