Hi

My two cents worth, don't get an SSD, use two regular hard drives and put all your data on the one that doesn't have Windows on it.

While a SSD will improve Windows performance it doesn't have a lot to do with running software that is video intensive, put the money into your video card.

I have 2 1 TB drives partitioned into 4 partitions.

Windows and software is on one partition, everything else is on the others.

Get a good video card, my suggestion an nVidia 6 series, or maybe the new 7 series (I have a 680, 4 gig card and I can generate 140 fps running Skyrim in Stereo 3D full HD with everything set to max).

Go with an i7 processor, over clocking optional.

Go with 64 bit and at least 16 Gb of ram, (I have 32).

I'd go with a Asus Z87 or Z87 Deluxe mother board.

Sound card it up to you, if the sound isn't really important use the onboard sound.

If you are overclocking go with Asetek liquid cooling, no maintance.

If you want to just buy a system go to Falcon Northwest, the best custom built computers.

For around $1,500 to $2,000 you can get a system that will blow everything away.

Or look at the components they use, and build it yourself.

Mike

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