Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: 800 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video Editing, Home/Internet
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Prefer Intel i5 2500K, is an SSD better if I already have an external HDD as well?
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Here's my tentative build:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99
EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$279.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
$89.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
$91.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$121.99
Subtotal: $653.95 w/out Rebates at Newegg (DOES NOT INCLUDE HDD, Optical Drive OR CPU)
As said above, Im most likely going to get the Intel i5 2500k and some bargain DVD drive. Should I go for an SSD if I own external HDD?
Budget Range: 800 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video Editing, Home/Internet
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Prefer Intel i5 2500K, is an SSD better if I already have an external HDD as well?
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Here's my tentative build:
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$69.99
EVGA 02G-P3-1568-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$279.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3 i5 i7 and AMD Phenom
$89.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL
$91.99
ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$121.99
Subtotal: $653.95 w/out Rebates at Newegg (DOES NOT INCLUDE HDD, Optical Drive OR CPU)
As said above, Im most likely going to get the Intel i5 2500k and some bargain DVD drive. Should I go for an SSD if I own external HDD?