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Upgrading PC

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  • 02-03-2019 2:57pm
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    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭


    Cooler Master Hyper TX3, alle Socke
    ASUS P8H67-M LE Rev 3.0, Sockel 1155, mATX, DDR3
    Intel Core i3-2100 Box, LGA1155
    Seasonic S12II-430 Bronze, 430 Watt
    8GB GeIL Green Series DDR3 1333MHz PC3-10660 CL9 Single memory module 1.35V
    Samsung SpinPoint F3 1000GB, SATA II (HD103SJ)
    Samsung SH-222AB bare schwarz SATA
    Xigmatek Asgard III Midi Tower - black, ohne Netzteil
    Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB Retail
    TP-Link TL-WN781N, 150Mbps, PCIe x1


    I was thinking of upgrading to a bigger SSD since they're so cheap now. And my question is just about what processor to upgrade to?


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    TerrorFirmer
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    You can get an i7-2600 for about 70 euro 2nd hand, big upgrade and still a good processor even in 2019. Between that and an SSD you'd be sorted for general day-to-day use, if you're using it as a media PC you could forego the i7-2600 and instead get a GT1030 for a similar price that'd decode everything via card hardware instead of the CPU.


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    Jambonjunior
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭Jambonjunior


    Thanks for the reply. I don't use it for media or gaming. Should I upgrade the MB to get the full use out of a SSD?

    I've extra graphics card, so I don't think I've a spare pci slot.


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    wotzgoingon
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭wotzgoingon


    What do you use the computer for?

    You could get faster RAM as you only have 1333MHz at the minute. And I'm pretty sure (but not 100%) that MB has SATA III already so SSD should work at full speed. Unless you are talking about buying a NVMe SSD then yes you would need a new motherboard. But you can also buy a PCIe adaptor and install a NVMe SSD that way but you would have to be using the on board GPU due to the low number of PCIe lanes available.


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