Hi all, it is upgrade time again and I have been looking online how to speedup my rig with the minimum outlay. At present I am running my own machine:
Motherboard ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 Socket AM3+
CPU AMD FX 8350 8-core
Graphics card MSI R9 280x
RAM Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4 GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drives: I have several standard 7200rpm HD
I figure the easiest (and cheapest) way to increase speed will be RAM and a SSD. I was thinking of this as a SSD:
Crucial MX500 1 TB
RAM wise I am a little unsure. Should I buy a new set of 16Gb RAM or should I buy another set of what is already there?
I think updating the RAM and HD will give me a decent boost in speed without breaking the bank.
All advice would be appreciated
Motherboard ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 Socket AM3+
CPU AMD FX 8350 8-core
Graphics card MSI R9 280x
RAM Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4 GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drives: I have several standard 7200rpm HD
I figure the easiest (and cheapest) way to increase speed will be RAM and a SSD. I was thinking of this as a SSD:
Crucial MX500 1 TB
RAM wise I am a little unsure. Should I buy a new set of 16Gb RAM or should I buy another set of what is already there?
I think updating the RAM and HD will give me a decent boost in speed without breaking the bank.
All advice would be appreciated
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