Goal: to make my computer faster and more user friendly. Most Bang for my buck. Wanting to add a front panel as well for audio and 3.0 and 3.1 C type how much will you charge to install these items?
What I have:
Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790 @ 3.60GHz 42 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z97-K (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
HP 2311 ([email protected])
HP 2311 ([email protected])
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI) 37 °C
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA ) 31 °C
119GB SanDisk SD8SBAT128G1122 (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790
Cores 4
Threads 8
Name Intel Core i7 4790
Code Name Haswell
Package Socket 1150 LGA
Technology 22nm
Specification Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model C
Extended Model 3C
Stepping 3
Revision C0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
Virtualization Supported, Disabled
Hyperthreading Supported, Enabled
Fan Speed 959 RPM
Stock Core Speed 3600 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz
Average Temperature 42 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 4 x 256 KBytes
L3 Unified Cache Size 8192 KBytes
Cores
Core 0
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 43 °C
Threads APIC ID: 0, 1
Core 1
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 42 °C
Threads APIC ID: 2, 3
Core 2
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 41 °C
Threads APIC ID: 4, 5
Core 3
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 43 °C
Threads APIC ID: 6, 7
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 2
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 16384 MBytes
Channels # Dual
CAS# Latency (CL) 11 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 11 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 28 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 54 %
Total Physical 16 GB
Available Physical 7.29 GB
Total Virtual 24 GB
Available Virtual 4.06 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 2
Slot #1
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Manufacturer A-Data Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part Number
Week/year 37 / 15
Slot #2
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Manufacturer A-Data Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part Number
Week/year 37 / 15
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model Z97-K (SOCKET 1150)
Version Rev X.0x
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Haswell
Chipset Revision 06
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Z97
Southbridge Revision 00
System Temperature 113 °C
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIEX16_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIEX1_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIEX1_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIEX16_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 5
Graphics
Monitor 1
Name HP 2311 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Primary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
Monitor 2
Name HP 2311 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Secondary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Model GeForce GTX 970
Device ID 10DE-13C2
Revision A2
Subvendor MSI (1462)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Current GPU Clock 135 MHz
Current Memory Clock 324 MHz
Current Shader Clock 324 MHz
Voltage 0.856 V
Technology 28 nm
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 37 °C
Driver version 23.21.13.8813
BIOS Version 84.04.36.00.59
Memory 4095 MB
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
GPU Clock 1101 MHz
Shader Clock 3505 MHz
Storage
Hard drives
WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0
Manufacturer Western Digital
Heads 16
Cylinders 121,601
Tracks 31,008,255
Sectors 1,953,520,065
SATA type SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ACS2
Firmware Version Number 01.01A01
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 1236 times
Power On Time 65.9 days
Speed 7200 RPM
Features S.M.A.R.T., NCQ
Max. Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 931 GB
Real size 1,000,204,886,016 bytes
RAID Type None
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0
Disk Letter D:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 26C1F63C
Size 931 GB
Used Space 22.5 GB (2%)
Free Space 908 GB (98%)
SanDisk SD8SBAT128G1122 (SSD)
Manufacturer SanDisk
Heads 16
Cylinders 15,566
Tracks 3,969,330
Sectors 250,067,790
SATA type SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ACS2
Firmware Version Number Z2201000
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 1237 times
Power On Time 17.1 days
Speed Not used (SSD Drive)
Features S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ, TRIM, SSD
Max. Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 119 GB
Real size 128,035,676,160 bytes
RAID Type None
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #0
File System FAT32
