The only thing I can think of to do that would speed up my computer for $100.00 bucks is a SSD (Solid State Drive). I can get a 30 Gig SSD for $100.00 bucks.
my friend told me it will help boot faster. i was assuming these were sd cards or something but they are different. i would assume so because you use the hard drive as cache and if it reads/writes hella fast you should have no problems with skip or any other latency.
since u are in alaska, u could overclock your cpu for free and just mount some cooling system from the outside
if u play online, u can upgrade for faster internet speed. 8gigs is enough imho. maybe save n get a better SLI setup?
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03:27 AM
Rallaster Member
Posts: 9105 From: Indy southside, IN Registered: Jul 2009
The only thing I can think of to do that would speed up my computer for $100.00 bucks is a SSD (Solid State Drive). I can get a 30 Gig SSD for $100.00 bucks.
YOU'VE LOST YOUR WAY BOONIE!!!!! With all the money you are ploughing into creating a static adrenalin pump, you could have built the best Fiero in the World....and had SOOOOOO much more FUN!!! Hehehehe!!! Are you not afraid that, if you upset this behemoth of chips, cables and PSU's, it won't become too intelligent and get up off the 'slab' and strangle you??? You are creating the Frankenstein of IT machines!! Aaaagh!! Flee from Alaska everybody, before this thing runs riot and slays everybody!! (Not even SARAH PALIN could tame that beast!! ) Merry Christmas Boonie!! Nick
Just wanted to bring something to your attention; you know that drive is for laptops (?)
It's a sata 2 drive and works in desktops perfectly. There's absolutely no reason it can't be used in a desktop. There are brackets available to make the unit able to mount into a 3.5" bay, although most just set it or velcro it somewhere inside the case.
Just to note, this doesn't include a sata cable and the $30 rebate isn't a check that you can cash. OCZ will send you a prepaid card that is only accepted at places that accept debit cards of the same bank which is Citibank and some other place.. so just a heads up on that in case you hadn't noticed.
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hookdonspeed Member
Posts: 7980 From: baltimore, md Registered: May 2008
if you go w/ the SSD, things will load faster, but you wont notice much if anything in matters of gaming performance, just lowered load screen times. once your playing the game, USUALLY everything is already loaded...
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Formula88 Member
Posts: 53788 From: Raleigh NC Registered: Jan 2001
All SSDs are not created equal. Different types of chips will give vastly different performance results. I haven't done enough research to know which ones to recommend, but do your due diligence and don't assume because it's an SSD that's all you need to know. Some are better at I/O, while others excel at throughput. Ones that excel in both are typically big bucks and use a PCI-E slot.
Honestly, Boonie, with the system you have - a very rocking system I must say - I don't see you getting much improvement from anything for $100. The SSD would boost bootup and program load times, but not affect in-game play. How's your backup solution? If you don't have good backups, WD is selling their 1TB Black series drives (that's the performance model) for $99 at Newegg.
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Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
If you want Windows to boot faster, then the SSD is the way to go. But since the drive is only 30GB, you probably won't be able to fit all your games on it. Only the game(s) installed on the SSD will get the performance boost. If you have several games, you'll find yourself picking favorites, because they won't all fit on the SSD.
If it were me, I'd save up for the 128GB version.
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Formula88 Member
Posts: 53788 From: Raleigh NC Registered: Jan 2001
I back up to this everytime I add or make any changes:
I think I'm going to have to get one of these. I found they have a 2 drive model with both eSATA and USB capability. Something like that could be quite useful at work for recovering or imaging hard drives, too.
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Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
I think I'm going to have to get one of these. I found they have a 2 drive model with both eSATA and USB capability. Something like that could be quite useful at work for recovering or imaging hard drives, too.
It may be the single handiest piece of computer hardware I have ever purchased. No, I take that back. The 32gig USB thumbdrive.
I think I'm going to have to get one of these. I found they have a 2 drive model with both eSATA and USB capability. Something like that could be quite useful at work for recovering or imaging hard drives, too.
I used to have the two drive model and did jsut that at my last job with it.
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PaulJK Member
Posts: 6638 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 2001
one of the best upgrades I've done no doubt.
