Thread: Which CPU is most power full for running my GA-X38T-DQ6 LGA 775?

Just as the title states please. I have a Over clocked Core 2 Quad core processor running at 3.2 GHZ, some nice DDR3, an 8800 GT, I've had this for about a year and a half now somewhere there bouts.

The computer is fine, but I'm looking to eliminate the hiccups in my higher end games so I can run them at 60fps. I don't play anything higher than 1280x1024, so I'm not sure if I have a video card issue, or more so the CPU? I'd like to continue running my XP Pro so I'd prefer to forget about 64bit.

Yes, the 880GT is a bit old. At 3.2GHz, maybe a GTX285 (16,462) or HD4890 (17,255)?

The HD4850 is a little bit better, but certainly a more modern replacement for the 8800GT. Tom's 3DMark06 benchmarks show the following:
8800GT 11,109
HD4850 11,749

My own benchmarks PII X4 940 @ 3.5GHz indicate 13,208 for a single HD4850 and 18,494 for Crossfire. If your 8800GT went belly-up today (i.e. died) then the HD4850 would be a good replacement.