Where's the bottleneck? Public system review for upgrade options.

[Zzyzxx71]

OK - I've thrown together a list of options.

1. i7 cpu/mobo/8gb memory, no video upgrade ($550?)
2. AMD 6 core/mobo/8gb memory, new video card ($600)
3. New video card, new CPU chiller - overclock the shit out of it (Cheap)

I'm tempted to try #3 first.

[MiRai]

OK - I've thrown together a list of options.

1. i7 cpu/mobo/8gb memory, no video upgrade ($550?)
2. AMD 6 core/mobo/8gb memory, new video card ($600)
3. New video card, new CPU chiller - overclock the shit out of it (Cheap)

I'm tempted to try #3 first.

This is why I cannot recommend Option 2 with AMD's current state unless you can use the 6 core usefully in some other way.

[Zzyzxx71]

Ouch - I knew there was a performance hit, I didn't know there was that much of a delta.