I'm trying to puzzle together a computer for my friend. Right now he's got opteron 148, 3gb and x1950pro. And it sucks, it sucks so much that I am never going to buy AMD or Ati again. So I'm thinking of getting a gigabyte gtx260oc, and I am wondering if I should keep the cpu, get an e8600 or get an i7(920)? I like the i7 because it's *new* but I'm wondering if those extra cores are just waste. He's never going to upgrade it so the longer it holds the better, but it would also be good if you could have the greatest bang for buck right now (in gaming).
(btw, is the e8600 only compatible with ddr2 or can I have ddr3 on it? Does it make a difference?)
(btw, is the e8600 only compatible with ddr2 or can I have ddr3 on it? Does it make a difference?)