My current box is a Shuttle with a P4 2.4 @ 3.0, and a 6800GT flashed to a 6800U. Laughable at best, I know, but it's still truckin' along. I was looking at doing another build, to maybe come a little more up to date, but I am so out of the loop I don't even know what's what anymore.
When the nVidia 6xxx cards came out, they really blew ATi away - is nVidia still as far ahead now as they were then?
Processors - I know the I7's just came out - they are just quad cores with hyperthreading, correct? Do they perform well enough over the dual and quad cores to warrant the extra cost? What about AMD processors, how are they doing nowadays? What are the best processors for overclocking?
As far as motherboards and memory goes, and particular brands that really excel?
I'm really just looking to get back into the loop on hardware, figured this would be a good start.
When the nVidia 6xxx cards came out, they really blew ATi away - is nVidia still as far ahead now as they were then?
Processors - I know the I7's just came out - they are just quad cores with hyperthreading, correct? Do they perform well enough over the dual and quad cores to warrant the extra cost? What about AMD processors, how are they doing nowadays? What are the best processors for overclocking?
As far as motherboards and memory goes, and particular brands that really excel?
I'm really just looking to get back into the loop on hardware, figured this would be a good start.