Intel i7-3770 (ivy bridge)
ASrock Z77 Extreme4-M
32GB G.Skil RAM (4x8GB)
Crucial M4 256GB SSD
Samsung 1.5TB HDD
Asus Blu-Ray player / DVD-R burner
XFX Radeon HD 5770 video (carried over from old pc)
Corsaid H70 core cpu cooler
OCZ 650watt modular PSU
Fractal Design Arc Mini case
I already knew SSD was fast as I've got a Samsung 830 128GB SSD in my laptop I use to store virtual machines and they perform very well. But after installing this new SSD in my new PC, I am now booting from it and all I can say is WOW. It's stupid fast. Push the power button and I'm in Windows in 10 seconds.
There are four programs I use the most, all four are in the task bar next to the start button. Firefox, Vmware Workstation 8, Evernote, and KeePass.
The rest are either on the most recent programs under Start and then the final place for programs I don't use as often then I do have to go to Start > All Programs.