Volume Serial Number 1ABA2D26
Size 196 MB
Used Space 25.7 MB (13%)
Free Space 170 MB (87%)
Partition 1
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #1
Disk Letter C:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 6ABD5D42
Size 118 GB
Used Space 111 GB (93%)
Free Space 7.43 GB (7%)
Partition 2
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #2
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 465E0CF9
Size 449 MB
Used Space 396 MB (88%)
Free Space 53 MB (12%)
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Media Type DVD Writer
Name HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive E:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 1
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 0
Status OK
Audio
Sound Cards
Realtek High Definition Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Playback Devices
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) (default)
Recording Device
Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
What I am considering buying:
M.2 = Crucial MX500 M.2 2280 500GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT500MX500SSD4 $74.99
Or
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0B $81.76
Or
HP EX900 M.2 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 3D TLC NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 2YY44AA#ABC $89.99
RAM = Crucial 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR3L-1866 UDIMM or Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 UDIMM for $139.99
SSD = Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E1T0B/AM) $128
Hub front panel = Kingwin USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 Hub Front Panel, w/2.5 Inch SSD/HDD Mount, HD Audio and Mic Plug-In. Super Speed USB 3.0 Supports 5.0 Gbps Transfer Speed, Fits any 5.25” Desktop Computer Case Front Bay $16
And
E-SDS USB 3.0 2-Ports + USB 3.1 Type C 2-Ports 3.5 Inch Front Panel USB Hub[ 20 Pin Connector & 2ft Adapter Cable] $26
What I have:
Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790 @ 3.60GHz 42 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z97-K (SOCKET 1150)
Graphics
HP 2311 ([email protected])
HP 2311 ([email protected])
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (MSI) 37 °C
Storage
931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0 (SATA ) 31 °C
119GB SanDisk SD8SBAT128G1122 (SATA (SSD)) 34 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790
Cores 4
Threads 8
Name Intel Core i7 4790
Code Name Haswell
Package Socket 1150 LGA
Technology 22nm
Specification Intel Core i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Family 6
Extended Family 6
Model C
Extended Model 3C
Stepping 3
Revision C0
Instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3
Virtualization Supported, Disabled
Hyperthreading Supported, Enabled
Fan Speed 959 RPM
Stock Core Speed 3600 MHz
Stock Bus Speed 100 MHz
Average Temperature 42 °C
Caches
L1 Data Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L1 Instructions Cache Size 4 x 32 KBytes
L2 Unified Cache Size 4 x 256 KBytes
L3 Unified Cache Size 8192 KBytes
Cores
Core 0
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 43 °C
Threads APIC ID: 0, 1
Core 1
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 42 °C
Threads APIC ID: 2, 3
Core 2
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 41 °C
Threads APIC ID: 4, 5
Core 3
Core Speed 2598.5 MHz
Multiplier x 26.0
Temperature 43 °C
Threads APIC ID: 6, 7
RAM
Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 2
Free memory slots 2
Memory
Type DDR3
Size 16384 MBytes
Channels # Dual
CAS# Latency (CL) 11 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 11 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 28 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 54 %
Total Physical 16 GB
Available Physical 7.29 GB
Total Virtual 24 GB
Available Virtual 4.06 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 2
Slot #1
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Manufacturer A-Data Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part Number
Week/year 37 / 15
Slot #2
Type DDR3
Size 8192 MBytes
Manufacturer A-Data Technology
Max Bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part Number
Week/year 37 / 15
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
Model Z97-K (SOCKET 1150)
Version Rev X.0x
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model Haswell
Chipset Revision 06
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model Z97
Southbridge Revision 00
System Temperature 113 °C
PCI Data
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage In Use
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIEX16_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 0
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIEX1_1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 1
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x1
Slot Designation PCIEX1_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 2
Slot PCI-E
Slot Type PCI-E
Slot Usage Available
