Hey everyone! A friend's hard drive is starting to fail, and I suggested getting an SSD instead. The PC has an AMD Athlon II 160U 1.80GHz processor, a GIGABYTE MA-M68MT-S2P motherboard, and 4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM. I'm worried about potential issues. When I went to shop for a SATA 2 or 3 SSD, the salesperson warned that it might harm the processor. Does anyone have experience with this?
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Honestly, this seems like a tricky situation. With those specs, I’m curious about what OS is currently running on that machine. It's like the CPU has seen better days. If your friend isn’t looking to upgrade, just keep in mind that things might get pretty laggy with any updates. Sometimes, sticking to old hardware can be a blessing in disguise!
From what I can tell, the main concern here isn't the SSD itself but rather the older hardware you're dealing with. That PC might struggle to run a modern operating system without heavily using the hard drive for swap space. So, really, the SSD could end up being at risk more than the CPU. However, if everything connects properly, it should work, even if it ends up throttling back performance. My advice? Save your cash and look into getting a new PC instead.
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