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will it really make a difference if he's launching most stuff off the SSD?
Im asking this as a serious question since he's got a 256 SSD and i assume the 2TB is mostly storage.
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i picked up this case from amazon for 25 bucks, the price has gone up but who knows newegg it is 30.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154095
it has a nice vented...
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Thanks for your reply! The motherboard I choose because it has anice clean look with the slots covered up and my friend wanted a case with a window so I wanted a motherboard that was also visually...
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As some others have said, I'd also up the GPU to 7870 or GTX 660 Ti or higher (670, etc.) A little ways back, Fry's had a PNY 660 Ti for ~$200 AR, but that's preference, i've had excellent support...
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It's a hybrid solution, the performance would be worst than a dedicated ssd os and separate storage setup.
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everything looks fine except for the 2TB Black
unless you're doing high level encoding and constantly gonna fetch the data off the 2TB i'd say get the 2TB Green for purely storage purposes (MP3s,...
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SSD Caching should be the cheaper solution. It's decent, plenty fast enough and for the average user it helps having a single drive.
Pricing wise it should only be $40~ cheaper than a dedicated...
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Spending $150 on a storage drive is overkill since you're going to have a nice sized SSD...also, if I'm spending ~$1k on components, I'm not spending $80 on a case.
Just my opinion.
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I talked my friend into letting me build him a computer instead of buying an iMac. My friends sole desire is to game. He is looking to start with Guild Wars 2 and then play some elder scrolls online...
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Yes. The difference isn't night and day, but I would only use a green for mass storage.
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I know plenty of people who've built $1,500 rigs, inside a $60-90 case.
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Case is...
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A few quick suggestions from recent slickdeals:
https://slickdeals.net/permadeal/88650/newegg-corsair-carbide-series-500r-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-white - $70 AR...
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but is the performance boost for storage setup gonna be worth the price?
i mean granted a 128gb SSD is now $80 or so, but do you really think it'll make enough to warrant buying another SSD?
I...
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Also, I'd recommend making use of the Intel Smart Response (SSD Caching) of the Z77 chipset. This would give you the space of the large mechanical drive with the performance feel of a SSD for your...
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If he already owns a 256GB SSD, then SSD caching makes less sense for him. If he were to fill up the SSD, then have to start installing some programs onto the HDD, then the annoyance of this would...
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I actually thought about looking into caching as well as a virtual ram disk. I went with the dedicated 250GB SSD. I am not sure if my friend will ever fil up it since his mac mini right now has a...
