Advice? New SSD, fresh OS + keep current OS

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TroyTalksNoMore

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Here's my current rig:

Antec 300 Illusion, Rosewill 1,000W PSU, GA-P45T-ES3G, Q9550 @ 3.2ghz, Xigmatek Dark Knight 120mm, G.SKILL 8gb DDR3 1333, Radeon 6870-1gb, (2) Samsung 1TB HD's, 47" Philips LCD TV (1920x1080), Yamaha 2.1 x 80watt, MS 2000 KB, Logitech Moose, Playseat Race Chair, G27 Wheel & Pedals, WIN7-64 PRO

Please recommend a new SSD for me & how I should go about dual booting w/ 4 HD's.

I want a fresh OS install (same WIN7-64 PRO) on the SSD + add a 3TB 7200 SATA for my entire STEAM library...

I typically just unplug my existing 2 HD's, add 2 new HD's, install fresh OS, use it for a few hours / few days & then just re-plug the old drives and get a boot menu screen - but that was for OS upgrades so it was easy to tell on the boot menu... WIN98 to XP then XP to WIN7.

Am I over thinking / worrying about nothing? Can I just proceed as usual?

PS: Still need an SSD recommendation...
~ OS, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite & typical apps, minor video editing.
 
talk2troy said:
Thx, those have decent reviews & prices are OK. Found a DEATHMATCH comparo...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/crucial-m500-1tb-ssd,3551-14.html

I checked my Windows (35 GB) & Program Files (125 GB) folder sizes.
Looks like I've been running this install since Sept 2011 & 240GB would be OK

DO I need to worry about booting confusion or just plug the old drives in & see what happens?
Click to expand...

As long as you tell your computer to boot off of the correct drive in bios, it shouldn't be confused.
 
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