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SGT (Ret) Falconer:
I think the Read/write limits were a baby sickness of SSD's. Modern SSD's have most likely come a long way. Technology advances at a breakneck speed today so I dont think there will be issues. As for cooling, I live in Sweden, if I need cooling I open a window and my room is an icepalace in 5 minutes.

E. Ray:

--- Quote from: SPC Falconer on June 03, 2015, 10:10:05 PM ---I think the Read/write limits were a baby sickness of SSD's. Modern SSD's have most likely come a long way.
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This is correct. While read/write cycles per memory block are still limited, the limits have increased significantly since the early days of SSD technology. Unless you are constantly engaged in read/write cycles for 24 hours a day over a period of years, you will never encounter the read/write limit. You are vastly more likely to upgrade the drive than you are to hit the read/write limit. The limit should not be a consideration for a home/gaming computer.

As for your spec list, it's pretty good, but if you can hold out a couple of months, Intel will be releasing CPUs based on the Skylake chipset somewhere around the start of Q3. Motherboards using the new chipset are due in August, so that's a pretty strong hint that the new CPUs will be available around then. (Not a coincidence: Windows 10 is due July 29.)

Two other recommendations. One, get a PSU rated at least gold, not bronze. Two, AMD is set to release its new GPUs soon, so hold off on that GTX 980 until reviews of those come in. At a minimum, you can snag a GTX 980 or 970 at a discount when the early adopters upgrade to the AMD part.

SGT (Ret) Falconer:
Im not waiting for the new stuff because like most new stuff it will be very expensive and not needed for quite a while unless video game technology suddenly makes a massive leap. The GTX 980 is pretty much the flagship of current graphics cards and will no doubt sustain me for a long while and the CPU is lightyears ahead of my current one which still runs ARMA decently. The PSU was recommended by the guys assembling the computer and they know what they are doing so there wont be any issues there. The Order has been placed and if I need anything else it can be bought separately at a later date, that is the beauty of PC Gaming.

Thanks for all the advise and I will consult you in the event of future updates to my computer.

L. Stevens:
new stuff comes out=old stuff no longer as "top notch"=older stuff price reduction...normally 

E. Ray:

--- Quote from: SGT Stevens on June 03, 2015, 11:48:50 PM ---new stuff comes out=old stuff no longer as "top notch"=older stuff price reduction...normally

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Yep, this. The price reductions would have been very nice. Get the same stuff for cheaper, or get a better part for the same price, why not?


--- Quote from: SPC Falconer on June 03, 2015, 11:22:32 PM ---The Order has been placed and if I need anything else it can be bought separately at a later date, that is the beauty of PC Gaming.
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Definitely. Enjoy the new rig!

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