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- Nov 10, 2018
Always noticed that my computer seemed a bit off. Not as responsive as I thought it should be, but lived with it. Just recently I downloaded PerformanceTest 9.0 and ran it.
CPU Type....................AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
CPU Measured Speed.....3.50 GHz
Motherboard................970 GAMING (MS-7693)
Memory.......................16GB , A-DATA Technology DDR3 1600
Video Card Tested........GeForce GTX 1060
Hard Drive Tested.........Corsair Force MP500 (120 GB)
Looked like ram was a poor performer. So went to Crucial and went through the list to see what was compatible for my computer. So replaced it with:
CPU Type....................AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
CPU Measured Speed.....4.00 GHz
Motherboard................970 GAMING (MS-7693)
Memory.......................16GB , Crucial Technology BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0.
Video Card Tested........GeForce GTX 1060
Hard Drive Tested.........Corsair Force MP500 (120 GB)
Turned on the Intel ram boost setting and MSI OC Genie. Yet I am not seeing anything better about the system. Was the money wasted and no more real improvement can be had?
CPU Type....................AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
CPU Measured Speed.....3.50 GHz
Motherboard................970 GAMING (MS-7693)
Memory.......................16GB , A-DATA Technology DDR3 1600
Video Card Tested........GeForce GTX 1060
Hard Drive Tested.........Corsair Force MP500 (120 GB)

Looked like ram was a poor performer. So went to Crucial and went through the list to see what was compatible for my computer. So replaced it with:
CPU Type....................AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core
CPU Measured Speed.....4.00 GHz
Motherboard................970 GAMING (MS-7693)
Memory.......................16GB , Crucial Technology BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0.
Video Card Tested........GeForce GTX 1060
Hard Drive Tested.........Corsair Force MP500 (120 GB)
Turned on the Intel ram boost setting and MSI OC Genie. Yet I am not seeing anything better about the system. Was the money wasted and no more real improvement can be had?