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Hey guys! This is my first post here, so I'll try and give you as many details as possible to help with my situation.
Basically I have a rig which I purchased from Overclockers a few years back. To save me writing out all the current details of it, I've produced a CPU-Z report which can be accessed online here
The only modification I've done on the rig since buying it was increasing the ram to 16GB. Doing this, obviously removed the factory overclock, for which I managed to get some back by using the TurboV program that came with my computer.
Lately my computer has been getting increasingly slow, and after purchasing a laptop with an SSD I figured that'd be a great, simple, way to dramatically increase the performance.
My plan is to get an SSD, install Windows 8.1 on it (I happen to like windows 8...
), wipe my current hard drive clean for storage, and hopefully re-overclock my pc again properly.
Though not being 100% up with the times, and not having to do any task like this often, I naturally have some questions.
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Firstly I need some advice with my shopping list. I've been looking around at SSD's, and I don't really have the money to spend any more than £100 on one (Student right here
). I quite like the look of some of the Samsung ones? This one in particular: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-167-SA
I also realised I'm going to be needing one of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-002-OP to hold it in my case?
Am I missing anything else on this behalf? Obviously I'll be purchasing a copy of Windows 8.1 to install on it.
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Secondly what’s the best way to completely wipe my current drive? Would it just be the normal format drive option from bios?
What would be the best time to do this as well - before connecting my SSD or after?
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From watching a few videos about SSD's, I've seen that once I've added my SSD, I need to go into the bios and change the SATA controller to operate in AHCI mode? Is there anything else I should change in my bios?
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Whilst I'm inside my PC, I think I need to find a way in cleaning out some of the dust. Now what is the best way to do this? I've heard so many things that people do, and to me they all sound really risky!
Some say to use the compressed air; however I find this always leaks some liquid? I had some people say to use a paintbrush, but surely this generates enough static to blow up everything? Lol.
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Last but not least, we move on to overclocking. Now I know this is quite a big topic, and I'm not looking to push my CPU to the VERY limits. I just want it to a decent enough status that will help bring back some more of the speed it had when I first received it.
What's the best way in going about performing an overclock on my system? In more simple terms if possible, as I've never performed a proper overclock before.
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I appreciate I'm asking for a lot here, but I've never done any of the above before, and I seem to get so many conflicting things told to me/found on the internet. Also, a lot of the time it seems to be hardware dependant.
Any help would be fantastic, even if people could point me into the right direction with links that'd be great.
Thank you so much for reading this (slightly long winded) post.
- Martin
(PS. If you need any more information from me just let me know.
)
Basically I have a rig which I purchased from Overclockers a few years back. To save me writing out all the current details of it, I've produced a CPU-Z report which can be accessed online here
The only modification I've done on the rig since buying it was increasing the ram to 16GB. Doing this, obviously removed the factory overclock, for which I managed to get some back by using the TurboV program that came with my computer.
Lately my computer has been getting increasingly slow, and after purchasing a laptop with an SSD I figured that'd be a great, simple, way to dramatically increase the performance.
My plan is to get an SSD, install Windows 8.1 on it (I happen to like windows 8...
), wipe my current hard drive clean for storage, and hopefully re-overclock my pc again properly.Though not being 100% up with the times, and not having to do any task like this often, I naturally have some questions.
-------------------------------------------------------
Firstly I need some advice with my shopping list. I've been looking around at SSD's, and I don't really have the money to spend any more than £100 on one (Student right here
). I quite like the look of some of the Samsung ones? This one in particular: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-167-SAI also realised I'm going to be needing one of these: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-002-OP to hold it in my case?
Am I missing anything else on this behalf? Obviously I'll be purchasing a copy of Windows 8.1 to install on it.
-------------------------------------------------------
Secondly what’s the best way to completely wipe my current drive? Would it just be the normal format drive option from bios?
What would be the best time to do this as well - before connecting my SSD or after?
-------------------------------------------------------
From watching a few videos about SSD's, I've seen that once I've added my SSD, I need to go into the bios and change the SATA controller to operate in AHCI mode? Is there anything else I should change in my bios?
-------------------------------------------------------
Whilst I'm inside my PC, I think I need to find a way in cleaning out some of the dust. Now what is the best way to do this? I've heard so many things that people do, and to me they all sound really risky!
Some say to use the compressed air; however I find this always leaks some liquid? I had some people say to use a paintbrush, but surely this generates enough static to blow up everything? Lol.
-------------------------------------------------------
Last but not least, we move on to overclocking. Now I know this is quite a big topic, and I'm not looking to push my CPU to the VERY limits. I just want it to a decent enough status that will help bring back some more of the speed it had when I first received it.
What's the best way in going about performing an overclock on my system? In more simple terms if possible, as I've never performed a proper overclock before.
-------------------------------------------------------
I appreciate I'm asking for a lot here, but I've never done any of the above before, and I seem to get so many conflicting things told to me/found on the internet. Also, a lot of the time it seems to be hardware dependant.
Any help would be fantastic, even if people could point me into the right direction with links that'd be great.
Thank you so much for reading this (slightly long winded) post.
- Martin
(PS. If you need any more information from me just let me know.
)
Well, yeah. I just wondered if he had experience with Toshiba being more reliable or something. Tbh, I was actually expecting people to suggest things well out of my budget. Makes a nice change I suppose. Hehe.
