Awesome, getting the faster Intel CPU along with the SSD would be great. My only concerns are the Crucial M4 and the HD6950. How does the M4 compare to the Samsung 830 and will the HD6950 have similar gaming performance to the 570 (I know it is slower than the 7870)?
Thanks for your help!
Building a pc to use for gaming and a few Linux VMs for class. Would appreciate your thoughts on two different sets of components.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming and light VM use.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included...
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