Putting together a Narwhal - Changed a Few Things?

[Bobatea]

Hey there guys, I'm putting together a Narwhal build from this month but I'm changing around a few pieces and wondering how much it is actually going to effect the performance I could be getting if I changed some of the Specs?

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K Processor LGA1155 - 3.3GHz
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3 LGA1155 Intel Z68 4x DDR3 2133 - Changed MOBO for Reduced Price (~$50 Change)
RAM: G Skill 8G (2x4G) DDR3 1333MHz PC3 - 10666 CL9 (8GBXL)
GFX Card: Sapphire HD6870 1GB GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DP
PSU: Corsair HX-650 ATX PSU 120mm Fan
Case: Coolermaster Storm Scout Gaming Black Case With Red LEDS (No PSU) - Change of Case (HAF912 is Ugly IMHO)
HDD: WD 500GB.

I'm not running an SSD due to my lack of money at the moment, but I still need to get a new PC. How much is not running an SSD with the build actually going to effect the performance of my computer? I've never had an SSD so I guess I wouldn't really know but yeah.

Thanks for the input guys,
Sun.

[Skelly]

You'll be fine with those changes. SSDs only cut down on load times, which is nice, but doesn't affect your fps.

[Uggorthaholy]

You'll be fine with those changes. SSDs only cut down on load times, which is nice, but doesn't affect your fps.

This. I don't recommend SSDs to any of my friends until they are at a $1400+ build range. There is just more than can be done performance wise. I'd rather have higher, more stable FPS than a quicker boot and wow load time.

You'll be fine without an SSD. Once you go SSD, you hate HDD. If you've never had SSD, you won't feel a difference by still not having one.

[aisatsana]

if you have extra money id get a aftermarket cpu cooler(something like a Hyper 212 plus) and get a 1TB hard drive since they're so cheap these days.