Should I upgrade RAM?

[CruxYo]

Right now I have 8gb. There are a lot of things on sale and I'm not sure what to get. An ssd? or ram?

[dave01978]

Ssd

[CruxYo]

4 minutes ago, Miniman27100 said:

What ssd are you looking at?

 

Crucial

[CruxYo]

1 minute ago, Miniman27100 said:

The Crucial brand of solid state drives aren't that bad performance wise. I would suggest an ssd over a memory upgrade.

What brand do you recommend?

[CruxYo]

1 minute ago, Miniman27100 said:

I personally would choose between Samsung or SanDisk depending on what you want to do with the extra performance boost from the ssd.

how would I move my os? or should I not 

[Inimigor]

If you are hitting the 8GB full all the time, you should upgrade RAM, so that the system doesn't lag unnecessarely, you can check using MSI afterburner or Task Manager itself.

If you aren't peaking the 8GB, go for the SSD. Crucial is good manufacturer.

You can use Acronis, Clonezilla or Symantec Ghost. Personally I use Acronis since I already got a license for work. But I already have used Clonezilla without issues.

Or you can reformat your OS, it's always nice to get a fresh start. I format my OS evey once in a while, usually 6 months appart from one to another, keeps the OS snappy (especially cause my RAID0 doesn't support TRIM D:)

For manufacturers I've used Samsung, Corsair, Kingston and Adata. Right now I'm using two Kingston HyperX 3K. The only one's that have failed me were the Corsair Force 3, wich I abused quite a bit, one of the Kingstons original HyperX I had, the Adata SX900 is in my old notebook after 3 years (I traded it recently) and the Samsung 840 Pro is in my HTPC.

[CruxYo]

5 minutes ago, Inimigor said:

If you are hitting the 8GB full all the time, you should upgrade RAM, so that the system doesn't lag unnecessarely, you can check using MSI afterburner or Task Manager itself.

If you aren't peaking the 8GB, go for the SSD. Crucial is good manufacturer.

You can use Acronis, Clonezilla or Symantec Ghost. Personally I use Acronis since I already got a license for work. But I already have used Clonezilla without issues.

Or you can reformat your OS, it's always nice to get a fresh start. I format my OS evey once in a while, usually 6 months appart from one to another, keeps the OS snappy (especially cause my RAID0 doesn't support TRIM D:)

which one is free?

[Inimigor]

10 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

which one is free?

Clonezilla is, the other two are paid.

[MisterDeadeye]

11 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

which one is free?

Acronis Migrate Easy has a 15-day free trial, so you can get that whenever you have your SSD and you're ready to install the OS. 

 

As far as what SSD to get, my suggestion is the Samsung 850 EVO. 

[CruxYo]

8 minutes ago, MisterDeadeye said:

Acronis Migrate Easy has a 15-day free trial, so you can get that whenever you have your SSD and you're ready to install the OS. 

 

As far as what SSD to get, my suggestion is the Samsung 850 EVO. 

AData good?

[MisterDeadeye]

1 minute ago, CruxYo said:

AData good?

 

I don't know what technology they use or what the reliability is like, but for the most part the speeds and price seem to be good. 

[Inimigor]

5 minutes ago, CruxYo said:

AData good?

I've used ADATA for a while, they are pretty trusty, the SX900 I've been using for 3 years is still working perfectly.