What to upgrade next? CPU, Ram, or SSD?

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Rustycarrot

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Hello!

I am on a tight budget, and want to upgrade my PC. (I'll put specs later on.) I really cant afford a new CPU, and really want to know if I upgrade ram or buy an SSD, will I notice a difference? If you think I will notice a difference, should I buy an SSD or ram? I use the PC mainly as a gaming and web browsing machine. I will be taking it to college and want to have something to pass the time. I am open to anyone's opinion!

Specs:
Windows 7
Dell Inspiron 620
CPU: i3 2120 3.3 GHz 64 bit
4 GB ram
500 GB HDD
GPU: GTX 750 SC

Once again, I am open to anyone's opinion!

Thanks for the help!
~Rusty
 
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buy an ssd. I have 8 gb ram and rarely go over 4 used. an ssd will load windows, applications, game levels anything stored on it will be blazing. buck for buck an ssd will be the most noticeable (actual obvious differences) thing you can do.

I couldn't afford a dedicated ssd when I built my system so I chose an ssd cache, crucial adrenaline 64 gb. it caches the most used data to the ssd, as my uses change so does the data. while not nearly as fast as an ssd, nowhere near as slow as just hard drive. CS:Source, firefox, VLC etc. the most used load in no time. I click on the icon and before I can move the mouse halfway across the screen it's loaded and ready. a good ssd cache is also an option for observable speed increases, without the...
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buy an ssd. I have 8 gb ram and rarely go over 4 used. an ssd will load windows, applications, game levels anything stored on it will be blazing. buck for buck an ssd will be the most noticeable (actual obvious differences) thing you can do.

I couldn't afford a dedicated ssd when I built my system so I chose an ssd cache, crucial adrenaline 64 gb. it caches the most used data to the ssd, as my uses change so does the data. while not nearly as fast as an ssd, nowhere near as slow as just hard drive. CS:Source, firefox, VLC etc. the most used load in no time. I click on the icon and before I can move the mouse halfway across the screen it's loaded and ready. a good ssd cache is also an option for observable speed increases, without the need of dealing with a small drive. a very happy medium.
 
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