Is this good for gaming?

[oooen1gmaooo]

Feel free to give advice on this build or what you think would be better. I am trying to keep it under $800... Should I go dual gpu or jus get a better single gpu, do i need a 700 watt psu (only chose it b/c it gave the most for the money). Btw I plan on playing FF XIV mostly, on low res(my hdtv 720p) and high res(1080p monitor).
2x HD 5770 1gb GPU
700 Watt PSU
8 gbs DDR3 1600 oc memory
AMD Athlon x3 440 (Plan on unlocking 4th core)
AMD 870 mobo
Windows 7 64bit
all ready have optical and hard drives

 

[TomMario]

The 700W PSU is overkill for The 2xHD 5770 as 600 watt with two 6 pin connectors will be needed for crossfire.I think the only AMD 870 you can get for friendly Xfire layer(x8/x8) is the ASRock 870 EXTREME3.As for the +1 core unlock on the CPU you should know that there is a big chance that it will never happen.You can cut some Memory budget for a better CPU like the 955 BE or Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition .For the GPu i would rather go for single HD 5850 as it is more futureproof and since you will be running a (x8/x8) this would be more recommended. You can always Xfire the HD 5850 in the future but be aware that you will need 650 watt PSU with four 6 pin connectors to run crossfire.

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

I am going to stick with the memory and change the gpu to HD 5850. what makes the phenom better than the athlon?

 

[CoolMoose]

Just newer and more reliable. For around the same price.

 

[Timop]

If you plan unlocking, consider this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846&cm_re=phenom_X2_555-_-19-103-846-_-Product

The 440s a good choice too though.

^ The phenoms ARE NOT more reliable, nor its newer, they use the same architecture just that the Athlon lacks L3.

 

[TomMario]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/119?vs=83
+ unlocked multiplier on the 720

 

[Timop]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/119?vs=83
+ unlocked multiplier on the 720

Yeah, It costs $25 more, doesn't have a cooler and has only 1 year of warranty, while performs ~10% better.

 

[TomMario]

Yea i just saw the AMD Phenom II X2 555 you linked and looks much better then the 720BE
especially with that C3 revision on so +1 from me.

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

How is the HD 5830??? It is $100 less
1) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102878&cm_re=Radeon_HD_5830-_-14-102-878-_-Product
2) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125317&cm_re=Radeon_HD_5830-_-14-125-317-_-Product

 

[Timop]

Its 10-15% faster than a single HD5770, theres a $180 HIS model, but other than that, jump to a HD5850 or stick with the 5770s.

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

The thing is my mobo only has one pcie 2.0 x16 and pcie 2.0 x4 so i am gonna stick with one gpu. so with that in mind, which is better 5770 or 5830?

 

[Timop]

X16/X4 crossfire sucks, in that case, for extra performance is the HD5830/5850 is your only way to go, maybe also GTX460/470.

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

Thx for the help everyone... this site is very helpful in answering all my questions!!!

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

This is what i changed the build to
Gibabyte 1gb HD 5830
G Skill 4gb memory (thinking about doing 6gb)
Rosewill 600 watt PSU/ Rosewill Mid Tower combo
AMD phenom II x4 955 Black edition
AMD 785G mobo

and i all ready have
250gb hard drive
DVD/CD optical drive

I am hoping this will be able to play FF XIV on high and low res my 720p 42" plasma, and on a 19" 1080p LED

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

forgot to mention windows 7 64bit

 

[Timop]

Why not this Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198&Tpk=870%20extreme%203?

These RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

CPU+GPU combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432358

This case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146059&Tpk=Nzxt%20Beta

And a better PSU, Id suggest a even better one like the TX650 or this for more headroom to upgrade, buts its still better than that rosewill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008&Tpk=400cx

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

Hows this one
RAIDMAX HYBRID 530w

 

[Timop]

No, Raidmax makes PSUs worse than Rosewill..

 

[oooen1gmaooo]

is 400 watts gonna be enough?

 

[TomMario]

Depends you need for Radeon HD 5770 a 450 watt PSU with one 75 watt 6 pin PCI Express connector, but could be run on a quality 400 watt PSU. 600 watt with two 6 pin connectors will be needed for crossfire.
If you go for the HD5830/50 you need a 500watt PSU with two 75 watt 6 pin PCI express connectors for a single card.For Xfire you can run them on a good quality 600W PSU but a 650W PSU is recommended for head room.

 

[Timop]

For a single HD5830 its gonna be plenty. More than that, not so much.