Building a new pc question

[wpeters]

no it won't. ram is slow compared to the ripjaw and sniper series with the same timings. the ssd is too small. the video card is weak.

8 gigs of ram is enough running at 1600. SSD is enough to download your operating system on and also your game. You can always upgrade the SSD. But for now that is enough. You don't need 1Tb worth of SSD.   It would work really well. Yes I know the Video Card is not the best but enought to run the game at high settings.  I dont think he can build much better for a thousand dollars. 

[gyrene81]

8 gigs of ram is enough running at 1600. SSD is enough to download your operating system on and also your game. You can always upgrade the SSD. But for now that is enough. You don't need 1Tb worth of SSD.   It would work really well. Yes I know the Video Card is not the best but enought to run the game at high settings.  I dont think he can build much better for a thousand dollars. 

i'm not talking about the amount of ram, i'm talking about the actual real world performance. 128gb ssd formats to 118gb in win7. installing programs to a secondary disk defeats the purpose of using an ssd and in some cases makes things slower.

[wpeters]

i'm not talking about the amount of ram, i'm talking about the actual real world performance. 128gb ssd formats to 118gb in win7. installing programs to a secondary disk defeats the purpose of using an ssd and in some cases makes things slower.

What would be better then?

[MrRiplEy[H]]

What would be better then?

Just get a larger SSD. Samsung EVO series is fast and relatively cheap.

[cattb]

240 GB would be the way I would go and is also my suggestion if your pocketbook can afford. Prolly get one for around 150 during xmass sales.  Get a 1 TB hard drive also, or at least I would for the reason, photos, videos, music, etc. That is if your into that stuff or you could go smaller HD.

Myself, I put the most used (important) programs and OS on my SSD . Otherwise I put my other programs on the Hardrive. I also put my documents, photos, videos, etc on the hardrive and not on the SSD. I use a 120 GB SSD.
Guncrasher is right, set your budget, then read and explore ideas of your components with in mind your use of  computer.

my half cent

[Spikes]

http://www.crucial.com/store/ssd.aspx?cpe=pd_msn_us&ef_id=USbxUAAABTWDOmo2:20131126180938:s

I used a 120 ssd Plus another 1t disc hard drive to back It up

Wiki link as well.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive

Oh...Solid State Drive and Solid State Hard Drive are two different things.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Oh...Solid State Drive and Solid State Hard Drive are two different things.

I guess you mean hybrid drives? Nowadays there are 3 different variations: Plain hdd, hybrid hdd with ssd cache built in and hybrid hdd with a built in 120gb ssd. The latter shows up as two separate drives in the system and is meant for applications where only 1 physical drive is possible (laptops).

[caldera]

Soon I'll be having a friend build a new pc, it will just be for AH. what are the suggestions for what is a "must". I personally don't know crap about pc's and I want it to last. With the new updates coming, it is so " over my head".

Also my monitor is dated, will that be an issue with running everything?

My goal is to build it in expensively. But to also be able to run AH at full tilt with no issues.

You help is greatly welcomed guys and thanks. Hope to see you soon in the sky.

Just got the parts for a new computer that rang up $962 at Amazon.  They charge tax now, which sucks.



Antec 900 case    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I5JHB0/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

MSI z77A-g43 motherboard    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QWI9K8/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

I-5 3570k processor    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

Corsair 650watt power supply    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LB5AZY/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

Corsair 8gb memory    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

EVGA superclocked GTX 760 video card    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHW4HXY/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

WD 1tb hard drive    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item

Asus dvd drive    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=pe_385040_30332200_pe_309540_26725410_item



The cpu runs at 3.4mhz can overclock to something like 4.5mhz, so this sucker should rock AH for some time.

[USCH]

Thanks for the help guys. It should be enough info for a good start.