Upgrade - £150
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Hmm, nice spec but rather overbudget (seeing as I'm pretty much overbudget at £300). So I think I'll follow pastymuncher's advice and save up more, maybe wait for Haswell. But until then I think this should do as a decent upgrade:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £99.95
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £175.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).
SSD will certainly help with faster boot etc.
YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial V4 256GB 2.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive £99.95
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £175.33 (includes shipping : £9.50).
SSD will certainly help with faster boot etc.
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Looks good to me. I would do a fresh install.
His board only has sata 2 and won't be upgraded until maybe next year.
His board only has sata 2 and won't be upgraded until maybe next year.
you might be right, x10 slower iops than a ocz just worries me a little
read some reviews ><
Hmm, well budget wise it'd really be between the V4 and the Agility 3, but I'm currently leaning more towards the V4 as I've seen a couple of people have had problems with the agility, also if I bought a sata III drive it'd still be restricted to sata II speeds 
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...iews/56460-crucial-v4-256gb-ssd-review-9.html
its double load times but i should think still much faster than spinny drive
it depends how much the extra space helps i guess
its double load times but i should think still much faster than spinny drive
it depends how much the extra space helps i guess
YOUR BASKET
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
Total : £176.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).
mebe? be still good parts when you upgrade next year
1 x OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-128G) £88.99
1 x Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply £76.99
Total : £176.78 (includes shipping : £9.00).
mebe? be still good parts when you upgrade next year
What about this? The samsung is similar to the vertex 4 iirc and it has the £20 cashback
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £225.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).
YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 256GB SSD 830 Series SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive - (MZ-7PC256B/WW) **BTS £20 CASHBACK** £149.99
1 x OCZ ZT 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply £63.98
Total : £225.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).