Blackmoore
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Hey guys,
Any day now I am going to be swapping out my GeForce GTX 260 for a GTX 470 possibly a 480. My first question is whether or not I have enough processor power for either of those cards? I am currently running a Core 2 Quad Q9550 on 8GB's of DDR2 on Windows 7 Pro on a 850 Watt Antec PSU.
My second question is I am planning within the next 6 months to do a system overhaul, switch over to DDR3, an i7 processor and get an updated SLI capable motherboard. I know that Intel has been selling the i7 for about 3 years now, and I am just wondering if anyone has heard of a new chip line coming out in the near future? I don't want to make the same mistake as I did with this Q9550, buying it, only to find out the i7 had just been released and was vastly superior.
Any day now I am going to be swapping out my GeForce GTX 260 for a GTX 470 possibly a 480. My first question is whether or not I have enough processor power for either of those cards? I am currently running a Core 2 Quad Q9550 on 8GB's of DDR2 on Windows 7 Pro on a 850 Watt Antec PSU.
My second question is I am planning within the next 6 months to do a system overhaul, switch over to DDR3, an i7 processor and get an updated SLI capable motherboard. I know that Intel has been selling the i7 for about 3 years now, and I am just wondering if anyone has heard of a new chip line coming out in the near future? I don't want to make the same mistake as I did with this Q9550, buying it, only to find out the i7 had just been released and was vastly superior.