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V3|!UM

Limp Gawd
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So i am on the fence about upgrading, i have 2 foreseeable options.

First option is to keep the current system and just get an SSD like the OCZ Vertex 60 or 120GB (Bootable). approx ($205 - $420)

or

Upgrade the CPU/Mobo/Mem and keep the rest. approx ($650)


my main question is it really worth upgrading right now or would the SSD help out a lot?

I mostly game on this system with lite video encoding here and there.
 
The SSD isn't going to boost frame rates in games or anything. At most you'll see improved level load times and that's about it. The CPU, motherboard and RAM route might help your gaming experience but depending on what you have now, it may not do much for you. That however will help quite a bit in your video encoding.

If you are looking for more gaming performance, a video card is almost if not always the best upgrade possible.
 
not worth the coin either way for what you would get if you are talking about the machine in your sig.

unless i7 runs circles around a 3.6 intel quad
 
stealthy123 said:
not worth the coin either way for what you would get if you are talking about the machine in your sig.

unless i7 runs circles around a 3.6 intel quad
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In video encoding on a clock for clock basis it does. A Core i7 920 can easily be clocked to 3.8GHz so with a clock speed advantage, and higher IPC performance it might be a good upgrade. Would it justify the cost? Only the OP can say for certain. Either upgrade will be hardly noticable in regard to gaming performance and general task usage. So unless the OP does a lot of encoding I don't see much point in such an upgrade.

OP: If you want better gaming performance a video card upgrade is the way to go. With your monitor (the one listed in your sig) you would see an improvement by going that route.
 
just updated my sig, i got a GTX 295 atm.

I want to have WinXP and W7 to be peppier, apps to load and operate faster.
 
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V3|!UM said:
just updated my sig, i got a GTX 295 atm.

I want to have WinXP and W7 to be peppier, apps to load and operate faster.
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The system isn't going to get "peppier" from an SSD. Not unless there is disk swapping involved or you are loading something from the drive. You might notice a slight, (and I do mean slight) improvement when you click on my computer, and open the C:\ drive. That's about it.
 
Dan_D said:
The system isn't going to get "peppier" from an SSD. Not unless there is disk swapping involved or you are loading something from the drive. You might notice a slight, (and I do mean slight) improvement when you click on my computer, and open the C:\ drive. That's about it.
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I hope not...I just dropped money on an SSD to replace my velociraptor.
 
Omerta said:
I hope not...I just dropped money on an SSD to replace my velociraptor.
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You will see improvements in anything requiring a disk load, (like loading up your favorite game, starting Windows etc.) but don't expect frame rate increases in games, or your computer to behave considerably different than it does today because it won't.
 
Dan_D said:
You will see improvements in anything requiring a disk load, (like loading up your favorite game, starting Windows etc.) but don't expect frame rate increases in games, or your computer to behave considerably different than it does today because it won't.
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Yes, I know I won't see frame increases in games (that doesn't even make sense. whoever first suggested that?) But I mostly went along with it because it'll be quieter, and it'll be a little faster. But I actually want to notice the difference. If I don't I think I'll be a little disappointed with my purchase...but I'm guessing I will notice the difference.

And to the guy who suggested Raid 0, it's too expensive for two SSDs at the moment...
 
Omerta said:
Yes, I know I won't see frame increases in games (that doesn't even make sense. whoever first suggested that?) But I mostly went along with it because it'll be quieter, and it'll be a little faster. But I actually want to notice the difference. If I don't I think I'll be a little disappointed with my purchase...but I'm guessing I will notice the difference.

And to the guy who suggested Raid 0, it's too expensive for two SSDs at the moment...
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You may see a difference. It will be a minimal difference to be sure. Will the difference be worth the cost? I don't believe so, but to each their own.
 
so basically i should just stay with what i got... meh, may as well go with 2 samsung 1tb drives in rad-0 and call it a day...
 
Omerta said:
Yes, I know I won't see frame increases in games (that doesn't even make sense. whoever first suggested that?) But I mostly went along with it because it'll be quieter, and it'll be a little faster. But I actually want to notice the difference. If I don't I think I'll be a little disappointed with my purchase...but I'm guessing I will notice the difference.

And to the guy who suggested Raid 0, it's too expensive for two SSDs at the moment...
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I was underwhelmed with one. I'm getting a second Vertex today. $200AR for 2x30GB OC Vertex? not bad, as far as SSDs go, IMO... its definitely cheaper than a single 60GB Vertex, hehe. I have other 1TB drives for storage.
 
V3|!UM said:
so basically i should just stay with what i got... meh, may as well go with 2 samsung 1tb drives in rad-0 and call it a day...
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I don't do RAID 0 anymore. I've learned my lesson. The performance "improvement" is normally the type of thing you only see in benchmarks at best and in the last several RAID 0 Raptor arrays I've had, one drive has died one time or another causing loss of data. Even when backed up properly, this is annoying to say the least. So now I run a single 300GB Velociraptor without any RAID.
 
enginurd said:
I was underwhelmed with one. I'm getting a second Vertex today. $200AR for 2x30GB OC Vertex? not bad, as far as SSDs go, IMO... its definitely cheaper than a single 60GB Vertex, hehe. I have other 1TB drives for storage.
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Actually, tigerdirect has the 60GB vertex for $203 +$1.99 shipping
 
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