Right now, I am planning on buying a new gaming/editing laptop. I have a strict budget of $1500 and I have found a nice laptop for the price. (http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP8268-S) With buying this laptop having no extra modifications (that can be personalized on their website) I would still have $100 left over. For heavy gaming and moderate video editing, (3D models, high res textures, etc) should I upgrade the RAM from 8 GB to 16 GB, or add a 120 GB SSD? Thanks!
SSD vs RAM in Gaming and Video Editing
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Mythos_Man
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Hello Atte, both the ram and the hard drive are upgradable, but the ram would be easier to upgrade. I would go for the SSD, as it would cost more to replace the hard drive with an SSD than it would to simply get another ram stick.
Mythos_Man
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Oh, so it would be easy to replace either. So really it doesn't matter, because you can upgrade either later.
Mythos_Man
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I would say start with the SSD, because the ram would be easier to find at a store, and also simpler to install.
kenrivers
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If you do plan on doing some video editing I would recommend you consider adding an HDD in the future as a storage drive in addition to the SSD drive. For video editing it is a good practice you have your project files and a separate drive from the OS and editing software. This will reduce some of the system overhead while editing.
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