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Re: Upgrading.
The only thing a SSD will bring to gaming is faster map loading, that is it.
A GTX580 on a Q6600 will be bottle-necked for sure, it's a waste of money on that cpu. if your limited by a budget i would consider perhaps a cheaper HD6950 and a new cpu/mobo rather than blowing your entire wad on a card. I wouldn't even bother with a SSD right now because that cash will be of much more use put toward a new CPU and mobo. you should really only consider the SSD as a gamer after you have your other more vital components updated and taken care of.
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Re: Upgrading.
Yea, drop that GPU down to around $200, and use the remaining $290 to get an iNTEL Z68 based motherboard. That way, you have the option of doing intel i3, i5 or i7 CPU, whichever you can afford. Then get some nice RAM and you're all set.
Some gigabyte Z68 feature iNTEL's Smart Response Technology, which will cache commonly loaded files to that SSD. But be warned, that may require an OS rebuild, or some registry tweaks.
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