Few suggestions here.
First off, re: the 5900 RPM drive. Don't. If you're going 2TB, you have plenty of data, which means games and/or movies. I went 7200 RPM for all my drives, and I don't regret it.
Second, SSD. Crazy good boot times, low power, no moving parts, high price, and small capacity. Good for OS and critical programs- nothing else. You could get a lot of the boot time advantage from a Seagate Momentus XT as a primary drive- 500GB 7200RPM drive with a 4GB SSD built in. Worth looking into, anyway.
Third, memory. I went 2 x 4GB DDR3, just to have the option to upgrade further, and I haven't seen the need quite yet. Judging from my experiences, 8GB will be the max for quite some time, so I'd either start there, or make sure that upgrading won't be too painful in the future.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
First off, re: the 5900 RPM drive. Don't. If you're going 2TB, you have plenty of data, which means games and/or movies. I went 7200 RPM for all my drives, and I don't regret it.
Second, SSD. Crazy good boot times, low power, no moving parts, high price, and small capacity. Good for OS and critical programs- nothing else. You could get a lot of the boot time advantage from a Seagate Momentus XT as a primary drive- 500GB 7200RPM drive with a 4GB SSD built in. Worth looking into, anyway.
Third, memory. I went 2 x 4GB DDR3, just to have the option to upgrade further, and I haven't seen the need quite yet. Judging from my experiences, 8GB will be the max for quite some time, so I'd either start there, or make sure that upgrading won't be too painful in the future.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.