I'm building a brand new PC, which goes something like this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£84.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.56 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£141.78 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.49 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £532.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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and I'm considering purchasing an SSD to stick my OS on and a few games. Can you guys answer my questions? I have no idea what I'm doing XD
1) Can I buy the above system now, and then purchase an SSD in a few months and transfer my OS over to the SSD? How easy is this?
2) Will a 60GB SSD hold Windows 7, Skyrim and Planetside 2 comfortably?
3) How do you go about setting up a system with an SSD?
4) Do motherboards affect SSD performance in any way?
5) What SSD would you recommend for me? I'm on a bit of a tight budget but don't want to skimp out
Thank you very much
PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/SOkN/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£84.95 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£71.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£36.23 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£37.56 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card (£141.78 @ Dabs)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£43.49 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.18 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £532.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-04-28 12:53 BST+0100)
and I'm considering purchasing an SSD to stick my OS on and a few games. Can you guys answer my questions? I have no idea what I'm doing XD
1) Can I buy the above system now, and then purchase an SSD in a few months and transfer my OS over to the SSD? How easy is this?
2) Will a 60GB SSD hold Windows 7, Skyrim and Planetside 2 comfortably?
3) How do you go about setting up a system with an SSD?
4) Do motherboards affect SSD performance in any way?
5) What SSD would you recommend for me? I'm on a bit of a tight budget but don't want to skimp out
Thank you very much