Try the top of the line at this link.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds
About that SSD HDD combo. I see 500GB SSDs for 120 bucks here. That's plenty of space for what you wrote you want to do.
Hello guys and gals my desktop of 4 and a half years has finally had enough. I have a budget of around $1500. Don't care about really high end, 3D gaming or VR, but a gpu that can handle ultra settings with good fps is favorable. Would like a SSD/HHD combo, need some suggestions for pretty much every part.

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