ssd or gfx

gmaan · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:29

hi, cant decide on the above to change so thought maybe some 3d party opinions

just changed from a Koolance PC3-725BK wc case to a cooler master 690 advanced with a corsair h70

inside is current + on order awaiting delivery
q6600 > i5 2500k
asus blitz formula > asrock extreme 4
crucial 4x2gb ddr800 > Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz
nvidia gtx 260 216core
maxtor 500gb pri
wd 1.5tb sla
1.5 ext backup

monitor is benq m2700hd 1920x1080
games played f12011/ metro2033/dirt 2/ arma 2
tdu and dirt 3 when there out

so once ive sold cpu ram mb and case ill have some more cash but dont know
whether to get ssd now gfx later in the year or the other way round????

Cheers
Glen

95thrifles · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:32

budget for upgrade?
a 570 would be nice if affordable, not much point less than that so if you cant stretch that far get SSD for now and gfx later

gmaan · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:46

i suppose another 200-240 without the wife cutting them off

95thrifles · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:59

Well you could get a 560
Comparison in Metro

coldfused · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:27

I would go for the gfx.
I use a SSD for boot/applications drive and HDD for games and data. If you're playing games a GFX is more important, plus it doesn't bother me when playing games running of a HDD than SSD.

M1k3H · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:31

get a 560 as mentioned above, and save the rest of the budget till the new generation of SSD's come out, that should push the current SSD's prices down.

Danny091 · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:32

I love my SSD, but thats mainly down to me playing wow with all the loading screens. I think its down to personal preferance than anything

gmaan · 27 Jan 2011 at 17:08

ok gonna go gfx now and ssd in a few months

gonna wait a few days tho and gauge the 560s over the 6950 2gb
may even wait for 560 2gb to land

cheers folks

95thrifles · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:10

Can check that now, read here, basically 6950 2gig edges 560, though AMD have now released a 1 gig 6950 which is about on a par with the 560