Primarily a console gamer so I am not after a top of the range PC. This is what I'm gonna get: http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Gallant-AMD-560-94p1144.htm

With these modifications:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition INSTEAD OF AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition

Coolermaster Hyper TX3 with it

8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB) INSTEAD OF 4GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 2GB)

500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s

ATI Radeon HD 6790 1GB INSTEAD OF NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB

500W Xigmatek INSTEAD OF 400W Xigmatek

Thanks :)

Yes i believe so.

I have almost same setup, but with an older GFX card and i've yet to meet a game i haven't been able to play smooth on 1920x1080 resolution. (might not always be able to go ULTRA, mainly high/very high with AA etc, and the games still look damned good)

Altho i think you'd need a tad more powerfull PSU, 500W is pretty damn crappy, not even sure it can run that setup, to be on the safe side, go 6-700w minimum

Also, Xigmatek CPU-coolers with direct touch heatpipe system is way better cooling system than anything on the market and they're also pretty much the cheapest.

I run on a 1280x1024 resolution.

I'll try and go with 600w, its just I have a tight budget.

With such a small resolution, you can propably run everything on ULTRA :) and yeah, go 600W, because 500W might not even run the PC because the GFX's these days are powermonsters.

Originally posted by Lashley

I run on a 1280x1024 resolution.

 hehe you wont for long:D  resolution is an addiction.  eventually everybody wants to run at higher resolution:)

I'll try and go with 600w, its just I have a tight budget.

a quality 400w unit will run circles around a crappy 600w.  it's not the wattage that matters on PSU, it's the quality.

Originally posted by Lashley

Primarily a console gamer so I am not after a top of the range PC. This is what I'm gonna get: http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/Gallant-AMD-560-94p1144.htm

 

With these modifications:

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition INSTEAD OF AMD Phenom II X2 560 Black Edition

Coolermaster Hyper TX3 with it

8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB) INSTEAD OF 4GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 2GB)

500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s

ATI Radeon HD 6790 1GB INSTEAD OF NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB

500W Xigmatek INSTEAD OF 400W Xigmatek

 

Thanks :)

the proper way to start this conversation would be what is your budget and when do you need your machine built by.

For my 18th in October, parents are helping me with the money so dont wanna take the pee lol

Heres my saved order:

Customizations:
CPU: 1018 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
CPU Cooler: 3007 - Coolermaster Hyper TX3
Operating System: 11001 - No Operating System - I will install my own
Motherboard: 4111 - Gigabyte M68MT-S2P
Memory: 5039 - 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB)
Hard Drives: 6027 - NEW! 500GB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 7003 - 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
Graphics card: 9040 - NEW! ATI Radeon HD 6790 1GB
Sound card: 10001 - Onboard 7.1 Audio
Case: 17035 - Zalman Z9 Plus
PSU: 18034 - 700W Xigmatek
Warranty: 1003 - 3 Year Platinum Warranty

Comes to: £464.89

2nd question is are you set on having the machine built for you? or are you versed enough with computers to put it together yourself?

3rd question is are you set on dinopc.com as your vender? or are you willing to order your parts elsewhere if the prices are more favorable

I could build it myself but would rather have someone else do it :p

I'd be up for using elsewhere if it were cheaper

If you plan on overclocking, dont buy 1333Mhz ram, but even if you dont i suggest buying 1600MHz anyway. Way better, will allow for A LOT more room on your rig for overclocking and such. Generic CL9 1333 Ram is pretty much the worse of the worse right now.

Also that build would be fine with a good 400w PSU because it wont be that demanding.

Originally posted by drazzah

If you plan on overclocking, dont buy 1333Mhz ram, but even if you dont i suggest buying 1600MHz anyway. Way better, will allow for A LOT more room on your rig for overclocking and such. Generic CL9 1333 Ram is pretty much the worse of the worse right now.

 

Also that build would be fine with a good 400w PSU because it wont be that demanding.

ehh its been proven no diffrents from 1600mhz to 1333 to even 2100 lol?

and im a GURU from Tomshardware

Originally posted by psyclum

a quality 400w unit will run circles around a crappy 600w.  it's not the wattage that matters on PSU, it's the quality.

