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11/11/12 at 9:44am
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I'm looking to upgrade a few parts of my sigrig after christmas but I'm not sure what to upgrade. I'm thinking:
  • 240GB SSD, need help on which one
  • 16GB low profile memory (probs gonna go Samsung wondeRAM)
  • 27 inch monitor, need help on this one too

My motherboard needs upgrading but I'm waiting for Haswell to do that smile.gif
Any help would be greatly appreciated! smile.gif
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11/11/12 at 9:51am
What's your budget? Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/njd2
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11/11/12 at 9:59am
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How about this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/njgY
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11/11/12 at 10:09am
Why 16GB of ram? If you're going to be gaming or even light video editing/etc 8GB will be (overkill) enough. Even if its just because ram is cheap, it's still wasting money. As for an SSD, go with the Crucial M4 256gb Mhyles posted (this would be my choice) or that Samsung drive - both are really good.
What are you looking for in a monitor?
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11/11/12 at 10:15am
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Why 16GB of ram? If you're going to be gaming or even light video editing/etc 8GB will be (overkill) enough. Even if its just because ram is cheap, it's still wasting money. As for an SSD, go with the Crucial M4 256gb Mhyles posted (this would be my choice) or that Samsung drive - both are really good.
What are you looking for in a monitor?
I run virtual machines and often a minecraft server so the extra RAM really helps smile.gif
I just want a good 27" monitor, preferably for around £250.
Thanks smile.gif
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11/11/12 at 10:46am
Ah, yea that would probably make good use of it. What sites do you use (none of my usual sites ship to UK)? Honestly, you'll be fine with anything from a decent brand. What about res? I'm not sure if anything larger than "1200p" can be had for 250 or not. Being that you use VMs, why not two smaller monitors? Like two 20"s? The little 19" (4:3 old as hell) beside my primary 23" is extremely helpful when one app needs a good chunk of the screen but I still need quick access to others.
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11/11/12 at 10:52am
The Samsung 830 256GB SSD is one of the (if not the most) reliable and fastest SSD out there right now. I have the 128GB, and I love it smile.gif
An SSD really does a lot to the system, so it's definitely recommended.

As far as the RAM goes, I wouldn't say it's a necessity unless you're doing RAM heavy things like video editing.

For the monitor, you'll love having a 27" monitor, if you've never owned one before. I'm currently using a Philips 27" eLHSB (I think that's the name for it, lol), which is an absolutely fantastic monitor. I wouldn't use anything less than 27" after having used this monitor.
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