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i3 Upgrade Or SSD  

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  1. 1. Upgrade from a ten year old cpu to a 2nd gen i3 used setup, or go for a used 120gb ssd???

    • 120GB SSD (Used- £20)
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    • Upgrade To An i3 From q6600 (Used Setup- £65)
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So I have a q6600 which refuses to go above 2.7ghz and 8gb ram with a 5-10 year old HDD (came with te system)

Basically I'm wondering if I should go for a new setup (used for £65) as I have been littered with issue such as overclocking being shocking and things like having to restart several times to get audio and the pc losing sgnal and looping the audio after a couple of hours of seemingly intensive usage or just getting an ssd (used for £20) on the same sata II interface.

Which do you guys think if either Is a viable upgrade? Or should I wait for Zen or something?

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7 minutes ago, TechMasterMind said:

So I have a q6600 which refuses to go above 2.7ghz and 8gb ram with a 5-10 year old HDD (came with te system)

Basically I'm wondering if I should go for a new setup (used for £65) as I have been littered with issue such as overclocking being shocking and things like having to restart several times to get audio and the pc losing sgnal and looping the audio after a couple of hours of seemingly intensive usage or just getting an ssd (used for £20) on the same sata II interface.

Which do you guys think if either Is a viable upgrade? Or should I wait for Zen or something?

Get an i3, the SSD is probably worn out

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Lga 775 doesn't have sata 6gbps, so you won't see the full effect upgrading to a ssd.

 

The i3 would be worth it.

 

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13 minutes ago, TechMasterMind said:

So I have a q6600 which refuses to go above 2.7ghz and 8gb ram with a 5-10 year old HDD (came with te system)

Basically I'm wondering if I should go for a new setup (used for £65) as I have been littered with issue such as overclocking being shocking and things like having to restart several times to get audio and the pc losing sgnal and looping the audio after a couple of hours of seemingly intensive usage or just getting an ssd (used for £20) on the same sata II interface.

Which do you guys think if either Is a viable upgrade? Or should I wait for Zen or something?

I'd say upgrade the system first. That being said, don't expect to OC that i3 at all. Then save up the 20 pounds you'll need for an ssd down the line, because that will make everything seem faster.

When in doubt, re-format.

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Firstly I'm not being sassy but the real benifit of an ssd is the 4KB IOPS from 7200/60 x2 + inefficiencys of HDDs to anywhere from 10,000-100,000. But yh you're right I can't know how worn down it will be.

And THANKS A MILLION for the answer!!!

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1 hour ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What do you use the system for?

 

A ssd will make day to day use faster, a cpu will make cpu relate tasks faster.

 

What gpu and other spces.

I'm using it for gaming, and q6600, gtx 660 8gb 800mhz ram and a like 5-10 year old hdd

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