Im going with AM2 ?

[n19htmare]

im glad you took me rec. if i was in your shoes, i would have done the same.

considering price differences, for you, right now, the best bet is a 7900GT..some can be V-modded to go to GTX speeds ( im not too sure on that). but a fine choice.
may I also recommment eVGA brand. good products, nice warranty.

Good luck Cali.

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: n19htmare
You do know that you're not gonna benefit a darn thing by getting a new CPU and keep that videocard(GeForce 6600gt PCI-E) when it comes to gaming. Your graphics card is prolly already the bottleneck for your current system.
here is my HONEST advice and i think it's very reasonable.
I'm not even sure how much other tasks you perform on your machines but so far you've only mentioned gaming.

Why not spend the money on a graphics card... ? wait for the AMD price cuts and then drop in a X2 later on. Don't get me wrong, Conroe is a damn good CPU and so are the AM2s but either one you get, that 6600gt is not gonna take you anywhere.

upgrade your card, and wait for Conroe prices to settle down and then make the shift later on. by then Conroe would have settled down, AMD would have Price Cuts, DDR2 will flood the market lowering prices..

In your case, a jump to a more powerful cpu will only hold you back on your gaming.

QFT

conroe will have little impact on gaming performance in the near term. games are limited by video, not cpu.

conroe will have a significant impact on audio/video encoding and any math intensive productivity apps.