Need a new computer.(Need Advice)

[hellfire45]

I am trying to play the new MMO Final Fantasy XIV which comes out later this month. That game requires a lot of processing power to play, much more than any of my current computers.

I figure I might as well just start over and build one from the ground up. My brother recently bought a 3.2ghz quad core, 1GB video card, 4gb ram, 600 GB HDD comp for about $600, and that included the case. Still I know it all starts with the MOBO but I don't really know which one I should get. The computer needs to be comparable to my brothers because even his comp barely passed the benchmark for the video game.

My budget is around $600. I already have a 256mb video card but its about 3 years old. I also have year old ram. Thanks! Any suggestions are very appreciated!

[Moontrash]

case - $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146061

power supply - $40 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152028

processor - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103706

dvd burner/rom - $24
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

hard drive - $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074

RAM - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275

Motherboard - $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

Video Card - $125 (After Rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102873

Total Cost - $550

this setup should easily get you what you want...and for less than $600

[hellfire45]

Hey Moontrash, these are really great suggestions! Thanks!

[budz]

that raidmax ps is not the greatest....a power supply is the most important part of a pc...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

Gigabyte is a better brand of a motherboard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128444

Just my 2 cents!

[hellfire45]

I'm just curious, what is the significant different between the

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128444

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157198


I see the 20 dollar price difference but I don't really know enough about computers to understand the processing difference. Can anybody explain?

[aedipuss]

one has built in on-board video and is made by a good company, the other no video and is an asus budget line product.

[hellfire45]

Do I want built in, on board video? I know I'm buying a 1GB video card, so is build in video necessary?

[Nelson37]

Maybe not right now, but on your next upgrade you could put together a cheap box and sell it, the other mobo you would have to throw in a video card.

I also prefer Gigabyte boards.

[hellfire45]

I want a video card. I'm going to need a good one to run this game. It's not a normal video game. Requires an insane amount of processing power. My brothers computer I described above only got an average score on the games benchmark test.

[Jim44]

So why the question about on-board video? You'll just not use it, and use the video card instead. On-board video becomes a non-issue when deciding on a motherboard; you'd focus on the other specs of the M/B and make your choice.

[usually_quiet]

Unless you have an extra video card with a compatible interface sitting in your spare-parts bin, onboard video is good to have as a backup in the event your primary video card has a problem.