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Old May 30, 2010, 10:50 PM
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I'm deciding between another 4GB ddr3 of memory (currently have 4gb ddr3 1333) or another ati 5770 (currently have XFX 5770 OC) to crossfire with the one I have.

Which one will give me better performance for my system? I mainly use my PC to render videos and edit large detailed pictures.
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Old May 31, 2010, 02:00 AM
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Think an SSD will be a better upgrade in your case. Since you don't game, adding another 5770 doesn't make sense. Another 4GB of RAM won't do much either.
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Old May 31, 2010, 06:42 AM
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well if you do editing of any kind then the more ram the better but if this is just a basic machine then an ssd will be a huge upgrade. jmo
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