ssd or 2nd monitor

[LHJKO]

Should i get a 2nd monitor or a ssd 

if i should get a ssd what one?

if i should get a 2nd monitor  what one?

[The Sloth]

ssd, once you go SSD, you won't go back. 

[TheKDub]

What do you currently have?

 

What is your budget? What are your needs?

 

For an SSD, I'd highly suggest the Samsung 850 Evo line, they're very fast and very reliable.

As for the monitor, that depends on what you need and how much you can spend.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

Should i get a 2nd monitor or a ssd 

if i should get a ssd what one?

if i should get a 2nd monitor  what one?

Depends on what you already have

We can't help you without knowing info

[Yok]

Both are amazing and you won't go back regardless of which one you choose, but I vote for the SSD as your first upgrade. They're getting pretty cheap and you can get 500GB for less than 200$, or even 1TB for not much more. 

 

It's a total game changer to have your computer boot in only a few seconds, same for your games and most "heavy" programs. 

A second monitor is also very nice, but unless you are working profesionally on your computer than I would get the SSD before the second monitor.

[UglyDuckiling]

Monitor.

[LHJKO]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Depends on what you already have

We can't help you without knowing info

well i have 2 1tb seagate hard drives i have had for 3 years i dont know what model they are 

and a vizio 1080p tv

rx 480 and a r5 1600

[jet224presents]

if you want speed go for the ssd and then later get the monitor because tv's are pretty poor for gaming

[betam4x]

You could get both depending on what your budget is.  A 250 GB 850 evo is $108 on Amazon, add another $100 for a cheap monitor and you are good to go.

[Thunderpup]

Honestly i'd go with an SSD.

you are guaranteed to have a noticeable boost in your performance, both in games and with general computing.

 

 

[DnFx91]

14 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

ssd, once you go SSD, you won't go back. 

haha it's so true. 

 

Today one of the SM951's in one of my Precision 7510's died, i put in a PO with my boss for a new one, and when she saw the price she instantly went into beancounter mode and threw up a fuss (she happens to know that a 512GB 7200RPM HDD is like 30 quid) and suggested we just put a hard drive in there instead......... i was almost offended lol

 

 

 

 

[Coaxialgamer]

Honestly , SSD . Once you go flash , you never go back.

[MilfShake]

SSD: Samsung EVO

 

Monitor: any 1440p 144hz

[Caleb SF]

IMO getting a second monitor greatly improved my productivity. Also, I don't really care a lot about how fast things load, such as games, since I've always had just harddrives. 

 

*I bought a 128GB SSD for $40 at my local best buy.

[MercuryRain]

I'm in the opposite camp: When I had multiple monitors I found it harder to focus on getting anything done and my productivity went down.  

 

 

SSD all the way.