Matsi 35 Posted June 30, 2013 Well even so, ill end up having 1tb plus the 128gb drive, all for ~150 - 160 dollars. So in this case im getting more space for the same price. Had I not gotten the deal i did today ($30 off the ssd), then it may have been a little different. for $6 cheaper than what you bought the SSD for you could have got a hybrid with 500gb of storage: Seagate - 500GB Internal Serial ATA Hard Drive for Laptops - Multi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidingmaster 19 Posted June 30, 2013 There are a lot of options with the sshd's, and some of them may come cheaper. For the most part it looks like the boot times are relatively the same too, just a few seconds different. If I find that I am spending more money in others areas than i originally planned, i may switch to an sshd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matsi 35 Posted June 30, 2013 There are a lot of options with the sshd's, and some of them may come cheaper. For the most part it looks like the boot times are relatively the same too, just a few seconds different. If I find that I am spending more money in others areas than i originally planned, i may switch to an sshd. I mean it's your computer so do what you want but I am just trying to help.... it sucks when drives fill up and you might need more space than you think on the SSD... I use mine for games and programs like photoshop... and it's full... I honestly think that the hybrid one would work for you just as well as the SSD, do some research on both of them and decide for yourself. Solid State Hybrid Technology: HDD SSD SSHD | Seagate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidingmaster 19 Posted July 1, 2013 Now I need a little help choosing the correct mobo: I'm looking at an i5-3570k with an EVGA gtx 660 super clocked. I need sata support for the Samsung ssd, WD 1tb hdd. Is there anything wrong with the mobo I chose? As far as I can tell it should all go together fine... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrFreaky 0 Posted July 1, 2013 I would probably recommend a 1tb drive either Seagate Barracuda 6Gbps 7200rpm or Western digital caviar black. Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com $69.99 with free shipping Western Digital Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - Newegg.com $94.99 and free shipping And for the video card.... I recommend a 7870 maybe from sapphire SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 100354OC-2L 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com Its on sale for $214.99 WITH free shipping and 3 free games. If not maybe the nvidia GTX 660 would suit you. But I would urge the 7870 because its more powerful, and gets you more fps than a GTX 660. Unless you compared it to a GTX 660TI then it beats the 7870 a good bit on stock speeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidingmaster 19 Posted July 1, 2013 So I completely did a 180 with this build, I decided to change up a lot of stuff: Purchased: AMD FX-8350 4Ghz ($194) AMD Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 3Gb ($298) WD Blue 1Tb HDD ($66) Samsung SSD 128Gb ($89) Corsair 300R Carbide Case ($87) Changing the power supply out for a better one, and will be picking up the rest of the stuff within the next 2 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hidingmaster 19 Posted July 4, 2013 Well.. its being built as I type this. Final Specs: AMD FX-8350 AMD Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 WD Blue 1Tb HDD Samsung SSD 128Gb Corsair 750W PSU 4 120 mm case fans Windows 8 (I know...) Corsair Vengeance Red 8Gb ram ASUS m5a99x evo r2.0 motherboard LG Blu-Ray/DVD/CD writer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
