That Trion SSD isn't really anything special, honestly. Since there’s plenty of wiggle room in the budget, I guess it would be a better move to just grab a 250GB SanDisk SSD or maybe an Apple 850 instead.
1 x Samsung LS24D590PLX, 23.6" LED, 16:9 (AD-PLS), 1920 x 1080 resolution, D-Sub 1 x Intel Core i5-4460 (3.20GHz,1MB,6MB,84 W,1150) Box 1 x Asrock B85 ANNIVERSARY - Supports 4th Gen & 5th 1 x DDR3 8GB (1x8GB) Kingston, HyperX Fury, 1866MHz, CL10 1 x Gigabyte GF GTX970 G1 GAMING, 4GB GDDR5, DVI, DP, GVN970G14GD-00 1 x SEASONIC 450G Power Supply, SS-450G, Haswell ready, G series 1 x Zalman R1 mid tower case. 192(W) x 465(H) x 450(D)mm. 1 x Seagate 1TB HDD, Serial ATA III, 7200 rpm, DESKTOP SSHD,8GB SSD
I’d probably suggest going with the MSI 960 instead, because from what I can gather, the Gigabyte version only uses a single heatpipe, whereas the MSI model actually packs three
Are you looking for an HDD? I feel like 240GB just wouldn't be enough space for me, so I'd probably go with a 120GB SSD paired with a 1TB HDD instead.
1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960, 2GB 128 bit GDDR5 1 x Toshiba HDD 1TB, 7200rpm, 32MB 1 x SILVERSTONE Strider ST50F-ESB 500W, 80+ Bronze 1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3-1866 CL10 Blue 1 x OCZ SSD ARC 100, 120GB Sata3 1 x AMD FX X8 8300 (3.3GHz, 16MB, 95W, AM3+) box 1 x GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P, AM3+, 125W CPU 1 x LG GH24NSC0 sat Bulk Black 24x 1 x Zalman Z1, USB3.0 black, 2x120mm 1 x CPU Cooler LC-CC-95, Intel/AMD, 90mm 4-pin
The GPU isn't quite as powerful as a 960, I suppose, but you're getting a better SSD with a longer warranty, a larger hard drive, and a much higher quality power supply here.
1 x Intel CPU desktop Core i5-4460 (3.2GHz, 6MB,LGA1150) box 1 x Gigabyte GTX 750 Ti 2GB DDR5, 128bit, Dual DVI, 2xHDMI, PCI-E 3.0 1 x HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 1 x Samsung 250GB 850 EVO Basic SSD 1 x Toshiba 2TB, 7200rpm, 64MB HDD 1 x EVGA 500 W, 80+ Gold 1 x Asrock Intel 1150 Socket B85 ANNIVERSARY Chipset MB 1 x Zalman Z1, USB3.0 black, 2x120mm
I mean, you could always just use the link to grab some consumer credit—like, maybe up to 60 monthly installments on an Amex—and it’ll still end up being cheaper than those pathetic Micronis types
Here is what I would do. I'd just leave those 4GB of RAM alone so you end up with 8GB total. You could also keep the HDD as it is for multimedia and general data storage, but then pick up a new SSD to install Windows, Microsoft Office, and whatever other programs or apps you use most often, and the computer will feel incredibly fast. I guess if this gaming bundle doesn't interest you, there is also $23this cheaper i5 option . 1 x Intel Core i5-4460 Processor + Intel i5/i7 BUNDLE 1 x SILVERSTONE Strider ST40F-ESB, 400W, 80+ Bronze 1 x AMD Radeon R9 270, 2048MB GDDR5 1 x Xigmatek Mach Case Black, USB3.0 1 x ASUS B85M-G 1 x Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3-12800) CL11 1 x OCZ SSD ARC 100, 120GB Sata3
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Or maybe this AMD setup with the stronger graphics card . 1 x Xigmatek Mach Case Black, USB3.0 1 x Crucial 4GB DDR3 1600 Mhz (PC3-12800) CL11 1 x OCZ SSD ARC 100, 120GB Sata3 1 x AMD FX-4300 Desktop CPU Box 1 x Gigabyte 970A DS3P, AM3+ 1 x LC-CC-95 CPU Cooler, Intel/AMD, 90mm 4-pin 1 x MSI GTX 960 GDDR5 2GB/128bit 1 x XFX TS 450W, 80+ Bronze
Well, even that Dell features an AH-IPS panel. To be honest, most IPS monitors these days utilize AH-IPS technology, so you really can't go wrong there.
Over at Best Buy, they have this particular model, which also comes highly recommended.
I suppose I’d probably lean toward the GTX 960. You could either go with one of those Gigabyte models that comes with a three-year warranty, or maybe look at the Inno3D iChill Ultra, which I think is one of the more powerful 960 versions out there and stays way cooler than most other cards.