[ModernMonk]

New to the Forums. I just purchased some new hardware to build a new PC. I am looking for some feedback on if I made some good choices or not. I tried to keep everything pretty current and affordable as my price range was $600-$700.

Processor: Intel Core i3-530 2.9GHz LGA 1156 (couldn't afford to shell out for the i5 or i7).
GPU:Radeon 5770 1GB 126-bit
RAM: G.Skill 4GB SDRAM DDR3 1333
PSU: Cool Master 460w (Hoping this has enough to power the 5770, if not let me know so I don't make a big mistake)
Motherboard: GIGABYTE LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Case: Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB

Let me know if this is sufficient enough to run Final Fantasy 14 in decent looking settings please as its the focus of my purchase. If I need to change or upgrade anything (within reasonable price range) I will do so.

Thank you.

[Zodiac]

you might wanna get at least a 500-600 watt psu just incase, what os system you using if its vista or 7 u gonna want more ram and are you gona over clock anything?

This post has been edited by Zodiac: Sep 21, 2010 - 5:14 PM

[ModernMonk]

I read up a bit on the graphics card, it doesn't seem to use much power. Ive read reviews of people using similar PSU and it being ok. I am also going to be installing Windows 7. I was told that it's not really necessary to have more than 4GB RAM at least yet, but may need to upgrade in the future.

Do you think as is, I would be able to run FF14 without a problem?

[Takhimar]

I can only comment on the ram, but Saeryne and I are using a virtually identical setup, excpet she has 4 gigs less ram than I do. (4 gigs)

We got identical scores.