Would an SSD significantly improve boot-up speed rather than that of a HDD?

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ENGgamerJAY

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Hello everyone

So on my PC it takes about 5-10 minutes to boot up, when on the desktop screen, I give it about 5 minutes for all programs to load up etc. I was wondering, would an SSD improve the speed dramatically? I have a fast CPU (Core i5) but my HDD is from 2006 and is SATA-II 3.0Gb/s. If I were to get an SSD would it be a much faster load up rather than using that HDD?

Bonus Question: Would getting better RAM parts be an improvement too?
Thanks!
 
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you must have an ssd for OS! it will transform your pc .boot times ,windows-browsing responsiveness and copying fles will be on a new level!

i recommend this one

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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your system will be happy with 1600mhz ram. aiming for more is always welcome though. how much do you have?
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you must have an ssd for OS! it will transform your pc .boot times ,windows-browsing responsiveness and copying fles will be on a new level!

i recommend this one

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $79.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-24 11:26 EDT-0400)
your system will be happy with 1600mhz ram. aiming for more is always welcome though. how much do you have?
 
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SSD will help a lot to boot up. Also remember that to boost speed of other programs they have to be installed on SSD too. 120GB should be enough for basic usage as chris987 posted.

Could you post your model of motherboard to know what it supports?
In terms of speed for SSD you need SATA-III to get it's full potentional.

To other matter. What OS you use? Because 5-10 minutes to boot and 5 minutes to load all programs is insane even for HDD. I suggest you to clean your files and disable not necessary programs. Actually best would be to reinstall which I also recommend when you get SSD. Back up your data, but do not try to clone on SSD just make new installation of OS.
 
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I have 2 of the 840 Evo's in the 256 gig size. 1 in desktop 1 in lappy. Both are screaming fast. Boot time less than 30 seconds to working desktop. I couldn't be happier with them. They also come with Samsung magician software to help tweak and optimize.
 
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Well i'm currently using Windows 7 64 bit, it was installed back on July last year so I wouldn't be surprised if it needs a clean. I have [currently] an ASRock H61M-VG3 however I will be getting this replaced next month with the Asrock Z75 Pro3 Socket 1155 ATX Motherboard :)

Yeah my HDD is very old, it might be dying out but I may as well as get an SSD. :D
 
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well if you meen Z77, you have a non overclockable cpu so you wont be needing it. An H77 would do just fine!
 
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well z75 has the o/c ability but pcie lanes are trickled down. since your cpu has no o/c ability an h77 would be more suited.

Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £55.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Oh I see what you mean! It would be quite a waste of money going for the Z75. Thanks for suggesting that motherboard btw, so I can get that within the next couple weeks then perhaps buy an SSD along with it too. Thank you for the help, as well as everyone else C:
 
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you are welcome!
 
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