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- Nov 27, 2006
Ok, don't laugh, it's been awhile and even when overclocking was a hobby I didn't really understand all the technical aspects of processing. But, here's the deal. I am still rocking a q6600 @ 3,600 and it has been a rock for many years. I recently aquired 3 24" lcd's for for workspace but the fact that new cards have surround really intriged me for games too
So, I got the monitors and my sli'd 8800 GTS's would just run BF3 on low (in 40's ish FPS). So, I picked up a brand spankin new 6700 GTX 4gb (for surround). Well now it seems that damn q6600 will get me high 60's on average on medium settings in BF3. I was going to upgrade mobo and cpu to sandy-e but that really ain't too shabby. I guess my question really boils down to: Are the new cpu's, due to architecture changes and/or more cache really gonna be that much different that this chip I've loved so much? If so, I know many of you would recommend upgrading to Ivy but I figured that pci-e 3.0, more memory bandwidth and a board that will support ivy-e would be the best bet, or is there something on the horizon worth waiting for given my situation. Any input/advice is appreciated.
So, I got the monitors and my sli'd 8800 GTS's would just run BF3 on low (in 40's ish FPS). So, I picked up a brand spankin new 6700 GTX 4gb (for surround). Well now it seems that damn q6600 will get me high 60's on average on medium settings in BF3. I was going to upgrade mobo and cpu to sandy-e but that really ain't too shabby. I guess my question really boils down to: Are the new cpu's, due to architecture changes and/or more cache really gonna be that much different that this chip I've loved so much? If so, I know many of you would recommend upgrading to Ivy but I figured that pci-e 3.0, more memory bandwidth and a board that will support ivy-e would be the best bet, or is there something on the horizon worth waiting for given my situation. Any input/advice is appreciated.
