Yes I was running one 8gb stick before.
Now I have two 8gb sticks in duel channel.
Ahem! Back on-topic. Hope that RAM upgrade helps you . . . were you running out of RAM or swapping too frequently with 8 gigs?
i couldn't live with a non SSD for an OS disk, i jumped on the OCZ agility years ago when it dropped to $2/gb, i still think even for an OS drive only and a hybrid for storage would give you a much smoother PC experience. Though HDDs and ram are easy to upgrade. Enjoy the new rig.
You can get ~250GB SSD's for barely more than $100 these days, easily. Probably cheaper when a sale comes around. Your next step should be an SSD before anything else. It isn't a lot of money for a lot of overall system enhancement.
Until I can find and SSD for under $200 with 1tb,
I also have a 1tb external for backup. If I am looking for more speed I might go with a 1tb hybrid drive or WDD Raptor drive. But as it stands now I am very happy with the speed.
oh boy... be prepared to wait a very long time then...
And a hybrid drive or a raptor can not touch the raw speed of a SSD.
Trust me... i used to run 6 raptors on R0 on a dedicated controller, and it still loses to a single SSD.
I understand the raw speed it has but the price point to gb is too high for me which was better spent elsewhere such as the memory and video card. I was able to upgrade to more ram and a better video card instead of getting a low gb SSD and I don't regret it at all.
this is why we are trying to tell you, to run dual drives.
A 120gb SSD for main boot drive will cost under 90 dollars.
If you dont mind the map load time, run your games on a standard hdd.
The OS should be on a SSD tho.
It will mean a lot when you turn your PC on and OFF.
It will also mean a lot when you load up web pages, run any software outside games.
My brother was ranting how his PC was slower then his laptop.
I told him its because your laptop has a SSD.
He then got a SSD for his PC, and now u dont see him using his laptop anymore unless he's not at his desk.
Dude your beating a dead horse lol. .
lol... ok other then that, i dont see a problem with your build.
I do not like 5 1/4 optical drives tho.
I prefer them to be on USB and portable.
The reason to this is because they seem to accumulate a lot of dust inside.
Also unless your very heavy into using a optical drive, it sits unused about 90% of the time.
With faster internet its far better to download all the drivers you would require, as they are typically more updated then the CD provided by the manufacturer.
I understand you have your mind made up about the SSD but truth be told there is probably no greater bang for your buck than an upgrade to SSD. The performance boost is far greater than memory or video card upgrades, providing you are not running running with a 6 year old video card and 512MB of system memory.I understand the raw speed it has but the price point to gb is too high for me which was better spent elsewhere such as the memory and video card. I was able to upgrade to more ram and a better video card instead of getting a low gb SSD and I don't regret it at all.
I saw the title of this thread and I nearly died laughing. Seriously, why did you go FX? There is next to no reason to.
I second the SSD, and that 770 2GB will run out of vRAM sooner rather than later.
It's mainly a gaming rig
That makes the FX selection even worse. On the same budget you could have gotten a much faster i5.
That makes the FX selection even worse. On the same budget you could have gotten a much, much faster i5 with a lot lower power consumption.
That makes the FX selection even worse. On the same budget you could have gotten a much, much faster i5 with a lot lower power consumption.
lol not that video againI really don't care at this point. Everyone has their personal preference and opinions. All that matters is that I am happy and the pc does everything I need.
Also in terms of gaming the FX does fine next to Intel.
http://youtu.be/eu8Sekdb-IE
... I like having all of my applications and games on one drive. Until I can find and SSD for under $200 with 1tb, ...
Dude your beating a dead horse lol. Nothing will have me change my mind SSD unless the prices drop to my liking or someone gives me the over $500 needed for the 1tb SSD I want. ...