{"id":2939,"date":"2012-12-03T12:26:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T17:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2012-12-03T12:31:13","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T17:31:13","slug":"smart-computer-upgrades-as-technology-moves-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/smart-computer-upgrades-as-technology-moves-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart computer upgrades as technology moves fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Usually, I custom build my production PC rig every couple of years. I&#8217;ve found that this is the sweet spot between technology advancing and prices dropping.<\/p>\n<p>However, this year I&#8217;ve simply skipped the building from scratch of a new system, and updated my current ones.<\/p>\n<p>If you own a PC system that is three years old or older, here are some key points to advance its performance and do so in an affordable manner.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maximize your memory:<\/strong> find out what is the maximum amount and type of RAM your system can take and swap it with the current one. On some systems, the max would be at 8 Gb while newer motherboards can support as much as 32 Gb of RAM.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Solid state drives:<\/strong> Switch out your primary (boot) hard drive for an SSD. The performance increase is substantial; go after quality SSD brands, such as Intel or Crucial and get either a 128 Gb or 256 Gb drive. It will allow you to install a Windows OS and have plenty of room for your main core of software. There are plenty of free software utilities that allow you to clone the existing drive &#8211; one such program is <a href=\"http:\/\/Macrium.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Macrium.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Add USB 3.0:<\/strong> To do that, you need to install a PCI Express card that provides USB 3.0 headers. The speed increase in transferring files is insane, as compared to USB 2.0.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add an external RAID array:<\/strong> Again, by adding a PCI Express card for SATA III drives, you can add a speedy, secure storage system for production or backup.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Switch from older versions of Windows<\/strong>, such as 95, 2000, XP or Vista, to Windows 7. I would not recommend installing Windows 8 on a production machine; leave that for new laptops with touch sensitive screens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add a second monitor:<\/strong> by doubling your desktop space, you quadruple your productivity. 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