I'm working on the details of a low-end PC ... CPUs like Celrons, Pentiums or I3-2xxx. The PC is general use ... internet, streaming video, DVDs, Excel and mp3s. Does a 60GB SSD have any place in a PC like this to load the OS on as a way to improve the "perceived speed"?
Put another way ... would a PC seems "faster" with a Celeron CPU and a SSD for the OS or an I3 and no SSD?
Another option I'm thinking ... in this kind of PC would a SSD used for caching improve the overall speed more than one used for the OS?
I'm looking to build a PC that doesn't cost a lot but feels fast for the things I do with it. After reading a bunch of threads I'm not entirely sure I would get much bang for the buck here. Maybe this would be an great topic for a benchmarking article ... at what point does a SSD make sense?
Thanks for thoughts!
JimR
Put another way ... would a PC seems "faster" with a Celeron CPU and a SSD for the OS or an I3 and no SSD?
Another option I'm thinking ... in this kind of PC would a SSD used for caching improve the overall speed more than one used for the OS?
I'm looking to build a PC that doesn't cost a lot but feels fast for the things I do with it. After reading a bunch of threads I'm not entirely sure I would get much bang for the buck here. Maybe this would be an great topic for a benchmarking article ... at what point does a SSD make sense?
Thanks for thoughts!
JimR