What to upgrade? RAM SSD or CPC

fenton296 · 22 Nov 2012 at 15:40

Hey guys,

Currently running https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-237-OK but with 4GB of ram rather than 8 and was wondering what the best option to upgrade was, either upto an i5 CPU double the ram to 8gb orrrr just buy a SSD for putting games/OS on?

Current spec is [email protected]
3gb of ram
and a 500gb HDD

Computer is for playing and streaming games such as Starcraft 2, Warcraft BF3 etc
Which would provide the best upgrade in terms of speed?

Thanks
Dan

JonoB · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:17

Biggest bang for buck: probably the ram. Followed by the SSD.

ConnorJoshua · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:21

I would say get a SSD and up the ram if you have the funds, then wait till haswell and pick up a i5 as buying so late now would be pointless

Woden · 22 Nov 2012 at 16:24

I would go for more RAM. An SSD will speed up loading times (massively) but actual in-game performance won't see much benefit.

Warcraft won't benefit from it really, never saw it go over 3gig even on the 64bit client, and I can't say about SC, never had it. BF3 might see a benefit, I have seen that push to 4GB.