Need advice getting SSD and HDD

iAmAdrian

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Hi guys,

I'm planning to get a cheap and powerful enough SSD for my OS, so probably 120/128GB is enough. And a 1TB storage drive, which is mainly used for games, storing movies, MP3's and such.

What should I look for? My MoBo(FM2-A55m E33) only has SATA2 ports but I'm planning on getting a new board soon, so SATA 3 drives should be my choice?

For the HDD, I'm eyeing the 1TB WD Black but I couldn't help but notice the huge price difference between these 2. What are their differences other than that price?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Now the SSD choice is the 840 EVO from samsung. But is there any cheaper alternative?

And is there any way to combine/connect the SSD to your HDD to make it faster? Sorry if I'm ignorant but is it something like RAID?

Thanks.