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Old 12-06-2012, 06:00 AM
 
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I want to get more into PC gaming, start a gaming stream and learn how to edit video for a YouTube channel/Blog combo I'm coming up with(nothing professional, just personal stuff). My parents are being super killer awesome becauese they offered to buy me a new computer for Christmas, and are letting me pick a configuration provided the entire thing stays under $900 after shipping.

iBUYPOWER POWER TG930SLC Gaming PC - 3rd Gen. Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, Liquid Cooling, Windows 8 64-bit at TigerDirect.com

I was leaning towards that, but I have a question. Would I be able to buy a SSD, uninstall Windows 8 then reinstall Windows 8 on the SSD? My friend says a SSD is vital for loading games and applications really fast, and I can use the 1TB SATA drive for all my data instead.
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Old 12-06-2012, 06:16 AM
 
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You can format the original drive (Windows has no uninstall routine), and then use the OS disk that (I assume) ships with the PC to install on the SSD.
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