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ms3rico

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Hello everyone,
I am looking to upgrade my PC, I would like to know if there is anything that I can upgrade that would make a performance difference or should I just build a new PC. My setup is Intel Core i7-3820 overclocked to 4.2Ghz, Radeon R9 270 2GB, Patriot Viper Xtreme 4x4GB DDR3 1600, Two 500gb HHD, Thermaltake Water 2.0, and Asus P9x79 Pro. The only thing that bothers me is that start up takes a while and usually have to let the computer warm up for about 3-5 minute before using so it won't freeze up.
 
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Barty1884
Your CPU is still very capable.

I'd look to your GPU, and an SSD as has been mentioned. While yes, the 850 Evo has been "king" for a long time, if you're moving from a traditional, mechanical HDD, even a budget SSD offering is going to feel like night and day.

From an R9 270, even the 'budget' 1050TI is going to show gains...... but not enough to justify it IMO.
Look to a minimum 6GB 1060. The prices are a little higher than they once were, but considering the FE card from Nvidia is $299, the AIB partner options at ~$270 aren't horrible.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX...
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Switch your Hard Drive for an SSD. It will make a huge difference in boot times and application load times. Your PC will feel brand new again. My preferred make and model is the Samsung 850 Evo.

The recently released WD Blue 3D and Sandisk Ultra 3D are new models which have finally caught up with the 850 Evo. So look at those as well. Make sure they have 3D at the end of their names. The old WD Blue and Sandisk Ultra are not as good.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd-blue-3d-sandisk-ultra-3d-ssd,5134-2.html

If you also want better game performance. Change that GPU for a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or better.
 
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Your CPU is still very capable.

I'd look to your GPU, and an SSD as has been mentioned. While yes, the 850 Evo has been "king" for a long time, if you're moving from a traditional, mechanical HDD, even a budget SSD offering is going to feel like night and day.

From an R9 270, even the 'budget' 1050TI is going to show gains...... but not enough to justify it IMO.
Look to a minimum 6GB 1060. The prices are a little higher than they once were, but considering the FE card from Nvidia is $299, the AIB partner options at ~$270 aren't horrible.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($269.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $353.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-11 13:57 EDT-0400
 
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agello24

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drop the chip to about 3.8 see if that causes freeze up. also are you running the two hard drives in raid mode? cause 2-3 minutes in normal for a non raid hard drive. what os are you using?
 
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