You'd have to raid about 100 hard drives together to get the IOPs of a modern SSD, and at least 4 to match the read and write speed.
Mysticjbyrd is right about the SSD value... to a certain degree. They're expensive, and in an absolute sense you're only saving a few seconds a day (for a gaming PC), especially since Windows will automatically use spare RAM for caching. But, SSDs offer that already-cached-in-memory feel all the time which makes PC usage more enjoyable.
Given your parts choices, Nastai, you're clearly not poor and would definitely appreciate the luxury of an SSD
The monitor you mentioned is praised among the enthusiast build game community, but is also at the same price of all other products combined (depending a bit if OP buys the 680). I don't know if IPS is really worth it... I guess I have to see it for myself to get why the community is so obsessed by it.
The high resolution was the biggest draw for me. It's about 1.7x the number of pixels as 1080p, with a corresponding increase in detail. The effect is most noticable in first-person games, allowing you to see more detail further in the distance.
Compared to dual-120hz screens (as Nastai is considering), the cost isn't bad. It's likely to last several upgrade cycles. Additionally, while game support for dual-screens is spotty (at best), everything supports this single greater-than-HD display with no tricks or compromises.
You're spending $500 on the case and PSU... for a system with 1 video card? A 2600K and a GTX680 will only use about 400 watts, maybe even 350. Thermal load will be low, also. You can downsize the PSU a lot, and maybe upgrade to a Platinum efficiency model and still come out ahead.
You don't have enough parts to fill out such a large case. On the other had, the vast cavity of empty air will help things stay cool and quiet. Still, it's a very large case by any measure; I hope you're not planning to move it around much.
You're only using one PCI Express slot. A Micro ATX motherboard can be used, if you want, opening up the option for smaller cases.
For the monitor, I'm using a Dell U2711, native resolution is 2560x1440. It's a very high quality IPS panel, and can be driven a single Dual-link DVI connction or DisplayPort. It's only 60 hz, but I appreciate having all those extra pixels both in game and on the desktop
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Mysticjbyrd is right about the SSD value... to a certain degree. They're expensive, and in an absolute sense you're only saving a few seconds a day (for a gaming PC), especially since Windows will automatically use spare RAM for caching. But, SSDs offer that already-cached-in-memory feel all the time which makes PC usage more enjoyable.
Given your parts choices, Nastai, you're clearly not poor and would definitely appreciate the luxury of an SSD
The high resolution was the biggest draw for me. It's about 1.7x the number of pixels as 1080p, with a corresponding increase in detail. The effect is most noticable in first-person games, allowing you to see more detail further in the distance.
Compared to dual-120hz screens (as Nastai is considering), the cost isn't bad. It's likely to last several upgrade cycles. Additionally, while game support for dual-screens is spotty (at best), everything supports this single greater-than-HD display with no tricks or compromises.
You don't have enough parts to fill out such a large case. On the other had, the vast cavity of empty air will help things stay cool and quiet. Still, it's a very large case by any measure; I hope you're not planning to move it around much.
You're only using one PCI Express slot. A Micro ATX motherboard can be used, if you want, opening up the option for smaller cases.
For the monitor, I'm using a Dell U2711, native resolution is 2560x1440. It's a very high quality IPS panel, and can be driven a single Dual-link DVI connction or DisplayPort. It's only 60 hz, but I appreciate having all those extra pixels both in game and on the desktop