This forum was incredibly helpful a couple of years ago in building my current system (maybe four years old now) and I was hoping to get some advice on what (if anything) I can do to upgrade what I have.
I have a ASRock Z97 Anniversary MB with an 1150 socket. It currently has the baby G3258 Intel Dual Core CPU.
GPU is AMD Radeon R7 250X (1GB card)
Primary Storage is Samsung 850 EVO 120G SSD.
Secondary Storage is WD Black 750 GB.
Ram is 8GB DDR3 (single stick) (Can't remember all the specs here but it was well regarded on this forum when I bought it)
I do have a nice aftermarket cooler as well (air cooled) that was recommended here but for the life of me can't remember which one.
Running Windows 7.
I originally planned to OC the system but life got in the way and everything stayed stock. I also planned to do more gaming but again, life got in the way.
This computer is now a more general use computer for the family but is running pretty slow these days. It's used for general web surfing/office stuff, but also a decent amount of video transcoding. I'd like to start playing some games but most of what I play is more the strategy type games, not the FPS with super high frame rates.
So, any suggestions on what I should do with this machine? Upgrade the CPU? Try one of the new SSD drives (I could use more space on that drive anyway). Another stick of RAM?
Is this machine too old to really be worth upgrading anyway?
No problem buying from Amazon, Newegg, or eBay. Located in the US.
Also, totally different question, but my WEI score on my storage dropped from 7.9 to 5.9 with that Samsung SSD and I have no idea why. Any ideas there?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
I have a ASRock Z97 Anniversary MB with an 1150 socket. It currently has the baby G3258 Intel Dual Core CPU.
GPU is AMD Radeon R7 250X (1GB card)
Primary Storage is Samsung 850 EVO 120G SSD.
Secondary Storage is WD Black 750 GB.
Ram is 8GB DDR3 (single stick) (Can't remember all the specs here but it was well regarded on this forum when I bought it)
I do have a nice aftermarket cooler as well (air cooled) that was recommended here but for the life of me can't remember which one.
Running Windows 7.
I originally planned to OC the system but life got in the way and everything stayed stock. I also planned to do more gaming but again, life got in the way.
This computer is now a more general use computer for the family but is running pretty slow these days. It's used for general web surfing/office stuff, but also a decent amount of video transcoding. I'd like to start playing some games but most of what I play is more the strategy type games, not the FPS with super high frame rates.
So, any suggestions on what I should do with this machine? Upgrade the CPU? Try one of the new SSD drives (I could use more space on that drive anyway). Another stick of RAM?
Is this machine too old to really be worth upgrading anyway?
No problem buying from Amazon, Newegg, or eBay. Located in the US.
Also, totally different question, but my WEI score on my storage dropped from 7.9 to 5.9 with that Samsung SSD and I have no idea why. Any ideas there?
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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