You could buy a small SSD, I think they're pretty cheap. I've heard some good things about them, but as someone who doesn't have much money, I can't say personally, but if you find 32gb on, it shouldn't be all that spendy.The_Healer said:Is a SSD actually worth the huge amount of money though (money vs. capacity I mean)?CountFenring said:Don't wait for the 480, the 5870 is gonna be cheaper and has almost the same performance. The six gbs of RAM is good, it's what I've got, it'll serve you well. Don't do the Blu-Ray, waste of money imo. Unless you need a Blu-Ray player, just get a regular DVD drive.
Oh, and think about an SSD, cause they're cool.
The blu-ray drive is because I have a PS3 and a Blu Ray player so I wouldn't mind burning some Hi Def things (and copying rentals ahem...)
I guess it will depend on when I actually get the money together whether I get a 5870 or a 480. That is if they are at the same price.
That's a good reason to have a Blu-Ray drive, them, you'd use it. I prefer DVD because they're faster, and I prefer to have hard copies of my games, but if you are actually going to use it, then get it.
The 5870 v. 480 is gonna be pretty tricky. If you want to spend less money, get the 5870. I'm gonna make an educated guess and say it's gonna be a bit cheaper. If you're gonna get the 480, then I would recommend thinking about saving for a little longer and getting the HD5970, which is The Best Around [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qae_TUTeGo]. If you want to see the benchmarks of the card, go here [http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-480,2585.html]. The 480 and 470 are shown against the 5870,5970 and a few others. Hope this helps.