[QUOTE="SolidSnakeJT"][QUOTE="Sentinel672002"][QUOTE="xid32"]

I love how people just call my your pc OUTDATED because it doesnt have a 'nehalem' processer...

domke13

Outdated? No. And, not under-powered...currently. It's just that with the pending socket change, the socket 775 platform has a rather limited future upgrade pathway. I too have a Q6600 and plan to run it until at least 2011 (unless an act of God occurs...). Penryn is the only upgrade I'd be able to make and that really isn't a cost effective leap, from a price to performance standpoint. I wouldn't invest in a new 775 build right now, unless it was a budget rig...just to get by until Nehalem hits the street.

i planned on waiting 4months before buying my pc so if i wait for nehalem will everyting i named be compatible ?

or will it need newer stuff that only works with the new sockets ?

No. You will need LGA1366 socket mobo + DDR3 Ram + Nehalem ofcourse.

I might consider upgrading when the prices drop, but i am very happy with my Q6600.

I love how people just call my your pc OUTDATED because it doesnt have a 'nehalem' processer, I have a q6600 and two 4850s and i run crysis on ultra high with no problem (DX9 that is, DX10 performs worse and looks the same, and i just used ultra high mod for better visuals than the very high DX10 setting)

seriously, I just laugh at the people that go around calling high-end rigs 'outdated' because a newer processer or GPU is out. Look at the 8800, that thing was the card that EVERYONE had to have, now, with next to no new games since the 8800 was hyped for (Crysis) everyone is calling it outdated because of the realease of the 4850, the 8800 is a GREAT card! it is not outdated. I just learned to ignore people that hound after the lastest hardware just cause it's newer.

if i were you, the 3870s are fine, yes, but i would get two 4850s or 4870s, im pretty sure 1 4850 beats two 3870s for less buck.

and you have an intel X48 - Better to stick with ATI for that mobo.

hope i helped

What is unnormal i heard off is a high overclock cpu beyond 50 degree celcius as i heard off
because it make it go unstable or someting. cause i know cpu are made to endure 90 degree celcius.
but they recommand any good user who want a longlife spawn for is cpu to not go higher then 50C
at full load but i haven't try so i can't know if it True we would have to ask the mythbuster ;) or someting lol j/kmarcthpro

umm 50 idle? Thats a GREAT temperaturre but not everyone can hit it, as long as you dont go into the 70's while doing something intense, like playing a game, your still in the safe zone, but once you go out of that 'safe zone' that is when you start to shorten the life-span.

That for my q6600 anyway, it idles at 47C and its overclocked, even tho this isnt really that bad, im looking into buying the Zalman 9500 or arctic cooler proo 7, just wondering if there is a nice jump in cooling bewtween the two.

[QUOTE="xid32"]What are you talking about? Crysis was optimized for *** for ATI and/or crossfire users. I have two HD4850s, and get the performance of an 8800GTX. if not, maybe SLIGHTLY higher. i turned off crossfire, exact same frame-rate.matrixian

That's because you probably have a P45 mobo. You would get better performance in Crossfire with an X48.

I have an ASUS rampage X48 mobo....Its probably because A) I was still using the 8.5/8.6 drivers and B) Crysis just doesnt work well with Crossfire.