ok, i hadnt as much as looked at computer parts since i built my current system which at the time was pretty badass... now im doing photo editing with some "massive" files in Lightroom 2.1 64-bit and the Q6600 just isnt doing it... soooooo... after poking around for a day i see that the Phenom II replaced the turds that were the Phenom and now the Core i7 stuff has come down to almost reasonable prices...
I'm looking to put a new processor in my box and eventually update the cards as mine still do just fine in the games i run. So what is the best stuff right now before you hit the big price jumps, can i just drop a new Core2Quad Q9400 in my current board and enjoy or should i jump up to Corei7 920 or whatever the current PhenomII stuff is. I'm not going to set a budge because i never keep to it...
And just to clarify i'm not an Intel or AMD fanboy as I've ran both im my life, P100, P166MMX, Duron 700, Athlon 1000, Athlon 1800+, A64 3000+@2.4Ghz, and the current Q6600 has been up to 3GHz but my craptastic 780i mobo MCP cant handle the heat so its stayed at 2.4GHz since 2 weeks after i got it even tho i've got that massive nvidia edition zalman cooler on it haha.
I'm looking to put a new processor in my box and eventually update the cards as mine still do just fine in the games i run. So what is the best stuff right now before you hit the big price jumps, can i just drop a new Core2Quad Q9400 in my current board and enjoy or should i jump up to Corei7 920 or whatever the current PhenomII stuff is. I'm not going to set a budge because i never keep to it...
And just to clarify i'm not an Intel or AMD fanboy as I've ran both im my life, P100, P166MMX, Duron 700, Athlon 1000, Athlon 1800+, A64 3000+@2.4Ghz, and the current Q6600 has been up to 3GHz but my craptastic 780i mobo MCP cant handle the heat so its stayed at 2.4GHz since 2 weeks after i got it even tho i've got that massive nvidia edition zalman cooler on it haha.