Hello,
I'm looking to build a system that will stand up to Final Fantasy XIV well enough to play on my HDTV. I of course want to do this in a cost effective way.
I'm not particularly computer saavy but I have been researching this problem for a couple of weeks. Here's what I have so far...
Processor: AMD Athlon ii x4 640 3.0ghz
MOBO: ASRock AMD 770 ATX
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 G Skill
DVD Burner
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Hard Drive: 500 GB (does brand matter?)
Power Supply: OCZ Modstream pro 600W
That gets me to around $575 on Newegg without trying to get fancy with combo deals and of course that's before adding in an OS.
I do not have the expertise to build it myself (at least not without a few more months perusing your forums ^_^ ).
I can build similar systems on Ibuypower or cyberpower.com for low 700s with the OS installed.
Am I better off finding a local guy to build it for me? Is there fat to trim on the specs above? Is buying used off ebay an option to get a good deal?
Thanks in advance,
Opti (new tomshardware fan)
I'm looking to build a system that will stand up to Final Fantasy XIV well enough to play on my HDTV. I of course want to do this in a cost effective way.
I'm not particularly computer saavy but I have been researching this problem for a couple of weeks. Here's what I have so far...
Processor: AMD Athlon ii x4 640 3.0ghz
MOBO: ASRock AMD 770 ATX
RAM: 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1600 G Skill
DVD Burner
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Hard Drive: 500 GB (does brand matter?)
Power Supply: OCZ Modstream pro 600W
That gets me to around $575 on Newegg without trying to get fancy with combo deals and of course that's before adding in an OS.
I do not have the expertise to build it myself (at least not without a few more months perusing your forums ^_^ ).
I can build similar systems on Ibuypower or cyberpower.com for low 700s with the OS installed.
Am I better off finding a local guy to build it for me? Is there fat to trim on the specs above? Is buying used off ebay an option to get a good deal?
Thanks in advance,
Opti (new tomshardware fan)