Should i get an SSD ? [Please Read]

[AlanTech]

Heard quite a few things about SSD's lately but currently dont own one myself, my current Acer OEM PC is age-ing (specs on image below) - everything is stock parts from when Acer built it apart from the PSU that i replaced with another generic brand) Would it be worth me getting say a 120GB SSD for use with this computer ?

Also if i should , what model ?

Kind Regards

AlanTech

 

[RoasterMen]

You can still keep your HDD inside your PC as a storage, and get an SSD for your OS, you can buy any 64gb SSDs (find a cheaper one)

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

What RoasterMen said except I would suggest one that is 120-128GB and get good, if not best, quality to ensure reliability. You can always transfer the SSD to a new machine when you decide to upgrade in the future.

I personally prefer the Samsung 840 Pro series (I have a 128GB 840 pro in my desktop machine) although the 840 EVOs (less expensive than the Pros) have been getting good reviews.

 

[Comp Cmndo]

I just received yesterday, the Samsung EVO-120GB for my laptop. It's noticeably faster than the very fast Western Digital Scorpio it replaced. Price, as of today, is $100US.

I remember what a 13GB (no typo, largest available) HDD cost 14 years ago...$200US.

 

[AlanTech]

Thanks for the responses, on Saturday night i sent a demand to Flubit.com (UK Company that gives you a better price than amazon with no obligation to buy) which takes up to 48 hours for a response, if not ill be buying it where its cheapest

 

[Britton30]

Sure, as has been said, an SSD would be helpful to an aging machine. I agree to not to "cheap out" on one. I also have A Samsung 940 Pro and EVO, both 256GB. The Pro is more durable I think but the EVO can be must faster, it can use Rapid Mode with the Samsung Magician software.

You have single channel memory too I notice? It may not be worth it if you're going to upgrade since it's DDR2, but putting in a matched pair of RAM sticks would help you too.

 

[AlanTech]

Sure, as has been said, an SSD would be helpful to an aging machine. I agree to not to "cheap out" on one. I also have A Samsung 940 Pro and EVO, both 256GB. The Pro is more durable I think but the EVO can be must faster, it can use Rapid Mode with the Samsung Magician software.

You have single channel memory too I notice? It may not be worth it if you're going to upgrade since it's DDR2, but putting in a matched pair of RAM sticks would help you too.

They are the same ram so not sure why its not dual-channel and so you think its not really worth getting an SSD for this computer then or ? ( I wont be upgrading to a new pc till this PC dies completely)

Kind Regards

 

[Britton30]

No, SSD definitely YES!
RAM, not so much.
Is the RAM two sticks?

 

[AlanTech]

No, SSD definitely YES!
RAM, not so much.
Is the RAM two sticks?

Thanks for the quick responses and yeah its 2x2GB

 

[Britton30]

Odd why Speccy shows single channel then. go ahead and get the SSD and enjoy it.

 

[AlanTech]

Odd why Speccy shows single channel then. go ahead and get the SSD and enjoy it.

Thanks will do

 

[Britton30]

I may have figured it out. The two stick may be in the wrong slots, see the snip from your manual. They should be in either the slots I marked in red or the ones in blue.

 

[AlanTech]

I may have figured it out. The two stick may be in the wrong slots, see the snip from your manual. They should be in either the slots I marked in red or the ones in blue.

Thatll be why then haha

 

[Britton30]

I find it intuitive to install RAM next to each other, board makers have other ways though.

 

[AlanTech]

I find it intuitive to install RAM next to each other, board makers have other ways though.

Yeah it makes perfect sense for them to be next to each other , cant wait for my SSD now , never had an SSD before , anything i should know ? I heard stuff about setting them up in a different mode like AHCI and setting them into RAID0 etc to get the best performance out of them which im confused about

 

[Britton30]

My main advice is to do a fresh install to get the most from it. Also it should be the only drive connected during the install or the boot manager can end up on a different drive. Here's some tips.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html#post787192

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/70822-ssd-tweaks-optimizations-windows-7-a.html

If you decide to keep your current OS:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

 

[AlanTech]

My main advice is to do a fresh install to get the most from it. Also it should be the only drive connected during the install or the boot manager can end up on a different drive. Here's some tips.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/91339-ssd-hdd-optimize-windows-reinstallation.html#post787192

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/70822-ssd-tweaks-optimizations-windows-7-a.html

If you decide to keep your current OS:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/149969-ssd-install-transfer-operating-system.html

Thanks for the links , just had a look at my mobo manual and apparently my mobo only has SATA 3/GBS ports and SATA II , would that greatly effect the performance of an SSD ?

 

[Britton30]

It's not likely you'd notice a difference except in a benchmark. Compared to your current setup you should see a big performance boost. The SSDs are backwards compatible to SATA 3Gbs.

 

[AlanTech]

It's not likely you'd notice a difference except in a benchmark. Compared to your current setup you should see a big performance boost. The SSDs are backwards compatible to SATA 3Gbs.

So running it on SATA II and on a 3/GBPS port i should still feel a big difference yeah ?

 

[Britton30]

Yes, definitely so. Since you have Intel be sure to check the Gigabyte support page for your board for any updated Intel storage driver (iastor.sys).