I have an older desktop, an HP Z220 with an i7 3700.
If you compare the speed on this desktop to newer laptops even with i5 or i7 processors, the speed is very comparable, and I can also add a video card, etc. This is a great budget rig for sure! I think I spent $200 before a video card and I was able to get an i7 with 16GB of RAM!
Here's the downside, and what I need help with: File transfer speeds.
I try to edit 1080p video on occasion, and the file transfer speeds are absolutely dreadful! I have a USB-C SSD hooked up to an adapter, and I'm getting 30 MB/s.
I have an sd card that will transfer at 90-120, and my ssd of course will transfer much faster than that on a normal computer, but these usb c 2.0 ports are the problem.
If I upgrade my ports on this older computer, the HP Z220, would I be able to get usb 3.0 speeds?
If not, are there are any alternatives that would allow me to easily and quickly transfer files? The desktop itself has an ssd, and I'm using an ssd to transfer files to and from, and occasionally I use a higher quality SD card.
PS: If there is absolutely no way to do this, are there any other budget alternatives out there? I don't want to build my own gaming pc. But I don't mind buying a computer with parts and swapping a few myself. If there's a computer out there for $200 on ebay that would have the necessary usb c 3.0 ports, it might be worth getting. The other nicer desktops I'm seeing with amd processors and really nice specs are about $700 to $800 open box, for newer devices with usb c ports. But if anyone has any alternatives shout them out. This is only of course if there's no alternative to fix my issue.
Thanks for any help!
If you compare the speed on this desktop to newer laptops even with i5 or i7 processors, the speed is very comparable, and I can also add a video card, etc. This is a great budget rig for sure! I think I spent $200 before a video card and I was able to get an i7 with 16GB of RAM!
Here's the downside, and what I need help with: File transfer speeds.
I try to edit 1080p video on occasion, and the file transfer speeds are absolutely dreadful! I have a USB-C SSD hooked up to an adapter, and I'm getting 30 MB/s.
I have an sd card that will transfer at 90-120, and my ssd of course will transfer much faster than that on a normal computer, but these usb c 2.0 ports are the problem.
If I upgrade my ports on this older computer, the HP Z220, would I be able to get usb 3.0 speeds?
If not, are there are any alternatives that would allow me to easily and quickly transfer files? The desktop itself has an ssd, and I'm using an ssd to transfer files to and from, and occasionally I use a higher quality SD card.
PS: If there is absolutely no way to do this, are there any other budget alternatives out there? I don't want to build my own gaming pc. But I don't mind buying a computer with parts and swapping a few myself. If there's a computer out there for $200 on ebay that would have the necessary usb c 3.0 ports, it might be worth getting. The other nicer desktops I'm seeing with amd processors and really nice specs are about $700 to $800 open box, for newer devices with usb c ports. But if anyone has any alternatives shout them out. This is only of course if there's no alternative to fix my issue.
Thanks for any help!