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System Name | MY PC |
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Processor | E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz |
Motherboard | Maximus Formula |
Cooling | D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB |
Memory | XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz |
Video Card(s) | HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean) |
Storage | 2 |
Display(s) | 24" |
Case | P180 |
Audio Device(s) | X-fi Plantinum |
Power Supply | Silencer 750 |
Software | XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7 |
Benchmark Scores | This varies from one driver to another. |
Well, you don't have to answer that because Xbit has provided us an article on the situation. Overall the benchmarks show that SSD can be faster than a regular HD. It is particular faster video editing, winrar, bootup times, etc. However, when it comes to playing games and using other applications (IE: not loading them) SSD is no better than a regular HD. Unless you are doing so heavy multitasking. So the gist is that overall loading applications, games and the OS is faster.
As for having more memory or not the author indicates that 8Gigs of ram is beneficial to users when they are running a slower hard drive. This explains why some claim that more memory makes things faster while others don't notice the improvements (note: I'm not talking about users who go from 1-2.5Gigs to 8Gigs). Using 8Gigs of ram does have it place. If one uses programs like Photoshop, etc which work better with more memory than having such is a benefit.
One observation worth noting is that the author recommends a faster HD (in this case a SSD) over more memory. As it can make the OS more responsive. Taking less time to open programs, etc and starting files. However, overall the productivity won't improve much.
You can read more of the article here.
As for having more memory or not the author indicates that 8Gigs of ram is beneficial to users when they are running a slower hard drive. This explains why some claim that more memory makes things faster while others don't notice the improvements (note: I'm not talking about users who go from 1-2.5Gigs to 8Gigs). Using 8Gigs of ram does have it place. If one uses programs like Photoshop, etc which work better with more memory than having such is a benefit.
...The standard amount of 4 GB is enough for most situations and adding more memory doesn’t bring any noticeable benefits. You can only get a positive effect from such an upgrade if you've got a very slow HDD in your system. The SuperFetch technology which uses system memory for look-ahead data caching may make your computer more responsive then. However, it would be wiser to spend the money to improve your disk subsystem and get much better results...
You must realize that upgrading your disk subsystem is not a universal solution. There are some specific applications for which 8 gigabytes of system memory may prove preferable to a faster disk. For example, Adobe Photoshop can use up even 8 GB of RAM...
One observation worth noting is that the author recommends a faster HD (in this case a SSD) over more memory. As it can make the OS more responsive. Taking less time to open programs, etc and starting files. However, overall the productivity won't improve much.
...As opposed to additional RAM, a fast disk subsystem based on a solid state drive is going to be advantageous always. Besides improving the speed of disk-accessing applications, an SSD increases the overall responsiveness of the platform. The OS and applications take less time to start up and files open up faster. Although such things cannot improve your productivity much, they do make the computer more enjoyable to use....
You can read more of the article here.
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