Data lanes x16
Slot Designation PCIEX16_2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 3
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI1
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 4
Slot PCI
Slot Type PCI
Slot Usage Available
Bus Width 32 bit
Slot Designation PCI2
Characteristics 3.3V, Shared, PME
Slot Number 5
Graphics
Monitor 1
Name HP 2311 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Primary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
Monitor 2
Name HP 2311 on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Current Resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Work Resolution 1920x1040 pixels
State Enabled
Multiple displays Extended, Secondary, Enabled
Monitor Width 1920
Monitor Height 1080
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY2\Monitor0
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Model GeForce GTX 970
Device ID 10DE-13C2
Revision A2
Subvendor MSI (1462)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Current GPU Clock 135 MHz
Current Memory Clock 324 MHz
Current Shader Clock 324 MHz
Voltage 0.856 V
Technology 28 nm
Bus Interface PCI Express x16
Temperature 37 °C
Driver version 23.21.13.8813
BIOS Version 84.04.36.00.59
Memory 4095 MB
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1 - "Perf Level 0"
GPU Clock 1101 MHz
Shader Clock 3505 MHz
Storage
Hard drives
WDC WD10EZEX-00BN5A0
Manufacturer Western Digital
Heads 16
Cylinders 121,601
Tracks 31,008,255
Sectors 1,953,520,065
SATA type SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ACS2
Firmware Version Number 01.01A01
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 1236 times
Power On Time 65.9 days
Speed 7200 RPM
Features S.M.A.R.T., NCQ
Max. Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 931 GB
Real size 1,000,204,886,016 bytes
RAID Type None
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #0, Partition #0
Disk Letter D:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 26C1F63C
Size 931 GB
Used Space 22.5 GB (2%)
Free Space 908 GB (98%)
SanDisk SD8SBAT128G1122 (SSD)
Manufacturer SanDisk
Heads 16
Cylinders 15,566
Tracks 3,969,330
Sectors 250,067,790
SATA type SATA-III 6.0Gb/s
Device type Fixed
ATA Standard ACS2
Firmware Version Number Z2201000
LBA Size 48-bit LBA
Power On Count 1237 times
Power On Time 17.1 days
Speed Not used (SSD Drive)
Features S.M.A.R.T., APM, NCQ, TRIM, SSD
Max. Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Used Transfer Mode SATA III 6.0Gb/s
Interface SATA
Capacity 119 GB
Real size 128,035,676,160 bytes
RAID Type None
Partition 0
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #0
File System FAT32
Volume Serial Number 1ABA2D26
Size 196 MB
Used Space 25.7 MB (13%)
Free Space 170 MB (87%)
Partition 1
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #1
Disk Letter C:
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 6ABD5D42
Size 118 GB
Used Space 111 GB (93%)
Free Space 7.43 GB (7%)
Partition 2
Partition ID Disk #1, Partition #2
File System NTFS
Volume Serial Number 465E0CF9
Size 449 MB
Used Space 396 MB (88%)
Free Space 53 MB (12%)
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Media Type DVD Writer
Name HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSC0
Availability Running/Full Power
Capabilities Random Access, Supports Writing, Supports Removable Media
Read capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Write capabilities CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL
Config Manager Error Code Device is working properly
Config Manager User Config FALSE
Drive E:
Media Loaded FALSE
SCSI Bus 1
SCSI Logical Unit 0
SCSI Port 0
SCSI Target Id 0
Status OK
Audio
Sound Cards
Realtek High Definition Audio
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Playback Devices
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) (default)
Recording Device
Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
What I am considering buying:
M.2 = Crucial MX500 M.2 2280 500GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT500MX500SSD4 $74.99
Or
WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB PC SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s M.2 2280 Solid State Drive - WDS500G2B0B $81.76
Or
HP EX900 M.2 500GB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe 3D TLC NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 2YY44AA#ABC $89.99
RAM = Crucial 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR3L-1866 UDIMM or Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 UDIMM for $139.99
SSD = Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 2.5 Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-76E1T0B/AM) $128
Hub front panel = Kingwin USB 2.0 / USB 3.0 Hub Front Panel, w/2.5 Inch SSD/HDD Mount, HD Audio and Mic Plug-In. Super Speed USB 3.0 Supports 5.0 Gbps Transfer Speed, Fits any 5.25” Desktop Computer Case Front Bay $16
And
E-SDS USB 3.0 2-Ports + USB 3.1 Type C 2-Ports 3.5 Inch Front Panel USB Hub[ 20 Pin Connector & 2ft Adapter Cable] $26
