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This is my 1st question in forum.

So, I have a desktop with

MOBO:gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H,

CPU: Intel i3-4150,

4GB of DDR3 Ram,

1TB of HDD.

Now, I want to know if i put a new 120gb ssd and a graphics card will those make my pc any faster.

If the answer is yes then please recommend me some good ssd and graphics card.

Thank you.

 

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2 minutes ago, ZEUS517 said:

This is my 1st question in forum.

So, I have a desktop with

MOBO:gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H,

CPU: Intel i3-4150,

4GB of DDR3 Ram,

1TB of HDD.

Now, I want to know if i put a new 120gb ssd and a graphics card will those make my pc any faster.

If the answer is yes then please recommend me some good ssd and graphics card.

Thank you.

 

Considering you have a HDD, any upgrade to a SSD will make your system considerably faster. Graphics card won't affect system performance, only graphics performance.

What's your budget for a SSD?

 

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SSD definitely, though maybe look at a 250GB one.  Windows will boot in <20 seconds.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sNc48d/samsung-860-evo-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e250ba

 

Unless youre gaming a graphics card wont help normal desktop usage. If you are gaming, id look at upgrading the entire system before getting a graphics card.

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Just now, Krosis said:

Considering you have a HDD, any upgrade to a SSD will make your system considerably faster. Graphics card won't affect system performance, only graphics performance.

What's your budget for a SSD?

 

Also, I noticed you only have 4GB of RAM. DDR3 RAM is pretty cheap these days, so I would recommend upgrading to at least 8GB for an increase in performance.

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3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

SSD definitely, though maybe look at a 250GB one.  Windows will boot in <20 seconds.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/sNc48d/samsung-860-evo-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-mz-76e250ba

 

Unless youre gaming a graphics card wont help normal desktop usage. If you are gaming, id look at upgrading the entire system before getting a graphics card.

Yes, I do not play games at all, So as you said I will get an ssd upgrade only.

Thnak you.

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