Depends how much you value speed. But SSDs are still too expensive for me to consider, so I agree with you.
Personally I think you'll be fine with the IGP. You can always buy a discrete graphics card later if you need more grunt. Make sure you get a motherboard capable of using the APU IGP (I am clueless when it comes to all the new intel stuff o I can't help I'm afraid).
The difference in speed an SSD offers though is phenominal. I love my boot times and not waiting for apps to load once it's on the dtop.
Yes I agree with you both, I shouldn't really have said that as if it was fact. I say it because with £125 you could buy a better CPU/Graphics card which would boost FPS in games and allow you to play at higher settings. An SSD however, makes no impact on gaming quality/fps. I would wait 5 minutes to load up a game if it meant I would be able to play it at higher settings/fps. My PC boots in under 30 seconds lol, I actually preferred it when it took a minute or two so I could do other stuff (like tidy my room etc). I've never sat at my computer (well, not a windows 7 one at least) and thought, hurry up. But that's just me, I've always been patient, especially with technology. Considering i don't want to shave time off apps and boot time, I personally consider mechanical HDs more value for money, even with the price hike. I would buy an SSD provided it would last as long (if not longer) than a mechanical drive and was no more than 10p per GB.
You're doing it wrong if you are using a hard drive for your main boot drive and discounting SSDs because they aren't as cheap per GB as mechanicals HDs Yes, Per GB, they compare poorly to traditional hard drives, but no one uses a SSD for media storage. They are built for all out speed and as Longweight says, nothing will improve general computer usage like an SSD. £70 (the current price for a 535Mb/s Kingston V200) for a 120GB SSD is an absolute bargain in my eyes. They most definitely are not poor value for money.
Agreed, I jumped on the SSD bandwagon just on Saturday and the difference is amazing! You can't go wrong with a 128GB Crucial M4 for £88!
Screens, audio, and mechanical keyboards. You can't know what a difference it makes until you use one.
Scan? Amazon? Unless you have an incredibly expensive rig, if you spend an extra £125 on your graphics/cpu you will notice a difference. I could almost crossfire my rig with that! My friend has one, he boots real quick. Yay xD Like I said, personal preference. I fit ain't broke, don't fix it. Why would I want my PC to boot in 5 seconds when I'm perfectly happy waiting for it to boot in 30? I'll wait for the proces to go further down, thanks
It's the boot speed that is the real benefit. it's the snappiness and responsiveness of the system in general. You don't get that slow down of your windows instillation you do with a HDD either.
I don't really get the full boot benefit since my PC only ever goes to sleep mode, but the increased responsiveness from programs like MAX, Cinema 4D and Photoshop is a major bonus. Reduced loading times on my steam games is just extra. If you don't feel an SSD will enhance your PC experience then don't buy one, but there's no need to malign those of us who do like SSD's. In the end everyone has different needs and want from their PC. I see £125 spent on an SSD as better than £125 on a CPU(no upgrade) or GPU(don't game).
So true. I don't know why we ever thought it was a good idea to use these obnoxious forums and message boards when we could instead be writing letters to each other. While we're not busy sorting our finances with the trusty abacus, of course. Where's feathers at? I think he's rubbed off on me...
