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it really depends on what you want. IMO I would go with the quad core as more and more games and applications can make use of the multiple threads. As newer games and applications come out, the i7 will shine even more. Keep in mind that the i7 has hyperthreading and runs 8 threads. I would...

If you can afford spending 200-300 on a mobo and 70-120 on RAM then go i7. You can sell your current rig to make up for the price. I sold my E8400 rig minus the hard drive and case for $450 to a friend of mine (Corsair 620HX, 8800GT, Gigabyte P45 mobo, GSkill D9 RAM, etc...) and bought stuff (...

i'm pretty sure the Q6600 is higher in price because it is being phased out. Time for the new stuff to come out.

haha well it wasn't updated with the 9.015 when he did it today. I think I am done with the 920 on air though. I couldn't get it to run 8's on air with the budget build, so maybe I will have to go with something else down the road. In all seriousness, though, even the stock clock i7 is...

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is the 4850 under 100 now? i ended up picking up a pair of HD3870's for 80 shipped each on newegg a while back. i think the HD4830 can easily be had for less than 100, and will most probably be your best bet.

what is your price range? best value at the moment IMO is the E5200 or E5300

The only advantage of the 940 is that it is a quad core. So IMO I would be comparing the 940 to the Q8200.

i was thinking about getting one of these, but i may just wait til AM3 drops to try out what AMD has to offer

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hmm the real question is what games do you want to play that your current card will have problems with?

if I have some extra cash I may build a new AMD rig and find out.

I'm starting to get the upgrade bug again. I think dual 4870X2's will be in my future:)

For a cheap upgrade I recommend the E5200 if your motherboard supports it. Newegg has these for around $70 or so shipped. 2.5GHz stock clock and 2MB L2 cache if I'm not mistaken. A very good value. If your motherboard won't support it, then spend another $100 on a better motherboard such as...

So I built an i7: Intel Core i7 920 processor Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme CPU cooler - word on the street is this is the best option for air-cooling PC&P 750 Watt quiet power supply 1TB Seagate 7200.11 HDD --- edit I just realized I have a 1TB WD black caviar in it the usual DVD/CD...

I can't justify paying almost double the price for the 940, so I picked up the 920. No problems for me so far.

lol well I sold my E8400 build for 500 to a friend, then paid the following to build my new rig: 109 for PC&P 750 W PSU 180 for dual HD3870's 230 for i7-920 99 for G.Skill 3 GB RAM 199 for Gigabyte EX58-UD3R 80ish for the TRUE CPU cooler already had a case, DVD burner, hard drive...

compare benchmark results on futuremark's website. You can select what processor and video cards you want to view results of. My old 8800GT did better than many 4850's, so I decided not to upgrade back then. Now I have a pair of 3870's which still does better than single 4850's. single...

I agree with the 4870 or GTX260 for a little cheaper you could get a 9800GTX+, but I'm not sure how much better it will be than what you have. which version of the 8800GTS do you have? didn't they have a 320MB and a 512MB version of the 8800GTS? edit: now I see the 320 MB in your sig. I...

yeah, I was looking for a good video card solution. I had an 8600gts and really planned on getting a 9800GTX+ or something in the 200 price range. I wanted to be able to run 3 or 4 monitors. I looked and looked and really couldn't make a decision on what to get. Then I was browsing all the...