How to get more speed?

[Waltjie]

I've just built my first PC, and here is what I got:

Core i5 3570K
MSI Z77A-G43 MOTHERBOARD
Kingston 8GB (2x 4GB), DDR3-1600MHz RAM
Gigabyte AMD Radeon 7850, 2GB 256BIT GDDR5 OC Edition
Seagate 1Tb HDD 7200rpm

What I would like to know, is if I should get more RAM (will it make a difference in speed), or should I look into
overclocking my system?

I runs GREAT as it is, but we can always do with some more...

 

[Gtx Gaming]

you need to get a ssd , like a ocz vertex 4.

 

[Pada]

+1 to what Hereticangel said.

Get a 120-128GB SSD if you're running Windows. I'd recommend reinstalling Windows on it, but you can do it without formatting/reinstalling too.

Lastly, what PSU and CPU cooler do you have an roughly how much RAM do you typically use?
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[SouthBit]

SSD.

 

[Ampha]

SSD will make a world of difference

 

[Nameite]

+5 to SSD

 

[Tim the Techxpert]

Hi there,
SSD is a good way to improve performance.
8GB is likely to be more than good enough for you.

What are you intending to use it for?

 

[Deep78]

def don't need more ram but like everyone else said an SSD would be your first goto

 

[Waltjie]

Thank you everyone for replying.

Would a 64Gb SSD be enough to install Windows 7 on, and then everything else on my HDD?

 

[Pada]

A 60GB SSD would be enough for Windows 7, but the whole point of it is to install your applications and frequently used data on it too.
If you have a Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge motherboard with Intel SRT support, you could use a smaller SSD as a cache drive.

In my opinion you should at the very least get a 120GB SSD if you're running Windows 7 with a bunch of applications.

 

[ponder]

SSD & liquid nitrogen