Hi all,
I've recently received a university grant which allows me to purchase some upgrades for my prebuilt system.
The system is about a year and a half old and recently I've noticed it beginning to slow down as I've used it more and more, which has helped me to decide to upgrade.
I thought a sensible idea would be to list the components and then give an idea of what I'd like to upgrade and see what your thoughts were on the matter.
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So...
Case: Phanteks P400 Midi Tower case
GPU: Zotec Geforce GTX 1060 Mini 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Memory: Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz
Motherboard: Asus Prime B360-plus Intel B360 DDR4 ATX Motherboard (Socket 1151)
PSU: 500W Kolink KL-500
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 2.6Ghz LGA 1151
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD
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So, I wanted to upgrade the RAM first of all to 16GB, potentially using the "Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz" for the new memory.
I should also point out that my HDD is my only storage drive and I recently realised how important it would be to backup my data to another one should the original fair, so I was hoping to find some advice on the subject and potentially purchase a new one, or two potentially as it has begun to reach capacity. Thoughts?
I have also read reviews only about purchasing an SDD and moving my OS to it. Is that a viable idea?
I should also point out my budget is £1500 but I'd prefer not to use it all as I require a new keyboard and desk chair which supports the lower back.
Cheers,
OneCanVanBam
I've recently received a university grant which allows me to purchase some upgrades for my prebuilt system.
The system is about a year and a half old and recently I've noticed it beginning to slow down as I've used it more and more, which has helped me to decide to upgrade.
I thought a sensible idea would be to list the components and then give an idea of what I'd like to upgrade and see what your thoughts were on the matter.
----------------------------------------------------
So...
Case: Phanteks P400 Midi Tower case
GPU: Zotec Geforce GTX 1060 Mini 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Memory: Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 3000MHz
Motherboard: Asus Prime B360-plus Intel B360 DDR4 ATX Motherboard (Socket 1151)
PSU: 500W Kolink KL-500
Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 2.6Ghz LGA 1151
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD
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So, I wanted to upgrade the RAM first of all to 16GB, potentially using the "Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200 MHz" for the new memory.
I should also point out that my HDD is my only storage drive and I recently realised how important it would be to backup my data to another one should the original fair, so I was hoping to find some advice on the subject and potentially purchase a new one, or two potentially as it has begun to reach capacity. Thoughts?
I have also read reviews only about purchasing an SDD and moving my OS to it. Is that a viable idea?
I should also point out my budget is £1500 but I'd prefer not to use it all as I require a new keyboard and desk chair which supports the lower back.
Cheers,
OneCanVanBam