I'm hoping to soon build a new rig, so I can finally upgrade from my current set-up:
-Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.0GHz
-nForce 750i SLi FTW
-4GB DDR2 800 2x2GB
-640GB 7200RPM
-GeForce GTX 285 1GB
I'm looking at a 'budget' (ha ha) build consisting of:
-Core i5-4690K @ 3.5GHz
-Z97i AC mITX
-8GB DDR3-1600 1x8GB
-OS SSD
-2 x 2TB 7200RPM in RAID 0
-GeForce GTX 970 4GB
This system will be used to only play games. My plan is to install Windows 7 (probably Windows 10) and the various game launchers (Steam, Origin, Battle.NET, odd etc.) on the SSD, and install the games on the RAID drives. I've not decided how I'll handle tools, like GIMP or Blender (or similar), should I start modding again. They'll either be on the OS drive or on a secondary Linux system, which would be my daily driver.
My only uncertainty now is the size of the SSD, and I wanted to get your opinions on it. Should I go with a 120/128GB or a 240/256GB SSD?