So my sig basically says my specs and what I am looking for. But I recently heard that the new 45nm Core 2 Quads are being delayed by 2 or more months, meaning a February or March or later release. I am rather impatient, having already waited 6 months for a new computer, and I'm wondering about a Q6600. It is worse than a Q9450 (8MB Cache vs. 12, 2.4 GHz vs. 2.66, 65nm vs. 45nm, 1066 MHz FSB vs. 1333 MHz) though. If I get a Q6600, I'm worried I'll be outstripped by technology in just a matter of months, but I want a computer which will give me years of smooth gaming. If I wait until the Q9450, then there'll be other new parts coming in (rumored new NVIDIA GPUs, etc.), meaning I'll have to rethink the parts for the new computer all over again, it'll be such a pain.I'm really not sure what to do.BoeingGuy

So basically, is it OK to just get a Q6600 now, and will it last me a long time, or is it worth the 3 month wait?

(From a couple of posts up)Here's $1300 . . . without the Vcards.http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishli...tNumber=71621861) With Vista 64,2) the ram is doubled to 8 gig (ram is sooo cheap, just get it).3) The HD selection is also doubled to 500 x 2.4) Vcard? Go for the 8800GT. Look hard and you can find it for $200. O/C it and you'll have an 8800Ultra for two hundred bucks. This is a magic moment. However be advised that Nvidia may have a dual GPU Vcard (based on the 65nm current 8800GTS/GT G92 GPU) out in 6 to 8 weeks. That will (likely) replace the current Ultra at $600.5) Those Q92-4-5-6-50s might go to 3.8-4ghz for a 24/7 runner. The Q6600 will go to 3.6Ghz and is (will be) $200-$1000 cheaper. Is 200-400Mhz worth an extra $200 (and 3 months additional wait) to $1000 (now)?The new Core2 CPUs (Penryn) have nothing on the current Core2s. Go ahead and get the Q6600. It's within < 10% of 'as good as you will be able to get' until Nehalem in late 08. So far, I'm not seeing even the Nahelam is going to be a big deal . . . other than we'll have to by a new mobo to try it out.

200 for a 512mb GT? Where????yeah looks nice a decent system though....if vista x64 is your thing

here is my system which is worth about 13000 bucks but it only cost me 8000: (the cooler is massive and was 3000 dollars so it will only cost you 4500) QX9650 at 5.7GHz Asus Maximus Extreme8800Ultra (soon upgrading to 9800GTX 10FPS increase)Phase Change cooler at -130 C500GB Hard Drive4GB Corsair Dominator RAMThermaltake 1200W Power Supplybuy some decent water cooling and push a qx9650 to 4.7GHz.

That's a crazy system, waaaaaaay beyond my budget ($1500)!

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You may have saved me a lot of work.....and money. I assume that all of this will fit in the case you have marked.....what about that cooler?? That thing is huge!! Used to build my own every six months or so until about 7 years ago and thought I might like to do it again but things are a little different now. What has your experience been putting a cooler like that on a CPU? Hope they don't move this post. Regards, Randy