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1391157	2014-12-29 00:49:00	I have corrupted sectors and my latest attempt at a backup with "active@disk image" failed because of this. As my eyesight is not what it used to be I will need a technician to install a new HDD. I am also wondering what else I should upgrade at the same time. Any suggestions would be welcome. My present setup: CPU: Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.8GHz. Motherboard: Asus P7P55 LX. RAM: Kingston Hyper X 4GB 1600mhz DDR3 Non ECC. HDD: WD !TB. GRAPHICS: Asus GTX460, Direct CU 1GB GDDR5 256bit video graphics card. PSU: Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 650W. CASE: Cooler Master Gladiator.	Pato (2463)
1391158	2014-12-29 01:28:00	Depends what you use it for and if there's anything you'd like to run better. Also what OS and 32 or 64 bit? Since you need to replace the System drive anyway by the sound of it consider an SSD, it's the single biggest "quality of life" upgrade you can make to an older PC and significantly improves the bootup times and program launch times (for anything installed on it of course). The Crucial MX100 range are probably the best "bang for buck" option. I use a 256GB one for one of my machines and it's great. Consider reinstalling windows if you go this way, it's the best way to get a SSD set up right and cleans out all the accumulated bloat in the process. If you do clone your existing OS make sure to check the partitions are aligned correctly on the SSD and windows is set up for it www.maketecheasier.com Other than that it looks a bit like a gaming PC based on the specs so if you want to play newer games at higher settings consider a new graphics card (or just leave that until something you want to play fails to play smoothly and do it then). Upping to 8GB of RAM might be an option as well but only if you are running a 64bit OS or can switch to one. Depending on what you do it may not have that big of an effect though.	dugimodo (138)
1391159	2014-12-29 01:45:00	Thanks for your input. I am running 32bit Win7. The only game I run is a flight simulator program otherwise I am not interested in other games. The SSD is something I had not considered. I guess this would be in addition to a bigger HDD as 256GB doesn't seem to be very big to me.? I will be leaving this to a technician whom I presume would be onto this.?	Pato (2463)
1391160	2014-12-29 02:56:00	I note that I have only used 198GB of my 1TB drive so SSD may be the way forward.?	Pato (2463)
1391161	2014-12-29 03:50:00	Generally when using a SSD, most people put the OS and maybe programs on the SSD, data etc are stored on a standard second Drive.	wainuitech (129)
1391162	2014-12-29 22:20:00	Generally when using a SSD, most people put the OS and maybe programs on the SSD, data etc are stored on a standard second Drive.Thanks wainuitech. I guess there is not much else I should look at updating.?	Pato (2463)
1391163	2014-12-29 22:30:00	You will find your flight sim loads much faster from a SSD	Driftwood (5551)
1391164	2014-12-30 02:15:00	You will find your flight sim loads much faster from a SSDI don't fly with FSX much and find I get more enjoyment with addiing scenery etc and get it all to work.	Pato (2463)
1391165	2015-01-01 01:11:00	Generally when using a SSD, most people put the OS and maybe programs on the SSD, data etc are stored on a standard second Drive.Do you think it would be better for me to get a 512GB SSD installed rather than a 256GB SSD plus a 1TB Internal drive?. Price wise it doesn't seem to be much more expensive. I would appreciate your comments. Perhaps from a technical aspect it may be more involved.?	Pato (2463)
1391166	2015-01-01 02:34:00	Do you think it would be better for me to get a 512GB SSD installed rather than a 256GB SSD plus a 1TB Internal drive?. Price wise it doesn't seem to be much more expensive. I would appreciate your comments. Perhaps from a technical aspect it may be more involved.? I'd go for the 1TB Standard HDD for storage and what ever size you want for the SSD. The actual size doesn't really matter. If you are only going to have ( lets pick a number) 50 GB of OS /Programs, allowing for some data, emails etc no point in getting 512GB if 128 Will do, (allow for enough space in case of video editing etc) Just having a quick look at my suppliers prices, depending on Brands, a drive of double the capacity Eg: 256Gb to 512Gb is not to far from double the price. In an earlier post you mentioned I note that I have only used 198GB out of that 198GB how much of it is actual data (pictures, movies, documents etc) and how much are programs and the OS ? Just looking on my Office PC which has a standard 320GB HDD, only 73GB is used, I could easily drop off 20-30 Odd GB, the other drive in the PC has more stored. The remainder of "data" is on servers / Other PC's. Was going to reinstall the OS on that PC over xmas (that didn't go a planned) :xmouth: Forgot to get a SSD Drive in time.	wainuitech (129)
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