Recent content by supr-tx

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    How much to spend upgrading Acer Aspire M5810?

    OK, so it sounds as though you wouldn't recommend upgrading the CPU. Rather, add RAM and maybe consider installing an SSD for the OS and virtual memory, for times when the system needs more than 8GB of RAM (since that's the max the system will support).
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    PCI Express SSD options

    I've recently purchased a new system (MSI x99s SLI Plus & Intel i7-5820K), and I'm trying to figure out my PCI Express SSD options. I've seen a number of kits that allow you to mount a SATA SSD onto a PCIE card (Sonnet Technologies Tempo 6Gb/s SATA PCIe 2.0 Drive Card for Solid State Drives)...
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    How much to spend upgrading Acer Aspire M5810?

    Not overclocking. I use Chrome, and often have multiple separate Chrome profiles, each with up to 10 tabs open at one time. I also run Lightroom 5.7. For instance, let's say I have 20 Chrome tabs open and am trying to export a bunch of edited photos and/or videos from Lightroom OR I am running...
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    How much to spend upgrading Acer Aspire M5810?

    Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP Budget Range: Open System Usage from Most to Least Important: This computer (my mother-in-law's) is mostly used for office applications and surfing the Internet. Some image editing, but that's way down the list in order of importance. Are you buying a...