So here is my dilema, I want to squeeze some performance out of my Vostro 1700.
I currently have 3GB RAM PC2-5300 RAM and a 250GB HDD. Storage capacity is not an issue.
I'm thinking that moving the OS to a faster drive will give possibly the biggest step in performance, but do I go all out for a SSD (option 1) or do I go for a fast HDD alongside more faster RAM (option 2)
Option 1)
120GB OCZ Technology Vertex 2E, 2.5" Sandforce SSD, MLC-Flash , Read 285MB/s, Write 275MB/s £175.65
Option 2)
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Value Select, DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400 (800MHz), 200 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5 £61.85
150GB Western Digital WD1500BLFS VelociRaptor, 2.5", SATA 3Gb/s, 10000rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.2 ms £107.22
The rest of my system is:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB
I currently have 3GB RAM PC2-5300 RAM and a 250GB HDD. Storage capacity is not an issue.
I'm thinking that moving the OS to a faster drive will give possibly the biggest step in performance, but do I go all out for a SSD (option 1) or do I go for a fast HDD alongside more faster RAM (option 2)
Option 1)
120GB OCZ Technology Vertex 2E, 2.5" Sandforce SSD, MLC-Flash , Read 285MB/s, Write 275MB/s £175.65
Option 2)
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair Value Select, DDR2 SO-DIMM PC2-6400 (800MHz), 200 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5 £61.85
150GB Western Digital WD1500BLFS VelociRaptor, 2.5", SATA 3Gb/s, 10000rpm, 16MB Cache, 4.2 ms £107.22
The rest of my system is:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256 MB