OK, have the 5870 but what about my other hardware?

[Daffy Duck]

I have C2D E6850 running at 3.4GHZ with 4GB of DDR2 ram. Will going to
i7 860 with 4GB DDR3 give me much of a performance boost? I will OC the
cpu but not by a lot. I only do mild to medium OC so I don't have to get
into exotic cooling solutions and don't need to up the cpu or ram
voltage. Let's say I ran the i7 860 at 3.4GHZ too, clock for clock how
much faster is the i7 compared to my C2D E6850?

 

[Daffy Duck]

I have C2D E6850 running at 3.4GHZ with 4GB of DDR2 ram. Will going to
i7 860 with 4GB DDR3 give me much of a performance boost? I will OC the
cpu but not by a lot. I only do mild to medium OC so I don't have to get
into exotic cooling solutions and don't need to up the cpu or ram
voltage. Let's say I ran the i7 860 at 3.4GHZ too, clock for clock how
much faster is the i7 compared to my C2D E6850?

As a service to anyone else considering the same question:

Read this and then decide.

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=857&p=0

The article has me convinced to buy i5 750 instead of i7 860 because it
is a better bang-for-buck upgrade. Ordered i5 750 ($219.99 CAD), Asus
P7P55D LE mb ($149.99 CAD), and G.Skill Ripjaw CAS7 2x2GB DDR3
1600($128.49 CAD, splurged a bit here and could have ordered lesser ram
for $90.00 CAD).

 

[peter]

Being Canadian and looking to buy some new parts may
I ask where you purchased...those prices are pretty good from what
I've seen.

peter

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

Being Canadian and looking to buy some new parts may
I ask where you purchased...those prices are pretty good from what
I've seen.

peter

newegg.ca

If you bundle the mb and cpu together they give you $15.00 off.

Yesterday I also ordered Seasonic S12 850w PSU for $139.99 (after $20.00
mail in rebate) and Noctua NH-U12P SE2 cpu heatsink/fan for $79.99 from
NCIX.com. I read the article at legion hardware on how to OC the i5 750
to 4.2GHZ so bought the same hardware they used to try and achieve the
same OC.

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

Not much. Another 5870 would be better use of $.

I play lots of simulations so I disagree with your assessment because
lots of games I play are cpu ungry and not just gpu hungry. I don't buy
dual video cards anyway because next year there will be a new video card
that will equal or surpass the dual video cards.

 

[peter]

Thanks...I usually buy from NCIX.
must have missed that deal

peter

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

Thanks...I usually buy from NCIX.
must have missed that deal

peter

The Noctua HSF at $79.99 is the usual price at both newgg.ca and
ncix.com but the Seasonic S12 850w PSU is a very good price and is still
on sale at that price now. Seasonic PSUs are about as good as they get too.

 

[peter]

I usually buy Thermalright CPU Coolers and add my own Fan.
I am in no rush to purchase..just going the research now

peter