computer upgrade help,qx9770 or i7 920

[pgross]

hi

i am thinking of upgrading my rig
my current specs is
mb> dfi x48 ut t24
cpu> qx6800
ram> g skill 6400phu2 1gb x 2
psu>corsair hx620

i got a offer of upgrading just my qx6800 with a qx9770 with a top up of $250 usd

is it worth the money/performance or i sell of my cpu+mb+ram for $360 usd and get a i7 920 + mb + ddr3 ?

kinda confuse here

thanks

 

[Markfw]

Why do you feel the need to upgrade ? What is your system not doing well ? Or do you just feel like upgrading ?

My general advice is that you you are upgrading, change to a newer platform, don't put money into an old platform.

So, get the 920.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

If anything go with the 930, its only about $4 more expensive.

 

[pgross]

just think that my rig is kinda old haha
i think its better i just use back my old cpu and save up for a gpu
getting a i7 will require me to sell all my lga 775 parts..

 

[betasub]

just think that my rig is kinda old haha

So you are just looking to spend money for shiny & new?

A good old'un should be fine, until it doesn't job done fast enough. But as Mark asked, do you actually have a usage reason for upgrading? Because sometimes shiny & new doesn't get the job done much better (perceptively).

 

[RussianSensation]

Your system is still good. Upgrade the GPU, get another 4GBs of ram or get an SSD. It should survive until next year for Sandy Bridge/Bulldozer.

 

[grimpr]

This, upgrade to an SSD drive and wait a year for a really good platform upgrade, 2011 platforms are what almost all 775 owners have set their goals upon.