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I have a few bucks... Help me decide!

ivan3dx
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Hey guys, I have a few bucks saved and I want to spend them ASAP (inflation is a bitch), what do you recommed?

 

I have this PC:

i5-6600

8 GB kingstone HyperX Fury 2400 GHz

GTX 1060 6 GB

1 TB mechanical drive

 

The only heavy workload I use it for is gaming, so you think I should buy an SSD or an extra 8 GB of RAM, considering borth cost around 150 dollars (converted)?

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SSD hands down

CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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SSD. 8GB of RAM should be fine.

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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SSD, easy call, put your OS and most played games on it. You will see a noticeable difference. 

CPU: Intel Core i7 8700k 3.7Ghz MOBO: AsRock Z370 Extreme4

RAM: Corsair Vengeance (4x4) Storage: Crucial MX300 275Gb | WD Blue 1Tb

GPU: XFX RS RX480 8Gb Case: Corsair 270R PSU: Seasonic Focus+ 750w

Monitors: HP 22cwa | BenQ BL2420PT  Cans: ATH-M50x 

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9 minutes ago, ivan3dx said:

GTX 1060 6 GB

Are you sure you want to buy that right now?

 

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1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Are you sure you want to buy that right now?

 

He already has one. He is considering an ssd or more ram.

 

I would go for the ssd.

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2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Are you sure you want to buy that right now?

That’s what the OP has now.

Main System: Phobos

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (8C/16T), ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 16GB G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000MHz, AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB (XFX), 960GB Crucial M500, 2TB Seagate BarraCuda, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations/macOS Catalina

 

Secondary System: York

Intel Core i7-2600 (4C/8T), ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3, 16GB GEIL Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600MHz, Zotac GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB, 240GB ADATA Ultimate SU650, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

Older File Server: Yet to be named

Intel Pentium 4 HT (1C/2T), Intel D865GBF, 3GB DDR 400MHz, ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB (HIS), 80GB WD Caviar, 320GB Hitachi Deskstar, Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Server 2003 R2

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go for the ssd i have recently bought more ram and a ssd. You will notice the ssd way more trust me.

main system build --> i7-7700K (at 5.0 ghz), MSI Z270 SLI Motherboard, corsair vengeance lpx 8gb ddr4 2666mhz,  costume liquid cooling loop with 360 mm radiator on CPU, GTX 1080 gigabyte windforce OC, 1TB WD drive, 128 gb samsung nvme m.2, EVGA 850 watt semi modular power supply, CM storm stryker case (ya not ideal for costume loop), VIOTEK GN34C 34 inch curved monitor <----

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1 hour ago, Himommies said:

Are you sure you want to buy that right now?

 

The specs I listed are the ones I have right now.

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1 hour ago, TrigrH said:

MX500 500gb

Mmm... I can't seem to find a seller in my country. Anyways, the MX300 500GB is way too expensive (Around $250). The MX300 275GB is closer to my budget, $160 what do you think of that one?

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, ivan3dx said:

Mmm... I can't seem to find a seller in my country. Anyways, the MX300 500GB is way too expensive (Around $250). The MX300 275GB is closer to my budget, $160 what do you think of that one?

The 500 is brand new and will come in a little cheaper if you can wait a few weeks?

Insert ram related question here: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1197132-setting-ram-speed-xmp-docp-for-dummies/

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2 hours ago, SolarNova said:

SSD hands down

 

2 hours ago, Jamiec1130 said:

SSD. 8GB of RAM should be fine.

 

2 hours ago, BecauseRussia said:

Get an SSD it will feel like a brand new PC

 

2 hours ago, sauce-c said:

SSD, easy call, put your OS and most played games on it. You will see a noticeable difference. 

 

1 hour ago, showerhandle said:

go for the ssd i have recently bought more ram and a ssd. You will notice the ssd way more trust me.

For unanimity, I decided on the SSD lol

 

Which one would you recommend? My MOBO supports M.2, what about those ones? "M.2 Socket 3 connector" (we have 50% import taxes on electronics, so add that up to my $160 budget)

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2 minutes ago, TrigrH said:

The 500 is brand new and will come in a little cheaper if you can wait a few weeks?

I see, I'll ask around in stores if they are expecting to have those in stock in the future.

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