Mummelmann said:
NJ5 said:
Mummelmann said:
I'm going to run the Core 2 Duo E6600 for a little while yet, waiting for the i7 Quad to drop in price, I'll also need a new motherboard for the i7 as is. The cpu is overclocked, runs at 3GHz. My bottlneck is gpu and RAM right now. I can't afford a new cpu, gpu, monitor, RAM and motherboard at this time. With a new gpu I'll also need a bigger power supply I'm guessing and hardware isn't exactly cheap here in Norway...  I'll probably do the full work-up in the spring and throw in a Quad cpu, replace the motherboard and possibly upgrade to some faster RAM eventually!
My new monitor will run at 1920x1080, its the new Samsung P2770FH!
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If I were you I'd save some money on the motherboard/CPU by buying AMD. The i7 motherboards are not cheap, or at least they weren't the last time I was looking at it (a few months ago).
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Not a fan of AMD, I have some pretty bad experiences with their cpu's, as does most of my nerd friends (overheating, poor at overclock speeds, lower performance and shorter lifespan). I'll rather pay a bit more and get an Intel cpu. I looked at the motherboards with i7 compatability, they weren't that bad, cost about the same for a decent one that I paid for my P5B when I bought it. 
I love ATi graphics cards but I really don't care for AMD processors at all.
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That's a thing of the past. AMD chips are very good overclockers these days. The 6 cores without multiplier limitations are pretty damn nice and not expensive at all. It's the smart way to go when you are on budget. 1090T Black Edition is wtf fast for the price and if you want to go a little cheaper, 9xx Black Editions are also balling. My new found love for MB these days lie in MSI personally, and memory wise it's G.Skill. -_^b
