I have a Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz that works great for me and delivers all I need, handling office documents, web browsing, music, movies and gaming. The most I multitask is when I back-up my information and simultaneously browse the internet. Would a 4 core i5-670 be what I need in a new system?
My biggest issue would be about gaming. I play on a 19" LCD at 1280x1024 and my system does just fine at top or very near top settings, with a 9800GTX+ graphics card. I'm looking to buy a 21.5" widescreen LCD, and play at 1920x1080 with a Radeon HD 5850. What I'm wondering is how much of the performance would rely on the CPU, and how well would my current CPU handle it?
My biggest issue would be about gaming. I play on a 19" LCD at 1280x1024 and my system does just fine at top or very near top settings, with a 9800GTX+ graphics card. I'm looking to buy a 21.5" widescreen LCD, and play at 1920x1080 with a Radeon HD 5850. What I'm wondering is how much of the performance would rely on the CPU, and how well would my current CPU handle it?