HDD is a must have :) You will need that 1TB storage no matter what :p I got already 2 TB HDD storage and 1,5 TB on cloud and yet I struggle with managing free space :D Backing up sensitive data shouldn't be a problem when you got separate HDDs so it won't be an issue if one of them fails. (Plus an external house+USB for it is a nice addition) 144 Hz monitor is a huge question mark in my life though. 60fps is already enough for me but I played on 144 Hz monitor before and you can feel the difference but only at the capped refresh rate. I guess it wouldn't be a problem with these parts but on