[Rachael Curry]

Thanks so much for the reply, Walter!

-I don’t have enough in the budget for 32GB’s of RAM, but I thought I could later swap that out easily when I have more to spend.
-I have switched the processor to: Intel® Core™ I7-4790 (Quad Core HT, 3.60GHz Turbo, 8MB, w/ HD Graphics 4600), but the price isn’t much different.
-No Raid
-Since I am going with the Small Form Factor Workstation, the biggest option for a SSD on this model is 256GB.. I will pair that with a lower speed drive 500GB 5.4 Rpm just for storing files.

That puts me at $2,070, which is right at my limit.

Question:
*Is a SSD with 256GB even worth it?