Upgrade to 560Ti...?, Is this a viable option? Options

[savvart]

Hi all,
My machine is a bit old but still running smoothly, but, I thought a graphics card update could give it just a bit more grunt.

I have a:
Q6600
MSI 7357 motherboard
Palit 9800GTX+
8gig Ram 800mhz
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Onboard Realtek HD Sound
8 Tb HDD - internal and external
OCZ SSD 120gig running the operating system

Do you think I can squeeze out a few more pixels with the 560Ti?

I didn't want to go too high end as the CPU would probably hold it back.
Thx

[p0is0n]

you will def get better fps with a new video card, but the rest of your system could become a bottleneck.
is your cpu overclocked and/or would you consider overclocking it? q6600 is a beast of a cpu, I was running mine at 3.6GHz for a few years 24/7 and I feel it still had some life left. Even 3.2GHz is achievable on most q6600s (8x400) and will certainly help.

[NukeJockey]

The 560ti should go well with the Q6600, just overclock the cpu a bit and it should fly in most games.

[p0is0n]

I might also suggest that you don't waste your money on the 560ti, get a radeon 6950 instead, its more comparable to gtx570 than 560.

[savvart]

OK then...

I've never had a radeon before - always been an nVidia kind of guy. But... I'll take a look thx for the info guys...