i really dont see the point in ssd.
I understand that this is a pc forum, and everyone likes to have the fastest and the most powerful. But you only save a matter of seconds. For that you lose hundreds of pounds.
My current i7 with samsung spinpoint loads windows in about 30-40 seconds... ssd would do it in what, 20-30? my eec with ssd takes about 20-30 to load xp so id guess it would be around that sort of speed.
So for about £150 more than a normal hdd, i save about 20 seconds of time when i boot the pc, and maybe the same when im loading photoshop etc. is that really worth it?
If your into the extreme end of gaming or graphics production then i understand that speed is needed, but for the average home user ssd is overkill for the pricxe at the moment, the money would be much better spent on other things.
with regards to the op, your processor etc should be based on what you ant to do with the machine. If your doing gaming, but your also doing graphics work and other intensive tasks then personally i would go with the i7.
My build cost me £800 without monitor.
Core i7 920
Asus P6T motherboard
6gb ocz gold ram
320gb spinpoint
antec 300 case
dark knight 4870 graphics
corsair 650w psu
fenrir cooler
i would point out that my build is quite noisy, but this is down to the fenrir fan and the case fans which im swapping them all for silent ones.
My spec is no beast, but i does graphics work fine and plays games fine. plus it has the options there for furture upgrades. If i could change anything i would have gone with a better motherboard and a different case.
I dont notice that things take a long time to load, i click to open photoshop and it loads in seconds, programs instal in seconds, and the whole machine feels rapid, was easy to overclock to around 4ghz as well but the fans have to be sped up a bit.
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