If price is a consideration, I wouldn't get a 9700K. Maybe 9600K or 8700K (if you find good prices). Or an AMD? 1.5TB in 2 SSDs seems like a waste. I'd get one 1TB SSD (either NVMe or SATA) and a 2-4TB HDD. I looked into the 8700k and was only a savings of 30$. Good advice on the ssd...i will consi...