gerbil Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I currently have 12 gb of ram, I purchased a 6gb kit recently, and was wondering if I should return the 6gb kit for a ssd. If you say I should get an ssd could you recommend me on from http://www.frys.com? Also how many gb should I get if I go with an ssd? I mainly use my computer for gaming. Thank you Ohh yeah and if I purchased then new ssd do you guys know any free program I could use so I can select the files I want to transfer from my old hdd to my new ssd such as my windows 7 OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma# Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 RAM is Random Access Memory (common forms are DDR2 and DDR3), this is used to process/store information in demand. This will help if your computer is processing massive amount of information simultaenously, it may not necessarily speed it up all the time however. SSD is a Solid State Drive, this is geared towards storing information and moving it around. SSDs are significantly faster than most hard-drives. If you want to have a faster boot-time, generally speaking get an SSD as your primary (or boot) drive. @ Migration http://hothardware.com/articles/upgrading-your-notebook-hard-drive-to-an-ssd-a-howto/ http://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=67615 http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=323842 http://sonic-media.dk/?p=103 I'm aware of several programs that will do it (e.g. Norton Ghost) but most are commercial and cost $$$. @ RAM! Do you really need 18 GB of DDR3-RAM? Unless you're reading/writing information on the go often, 4~8 for average gamers is enough! I have 8 GB and I haven't found the need to use more... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospekt Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 ^that..mhmm, what he said. Ur talkin about 2 different things for 2 different purposes. Keep the RAM if ur wanting ur comp to game better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiri-Jolith Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I currently have 12 gb of ram, I purchased a 6gb kit recently, and was wondering if I should return the 6gb kit for a ssd. If you say I should get an ssd could you recommend me on from http://www.frys.com? Also how many gb should I get if I go with an ssd? I mainly use my computer for gaming. Thank you Ohh yeah and if I purchased then new ssd do you guys know any free program I could use so I can select the files I want to transfer from my old hdd to my new ssd such as my windows 7 OS. Lol, ok Gerbil, you obviously know some. However, as enigma has said, your speaking of 2 different things. RAM affects how quickly your computer pulls things up, renders things in games or different programs, etc etc. a SSD (Solid State Drive) is basically just like a harddrive, only it writes/reads data at speeds of almost 2 or 3 times faster than your regular harddrive now. So you are talking about 2 completely different component sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cefdinir Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 I think he knows what he is talking about. He is just questioning the fact "Do I really need 12GB of RAM? Or should I send the other 6GB kit back and buy a SSD?" I say it depends, what are you looking to do with the computer? If it is just for gaming the no, you will not need 12GB of RAM, 6GB is more than enough. But you are doing A LOT and I mean A LOT of multitasking and/or Video rendering/editing then stay with the 12GB. In both cases, and SSD will help you out greatly especially in games and program start up. Now for capacity go as big as you can afford, lol! But keep in mind you need at least 50-80GB just for an OS. Do some research on price/performance reviews that match what you want. I recommend OCZ Vertex 2s, Crucial Real SSDs and some Corsair ones. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Actually, anything over 6gb DECREASES performance. Anything over 6gb is usually used for hardcore devs who do a lot of rendering. Stick to 6 and overclock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Monkey Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Keep in mind, SSD's aren't necessarily going to benefit your gaming except for decreased loading screens. Once everything has loaded into RAM, your hard drive isn't used that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Actually, anything over 6gb DECREASES performance. Anything over 6gb is usually used for hardcore devs who do a lot of rendering. Stick to 6 and overclock Wat Keep in mind, SSD's aren't necessarily going to benefit your gaming except for decreased loading screens. Once everything has loaded into RAM, your hard drive isn't used that much. ^^ This, SSD will not effect your gaming much if any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Wat ^^ This, SSD will not effect your gaming much if any. It's been proven. MaximumPC and CPU both had articles on it. They had Win7, put 3gb in, 6gb, 9gb and 12. Win7 performed the best at 6gb and went the same speed on 9 as 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 It's been proven. MaximumPC and CPU both had articles on it. They had Win7, put 3gb in, 6gb, 9gb and 12. Win7 performed the best at 6gb and went the same speed on 9 as 3. Proven because maximum pc wrote an article on it? Googled it, can't find shit about it. What test? The windows performance test? The only time I've seen a benefit of less ram is when trying to overclock a computer. (less stress on memory controller) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Proven because maximum pc wrote an article on it? Googled it, can't find shit about it. What test? The windows performance test? The only time I've seen a benefit of less ram is when trying to overclock a computer. (less stress on memory controller) You will always max out FSB if you don't have DDR3 and an i7. It also depends on your proc. Having 12gb DDR3 on a Core2Duo will affect performance because of the larger b/w reads. Go i7! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 You will always max out FSB if you don't have DDR3 and an i7. It also depends on your proc. Having 12gb DDR3 on a Core2Duo will affect performance because of the larger b/w reads. Go i7! ooooook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizfunky Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 You don't need more than 6GB for any normal computing and gaming. You also don't need an SSD for either of those. I'd recommend saving up for the next (bigger) upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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