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Building Computer for FFXIV/WOW

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ZLanDRy18

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As the title says I am building this computer in an effort to play FFXIV ( Final Fantasy XIV ) and WoW.
Im using newegg.com in the US.
I want it to run without much stress, and play extremely well.

These are the speccs:
-Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
109.99
- Motherboard - ASUS P7P55 LX LGA
109.99
- CPU - Intel Core i5 760 2.8Ghz
208.99
(Got the mobo and cpu for 290.99 in a deal)
- RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
146.99
- HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
104.99
- Sound Card - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
29.99
- DVD RW Drive - CD/DVD Lite-On IHAS22406
24.95

Those are the parts i have purchased, and have at my home.
These are the parts that i plan to buy, unless theres a better choice.

Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1gB

Power Supply - CORSAIR Profession Series AX850 850W ATX 12V

Case - Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower

What am i asking if for you to check to make sure everything is compatible, and will run efficently together, and will run these games are "pro" speeds. Also, any possible improvements? Note: I want to stay at about 200-250 for the graphics card, around 200 for the PSU, and about 100 for the case.

FFXIV Requirements - http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/envi/envi01.html

Wow Requirements - http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&tag=system&rhtml=true


Thanks so much for taking out the time to help me. 🙂
 
Not sure what is required to run FFXIV at "pro" levels, but with WoW you would want to OC your CPU as much as possible, and run it from a decent SSD.

Not that it matters since you already have them, but 8GB RAM seems overkill and IMO the sound card would be a waste. Either go "gamer" with an X-Fi or go "pro" with a better card that has better sound quality. A cut down Audigy IMO wouldn't be any improvement over onboard audio (unless something was broken with the onboard).

The PSU is completely overkill. A quality 550W unit would run your setup with power to spare. Check Hot Deals - there's a thread on Newegg's pre-Black Friday sale and a Corsair 550W is in there for around $50. It isn't modular, but you will be using at least 2/3 of the cabling anyways so just bundle up the excess and put a zip tie around it and call it a day.

The graphics card is good, but a bit more can get you a Radeon 6870 that is better.

Have you considered an aftermarket heatsink/fan for the CPU? It should respond really well to overclocking and WoW does benefit with higher clocks. $30 will get a Cooler Master 212 Plus, which is really good for $30. I think you can also get a Xigmatek 1294 for around the same.
 
Agree with Zap. Spend more on the GPU and less (much less) on the PSU. You can get a GTX 470 for $225 with promo code EMCZZYR24 today. Get the 650TX for $60 AR Apromo as well. If you return the sound card for a refund, you probably have just about enough for an SSD like this 60GB Agility 2.
 
I was under the assumption that i would need about a 1000W psu, and was going out on a limb for getting 850.

Also, i am still unclear on what gpu to buy.

And with the SDD, would it completely replace my 1TB HDD?
 
ZLanDRy18 said:
I was under the assumption that i would need about a 1000W psu, and was going out on a limb for getting 850.
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Your impression was wrong.

ZLanDRy18 said:
Also, i am still unclear on what gpu to buy.
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Any specific objection to the GTX 470 that I recommended?

ZLanDRy18 said:
And with the SDD, would it completely replace my 1TB HDD?
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No, it is a supplement to your HDD. You put the OS and any applications that you want to be very fast on the SSD. Everything else goes on the HDD.
 
Hmm, well your psu suggestion seems sold. And i have this strange feeling you somehow are knowledgable in this field. haha 🙂


No no objection.

Would you mind checking they are all compatible.I think i will go with all of you recommendations.Thanks mfenn!
 
ZLanDRy18 said:
I was under the assumption that i would need about a 1000W psu, and was going out on a limb for getting 850.
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Your assumption was wrong, or it was based on a crappy PSU. ^_^ There are PSUs which are not capable of putting out the number on the label. These are sadly somewhat common, thus the often overinflated wattage requirements.

If you get a PSU which can actually put out what it claims on the label (which is the only type of PSU you should be using) then you don't need anywhere near 1000W. The GPU and CPU are the two most power hungry items in a modern gaming rig. The Core i5 760 has a 95W TDP. A GeForce GTX 460 has two 6-pin PCIe power connectors, so it can theoretically draw up to 225W (each 6-pin has a 75W limit, a PCIe slot has 75W limit). We're now at 320W and have accounted for probably 80% or more of the potential power draw of such a computer - and this is assuming 100% load on everything, which typically only synthetic tests can achieve (Prime95, OCCT, Furmark, etc.). Hard drives usually peak at 15W and that's only during spinup (first powered on, when there is no load on the GPU for instance). In fact, newer hard drives are using less power these days. Motherboard and RAM... don't know, but probably 15-25W or so at most. The Audigy SE is hardly going to draw much power, and optical drives don't draw much either.

mfenn said:
ZLanDRy18 said:
And with the SDD, would it completely replace my 1TB HDD?
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No, it is a supplement to your HDD. You put the OS and any applications that you want to be very fast on the SSD. Everything else goes on the HDD.
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In addition to just OS and applications, you will want WoW running off the SSD.
 
Is there possibly a better case out there? that would fit better with everything?

Read a couple reviews that it doesnt have much space for wires.
 
About the PSU you recommended.

Also, taken from that PSU reviews on newegg.

Cons: -Does not support SLI graphics cards that require two 6-pin power rails each (I own the GTX 470 and wanted to SLI but not possible with this PSU).
-Modular power supplies provide much better cable management.

Confirm/Deny?
Planned to possibly SLI 470s.
 
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ZLanDRy18 said:
Is there possibly a better case out there? that would fit better with everything?

Read a couple reviews that it doesnt have much space for wires.
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The Nine Hundred Two is fine IMHO (as long as you dig the aesthetic). It's got plenty of places to route wires behind the mobo tray.
 
ZLanDRy18 said:
Cons: -Does not support SLI graphics cards that require two 6-pin power rails each (I own the GTX 470 and wanted to SLI but not possible with this PSU).
-Modular power supplies provide much better cable management.

Confirm/Deny?
Planned to possibly SLI 470s.
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Ahhh, we didn't know you had plans for two GTX 470. In your first post you mentioned a single GTX 460. Totally different power requirements. You should look for a quality 750W+ unit that comes with at least four PCIe power plugs.

Cable management is not made or broken with modular cabling. Cable management is patience, skill, experience and imagination.
 
If you're planning to SLI, modular is pointless. You will end up using all of the connectors anyway. I think the Nine Hundred Two is a solid choice, but you can also consider the cases from Cooler Master's HAF series.

As for the PSU, the 750TX is a good choice. If you really must have a modular PSU, look at the 750HX but again, I don't think that it's worth the money.
 
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