Articles on Lr and SSDs

http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/optimize-performance-lightroom.html
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/blog/will-an-ssd-improve-adobe-lightroom-performance/

General Lr performance tips:
http://digital-photography-school.com/10-tips-to-improve-lightrooms-speed-and-performance-without-additional-hardware/

RAM test applications, utilities

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-memory-testing-utility.htm#

Can't believe it - installed 18GB RAM, can only use 16GB

Thanks to Windows 7 Home Premium - limited to max 16GB...arg...not paying $89 for upgrade to allow me to see that last bit of RAM, but man...will wait for Windows 10.

Research to find new graphics card

Battlefield 4 performance numbers
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/16-Battlefield-4-1080p,3608.html

GTX 760 review including noise
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-760-review-gk104,3542-6.html

Installation tweaks recommended for SSD being installed as system drive

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/samsung-850-pro-ssd-review,6.html

Overclocked my Core i7 920 to x166

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-core-i7,2268.html
Did this via BIOS, no other changes.

Great resource on how to plan for shooting the milky way

http://www.photopills.com/tutorials/how-shoot-truly-contagious-milky-way-pictures
http://www.photopills.com/tutorials/how-plan-milky-way-using-2d-map-centric-planner

Potential Thunderbolt future purchase

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/elgato-thunderbolt-2-dock-review/