SSD or 8Gb ram

Innocent159

Innocent159

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Thinking of getting the Kingston Technology SSDNow V300 120GB Solid State Hard Drive but I want to know if 120GB will be enough for windows and sustainable for 3-4 years?
or im getting the Kingston 4GB DDR3 1600MHz HyperX Fury (x2) for christmas?
specs:
i5 4460 3.2ghz, 8gb kingston hyper x 1600mhz and 1Tb 7200rpm hdd.

what benefits will I get from the upgrades?
 
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IF you have 8gb you should not need an extra 4gb unless your rendering or editing, for gaming and day to day im sure youd get better performance and benefits from the ssd i use a 120Gb for my OS and basic programs used daily. If you want to dump games on it then a bigger one would be better. But obv the larger the drive the larger the lifespan.
 
I would not touch that SSD to be honest, not after the bait and switch fraud that Kingston pulled off with the press. Better off getting a Samsung drive.
 
remember300 said:
IF you have 8gb you should not need an extra 4gb unless your rendering or editing, for gaming and day to day im sure youd get better performance and benefits from the ssd i use a 120Gb for my OS and basic programs used daily. If you want to dump games on it then a bigger one would be better. But obv the larger the drive the larger the lifespan.
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SSD will just be for windows as I dont really get slow preformance from the 1TB 7200rpm with OS, programs and games.

I don't know if i'm doing rendering or editing next year but if your parents suggest you getting something when you pass, you would want something that would benefit you most..

And I thought all i need now is an SSD or some additional ram (in the budget).
R1000 budget (72 euros)
 
The SSD you're looking at is bullet proof in my experience. Its not the fastest, however its decent for the money.
 
SSD FTW! If this is your first SSD you will be blown away at the performance difference, just pay attention to what you install on it, and setting it up correctly within windows.. (I feel another guide coming on)

A fully loaded windows 7 install, updates and drivers included is around the 55 - 60GB area and you'll need to make sure you have enough reserve space (20%) available on the drive for it to perform it's own maintenance.
 
Wraithguard said:
SSD FTW! If this is your first SSD you will be blown away at the performance difference, just pay attention to what you install on it, and setting it up correctly within windows.. (I feel another guide coming on)

A fully loaded windows 7 install, updates and drivers included is around the 55 - 60GB area and you'll need to make sure you have enough reserve space (20%) available on the drive for it to perform it's own maintenance.
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Yes it is and my laptop has a ssd but the performance suck maybe due to cpu and ram.
You making me excited since my hdd (7200rpm) is already fast all around. Is the difference that noticeable?

I won't say no to a guide and i'm sure the other users won't mind
 
Get the ssd man, best upgrade you can get. with additional ram you will not notice any particular improvement, but with an ssd, everything is faster. My 450eu laptop with 4gb ram and a samsung evo 250gb is faster than any 1000eu laptop running 16gb ram and a mechanical drive for general use, nuff said.
 
Yep as others have said go the SSD, Sandisk, Kingston, Corsair, Samsung or Crucial all are good so just get the best you can afford
 
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