Okay question here is about my sig rig, I need some help understanding and deciding what to do.
In my mind, the biggest two problems holding me back are DDR2 RAM and lack of SSD. But about the RAM...
What exactly am I losing here? I keep doing searches and keep reading on DDR2 vs DDR3 and it goes equal distances in both directions. It's driving me crazy! Some say they would prefer DDR2 if they could do it with the AM3 CPUs, well my board happens to do it due to a bios upgrade allowing AM3 on an AM2+ board. I know my timings seem a lot quicker than the specs I read on DDR3 sticks (mine atm are 4-4-4-12) however I just get the feeling I'm now allowing my CPU to reach its full potential.
I'm pretty satisfied with my graphics card, maybe in the future I could add another of the same one.
System hard drive I believe is slow. It needs an upgrade bad, so I was considering going SSD.
I just need help understanding this rig I built myself here...an AM2+ board with a bios update and AM3 cpu....DDR2 Ram....Am I better off putting money toward a new board/RAM combo, or is this setup fine and money would be better spent on the SSD? Someone please shed some light on this rig.
Thanks in advance
In my mind, the biggest two problems holding me back are DDR2 RAM and lack of SSD. But about the RAM...
What exactly am I losing here? I keep doing searches and keep reading on DDR2 vs DDR3 and it goes equal distances in both directions. It's driving me crazy! Some say they would prefer DDR2 if they could do it with the AM3 CPUs, well my board happens to do it due to a bios upgrade allowing AM3 on an AM2+ board. I know my timings seem a lot quicker than the specs I read on DDR3 sticks (mine atm are 4-4-4-12) however I just get the feeling I'm now allowing my CPU to reach its full potential.
I'm pretty satisfied with my graphics card, maybe in the future I could add another of the same one.
System hard drive I believe is slow. It needs an upgrade bad, so I was considering going SSD.
I just need help understanding this rig I built myself here...an AM2+ board with a bios update and AM3 cpu....DDR2 Ram....Am I better off putting money toward a new board/RAM combo, or is this setup fine and money would be better spent on the SSD? Someone please shed some light on this rig.
Thanks in advance