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[MiCr2]

Link?

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Deskt...2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392387893&sr=8-2&keywords=sshd

General info about SSHD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_State_Hybrid_Drive

 

[Lively]

Lively why not add the current build to the OP?

I have no idea. I'll do that now.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Deskt...2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392387893&sr=8-2&keywords=sshd

General info about SSHD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_State_Hybrid_Drive

Thank you, I will look into that promptly.

 

[Erisyuka]

Windows 8 is not "ew". Windows 8 is actually pretty good. Its boots up a lot faster than windows 7, when it comes to updates, it installs it while you are using your pc, not when you are shutting down. Its generally faster than 7.
The only flop I see in windows 8 is the "RT" version, aka "Windows 8 Lite" (or light, apps say lite, so yeah). Not being able to install .exe programs was a big mistake. Other than that, the desktop version is great.

Lively & Erisyuka Instead of buying a SSD AND a HDD, get a SSHD, Solid State Hybrid Drive. Its a mixture of both an SSD and HDD, its a lot faster and you get a lot of storage for the same price as a single SSD. 2TB is roughly $120.

Just because it has both doesn't mean it's better, if this were a laptop, or maybe a machine with limited SATA3 ports then ya a SSHD would be good. But the performance of those isn't as fast as installing on a full on SSD. If I remember correctly the SSHD is just an SSD that is caching for the HD.
It is still a step up from just a HD so it isn't really a bad option, I personally just don't think you should be buying one for this build.

 

[MiCr2]

Just because it has both doesn't mean it's better, if this were a laptop, or maybe a machine with limited SATA3 ports then ya a SSHD would be good. But the performance of those isn't as fast as installing on a full on SSD. If I remember correctly the SSHD is just an SSD that is caching for the HD.
It is still a step up from just a HD so it isn't really a bad option, I personally just don't think you should be buying one for this build.

The fundamental design principle behind SSHDs is to identify data elements that are most directly associated with performance (frequently accessed data, boot data, etc.) and store these data elements in the NAND flash memory. This has been shown to be effective in delivering significantly improved performance over the standard HDD.