I have a Core2Quad (q6600) running at 3.4Ghz stable in my machine along with an Ati Radeon 4870 and 8 gig of ram.
Ram is DDR2 running at 1600mhz but not overclocked.
(monitor resolution 1920x1080)
I was wondering how this chip compares with a Core I5 2500k?
Would my processor drive the newer Radeon 7870 without being a major bottleneck or should I consider upgrading everything at once?
I am a little cash strapped so I would prefer to just upgrade my video card if I can get away with it.
If not I'll save my pennies till I can do a complete over haul.
The 4870 is getting to the point where I have to turn down some of the goodies before it will run a (new) game without lag or tearing at 1920x1080. I really wanted to run skyrim with everything turned up but the system just couldn't cut it.