FFXIV Build

[ZLanDRy18]

I am building a desktop computer for Final Fantasy XIV. I also plan to play other games such as WoW, and possibly other mmorpg titles. I plan to do the usual web-surfing, such as facebook, online shopping, forum browsing, and youtube, etc.

My budget is around $1500. (American)
I have bought some parts already; they will be listed further below.

I am going to be buying from NA. All the parts i have bought so far were from tigerdirect.com

Don't really have a preference towards brand. Although it seems i am drawn to Intel, nVidia, etc.

**These are the parts that i have already purchased; and plan to use in my computer.**The price in red is the total, including S&H, and tax,etc.
Price in blue is the price of the components i plan to purchase, without S&H, tax, etc.
Case - XION Vantage Mid-Tower Case AXP100-001BK - ATX, mATX
59.58
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit DVD OEM
104.78
Sound Card - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
35.86
Power Supply - Ultra X4 1050-Watt Modular Power Supply
238.14
DVD RW Drive - Lite On 24X SATA w/Lightscribe OEM
24.95

Motherboard - ASUS P6X58D Premium Motherboard
299.99
Intel Core i7 950 Processor
299.99
Western Digital WD2OEADS Cavair Green Hard Drive - 2TB
109.99
Ram - I am still looking for it. I would think it should be atleast 8GB.
Graphics Card - Everything looks so close i can't tell the difference and need some advice on this.

The only place i got input on for this topic are other FFXIV forums.

Based on the fact, that i do not have time to learn how to overclock or actually overclock, i plan to on running at default speeds.

I will probably play at 1280 x 720

I plan to build it as soon as i get all the parts. This month as of October 2010


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[mwmorph]

wrong forum.

 

[TheUnk]

Yeah, that's not really a game.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Honestly, you could ditch the audigy card and just use the built in onboard sound from the asus board.

It'll save you a few bucks and give you more room to work with in your case.

A GTX 460 is probably best bang for buck card right now (correct me if i'm wrong).

And why would you play at 1280x720? Are you restricted by your monitor or something?

Your comp will be plenty powerful to play 1920x1080 or 1920x1200. Don't restrict your enjoyment by playing at 1280x720.

 

[Soccerman06]

One of you mods should lock one of these threads before we get a third one.

 

[fffblackmage]

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