Pondering

[perco11]

Hello, as im sure you have seen in my other post i am trying to upgrade my gaming computer the specs are below. these are the items i thought about replacing them with.. tell me what you think or if you suggest something better or if it wouldnt work, i basically just took what alienware is using in their premium model.
CURRENT PC
1 | ASUS P5N32-SLI DELUXE NFORCE4 REV.1
1 | P4 3.4GHZ 950 DC 4MB L2 CACHE S775
4 | CRUCIAL 1GB DDR2 PC5300
1 | MEDIA CENTER EDITION IR RECEIVER
2 | DESKSTAR 500GB 7K500 SATA 3.0G NCQ
1 | LACIE 16X DUAL LAYER DVD±R/W DRIVE W/ LIGHTSCRIBE REV.2
1 | ASUS P5N32-SLI DELUXE INTEGRATED AUDIO
2 | EVGA NVIDIA GEFORCE 7900 GTX 512MB PCIE
1 | AGEIA PHYSICS PROCESSING UNIT (PPU)

Planning to Upgrade to
Dual 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GX2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...PIhEAAAAqapIX&bcsi_scan_filename=Product.aspx
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Yorkfield 3.2GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 136W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...l%c2%ae+Core%e2%84%a2+2+Extreme+QX9770+3.2GHz

Approved NVIDIA® nForce® 790i Ultra SLI™ Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141009

 

[Steelshivan]

You're going to need new memory as well. If you're looking more for the perfomance factor vs enthusiast factor, that processor is a waste of money IMO, unless money isn't so much a factor.

If you're looking to overclock, chances are you might want a different case and cooling options.

 

[perco11]

You're going to need new memory as well. If you're looking more for the perfomance factor vs enthusiast factor, that processor is a waste of money IMO, unless money isn't so much a factor.

If you're looking to overclock, chances are you might want a different case and cooling options.

What do you suggest in terms of memory?

Oh this machine has vista on it.

And its liquid cooled.

 

[Steelshivan]

In terms of memory, I'm sure some nice DDR3 1600Mhz would work nicely. This is pretty unfamiliar territory for me though, better get other opinions as well.

 

[oscaryu1]

In terms of memory, I'm sure some nice DDR3 1600Mhz would work nicely. This is pretty unfamiliar territory for me though, better get other opinions as well.

Good call. You do need more opinions.

DDR3 is not worth the attention nor the cash currently. The latencies are too high to see a worthwhile increase in speed and performance. Good ol' DDR2-800 is good enough.