It is both really. I recommend that OP get a good 550W+ PSU, preferably from Corsairs "proffesional" serie.

Originally posted by FateFatality

Originally posted by drazzah

If you plan on overclocking, dont buy 1333Mhz ram, but even if you dont i suggest buying 1600MHz anyway. Way better, will allow for A LOT more room on your rig for overclocking and such. Generic CL9 1333 Ram is pretty much the worse of the worse right now.

 

Also that build would be fine with a good 400w PSU because it wont be that demanding.

ehh its been proven no diffrents from 1600mhz to 1333 to even 2100 lol?

 

and im a GURU from Tomshardware

Obviously you are not a GURU because anyone who understands/knows how to really overclock will tell you that 1600MHz RAM should be your base. 1333MHz ram GREATLY inhibits anyone from overclocking thier machine due to the lowest of the low binning, especially generic CL9 1333 ram. 

And by "playing most mmos smoothly" do you mean at max fps? or do you care what your settings are at? (i guess not if your still playing at that resolution.)  You might be fine at that resolution, of course the quality of the game wont be that great but other then that.....

I would suggest an 800W+ so that if the OP decided there is spare money in the bank at some point he/she could drop a  2nd video card in and setup SLI or Crossfire. i suppose thats something you can switch out on your own as the machine doesn't look terribly complex. Depends on the case. Also, the case will dictate somewhat of the cooling/heating factor.

I have no intention to overclock as im clueless with that and wouldn't wanna risk it. But yes. I'd like to be able to play MMO's primarily, very smoothly with high graphics

Originally posted by Lashley

I have no intention to overclock as im clueless with that and wouldn't wanna risk it. But yes. I'd like to be able to play MMO's primarily, very smoothly with high graphics

well to be blunt, you wont have high "quality" graphics with that resolution. BUT for that resolution you should play most games smoothly.

Maybe not, but I mean being able to have high quality graphics on the options. Like I said I am primarily a console player, so it doesnt bother me that much

Originally posted by Lashley

Maybe not, but I mean being able to have high quality graphics on the options. Like I said I am primarily a console player, so it doesnt bother me that much

Hmm, if you were to upgrade to a 1920x1080 resolution you wont be running many of the new mmos at "high" quality settings with decent fps (I consider 40+ FPS "decent")

Now, in your build. If you can afford getting a 6850 instead of that 6790, and get 1600MHz ram instead of 1333 and if you learn how to (yes i said LEARN lol) overclock just slightly, you could.

You can find a lot of help online at overclocking websites. To overclock a pc a little really isnt that hard, and mostly anyone on a OC forum will tell you how to do it step by step.

That saved order list looks decent enough to run MMO's on high with that res, even with higher resolutions aswell, and it's good a to have bigger PSU, that way you don't have to upgrade it next time you upgrade other hardware.

the "good quality" PSU talk is horse-shit, i personally have blown 2 Corsair "high-end" PSU's and 1 ANTEC, now i have a 700W mid-range "not super brand" PSU and it has lasted thrice as long as those 3 combined.

99% of the components come from the same factories in China, thus the only real difference between "high-end" and "no-brand" PSU is the ridicilous price-difference that comes with the BRAND.

Originally posted by Fusion

That saved order list looks decent enough to run MMO's on high with that res, even with higher resolutions aswell, and it's good a to have bigger PSU, that way you don't have to upgrade it next time you upgrade other hardware.

the "good quality" PSU talk is horse-shit, i personally have blown 2 Corsair "high-end" PSU's and 1 ANTEC, now i have a 700W mid-range "not super brand" PSU and it has lasted thrice as long as those 3 combined.

99% of the components come from the same factories in China, thus the only real difference between "high-end" and "no-brand" PSU is the ridicilous price-difference that comes with the BRAND.

I've had this problem, just vice-versa. 

In many of my builds, and like a lot of people. The PSU is chosen last and personally i always try to cut cost by buying a cheap brand one. Those PSUs barley lasted 18 months and werent being used that much at all, and for one of my first builds i bought a high quality one and that rig is still kicking 24/7 (bitcoin rig) for about 4 years now.