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SSD upgrades on old systems.

jugster42
By jugster42
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So I am running a core2 duo and a gtx 560ti with 4Gb Ram. the machine was for want of a better word dying its feet with an old 500gb Sata II HD. As I only really play WOW and surf the net etc I didn't really want to splash out loads on a new motherboard cpu combo, so I got a 250gb Samsung 840 SSD for £145.. All I can say is wow.... :) The difference to feel of the machine is amazing... And has given my old dog another year or more of live... 

 

Love SSD :)

 

On a slightly related topic given the specs on my Q6600 and gtx are there any cheap DDR3 motherboard and procossor combos out there or should I just stick with my Q6600 until I grow up and dump wow for performance hungry FPS...?

 

I would only have a budget of £200 so I think I have answered my own question.. 

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You might as well wait for Haswell to decide now that it's almost here :)

 

£200 might be just enough for a mid-range solution for Haswell... Without RAM.

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With that kind of budget you could look at amd ss you can get a 4 core cpu mobo and ram for that much

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 CPU: i5-6600k MOBO: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming RAM: G.Skill 16GB 2800Mhz 15-15-15-35, GPU: Sapphire R9 290 SSD: Samsung 840 250GB HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB x2, Cooling: EK supremecy EVO ,EK-FC R9 290X with backplate, XSPC EX240 Crossflow & Alphacool UT60 240mm, XSPC D5 Bayres w/ Alphacool VPP655, 7/16-5/8 Compressions/Tubing, Noctua NF-F12 x4 PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W Case: Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 http://valid.x86.fr/8g2m02

 

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