Ok so I will start by saying I am building a new system. I will be waiting for IVY bridge, I know its about 2 or 3 months away. But I want to get the newer chip and newer motherboards.
I currently have
CPU: Intel Q9450
Memory : DDR2 8gb corsair
HD: caviar black 500gb
graphics: gtx 460
I am going to need a motherboard/cpu/memory/graphics/hard drive/ssd/bluray
Now I plan on getting an i7 ivy bridge/and motherboard. which I am estimating around 600-650.
Now for everything else I have around 900 to spend. I will not need a case or power supply.
So can people give me some idea on some parts to fill in
I was looking at the samsung 830 SSD drive 120gb
I want 16gb of memory. 4gbx4 But I am not sure on what speed differences will mean so if you can give some advice on which speed would be best for its price.
I need a bluray burner/player.
a 1tb HDD
and I am thinking about upgrading graphics also. I know this could take a large part of my budget But I probably won't buy this for a month or 2 and see if current ones go down.
How big of a difference is the 7970 compared to my gtx 460?