Upgrade itch ..

[billybob89]

Doing a small and cheap upgrade to the desktop with the current specification :

E6600
PB5 deluxe
2GB 800mhz
8800GTS 512mb

Pretty old specification now but currently suits my needs of light gaming, auto-cad google and sketch up. Waiting for the COH and Generals next year for the big big upgrade

Just bought windows 7 pro upgrade edition and a Q6600 and 4gb of ram off mm. I need a new wireless adapter and got this in the basket - TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter. Thinking along the lines of a SSD would it even work with my mobo? Anything else which i could upgrade ?

 

[tamzzy]

what's your budget?

 

[billybob89]

i knew i was missing something! around £120ish

 

[tamzzy]

imo, i'd say if your current rig is fine, then save the 120 quid and dont upgrade
and there's no point getting win 7 pro if you're already using win 7 home

 

[billybob89]

Just find boot and opening games/applications slow. I'm coming from Vista home 32bit..

 

[tamzzy]

YOUR BASKET
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
Total : £93.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).



and since its sata 6gbps, you wont see its full potential right now, but when you move it over to your new rig... xd

 

[billybob89]

Would i see a loss in performance? or is it negligible?

 

[tamzzy]

it'll be infinitely faster than your hdd in sata 2, and when you upgrade to sata 3, it'll be even faster

 

[billybob89]

Ok, how do the Samsung drives compare to Intel 520, Performance Pro and
M4? What would be your pick for best performance?

 

[tamzzy]

samsung 830 vs crucial m4
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/533?vs=425

reliability wise, intel is the best, but cruical and samsung are not far behind
performance wise, samsung comes out on top

price v performance v reliability
i'd pick samsung 830 any day
others may pick the m4

but tbh, you cant go wrong with either the 830/m4, just pick the cheapest on the day
which happens to be the 830 anyway ;p