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Is this a gaming pc? Then ram. 

 

If it's just a browsing pc idk maybe add 2GB more ram and then get a ssd.

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I could buy 8 GB of RAM or a 120 GB of SSD and i currently have 2 GB RAM what should i buy for the best performance, speed up,....

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Is this a gaming pc? Then ram. 

 

If it's just a browsing pc idk maybe add 2GB more ram and then get a ssd.

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Just now, LegendaryDragon said:

i can only have or 8gb ram or 120gb ssd not a little of both

Is it a gaming pc? Then ram.

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CPU: i7-5820k @ 4.4GHz Motherboard: Asus X99 Strix  Graphics Card: Gigabyte 980Ti G1 Gaming Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 24GB (3x 8GB) Hard Drive: 1TB WD Green SSD: Samsung 950 Pro 250GB CPU Cooling: Corsair H100i Power Supply: EVGA G2 850W Case: Corsair 400c Mouse: Logitech G502 Keyboard: Asus Strix (mx reds)  Monitor: BenQ XL2730Z 1440p@144hz OS: Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit Laptops: Lenovo Y50-70: i7-4720HQ - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - GTX 960m 4GB - MacBook Pro (Early 2016) 2,0GHz i5 - 8GB Ram - 256GB SSD Phone: iPhone 7+

 

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I Agree that you should get the extra ram, How come you can't get a bit of both? Is it prebuilt Pc?

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