Check out this XIV Rig

[Prox]

Bah I need 10 posts to post a URL
The computer I'm looking at is the Gateway FX6803-25
I don't know anything about computers and I need one for XIV. What can I expect in terms of performance for XIV and is this a reasonable price for the components?
-Thanks

[shidobu]

Processor Intel® Core™ i7-930 Processor1 2.8GHz with Turbo Boost2 Technology up to 3.06GHz (8MB Total Cache10)7
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)8
Memory 9GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1333MHz Memory (3 x 2048MB & 3 x 1024MB)9
Memory Capacity 6 DDR3 Slots Total (0 Slots Available)
Hard Drive 1.5TB 7200RPM SATA hard drive4
Video ATI Radeon™ HD5850 Graphics card with 1GB of Discrete Video Memory9
Optical Drive Blu-ray Disc™ 6X BD-ROM / DVD-SuperMulti Drive and 16X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive
Power Supply 750W Power Supply
Application Software Microsoft® Works & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)3
Audio High Definition Audio with 5.1 Audio Support
Available Expansion Slots Available: 1 - PCI-E x16, 1 - PCI-E x1
Chassis High performance, black glossy design with trendy red accents and lighting effects
Dimensions (Box) 12" (H) x 20" (W) x 24" (D) or 304.8mm (H) x 508mm (W) x 609.6mm (D)
Dimensions (System) 17.7" (H) x 7.5" (W) x 19" (D) or 449mm (H) x 191mm (W) x 482mm (D)
External Ports (10) USB 2.0 (4 Front, 6 Rear), (1) HDMI™, (2) eSATA, (1) IEEE 1394a, (2) PS/2, (2) DVI, (1) Display Port, (6) Audio, (1) High Definition Headphone Jack, (1) Microphone Jack
Keyboard Multimedia Keyboard
Media Card Reader Multi-in-One Digital Media Card Reader5
Motherboard Systemboard with Intel® H58 Express Chipset
Mouse Optical Mouse
Network 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
Security Software Norton™ Internet Security 2009 (60-day trial)6
Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support11

and cheaper to build but im being lazy 2day
take these parts and go 2 new egg. Then if u can justify the cost vs being lazy. then by all means go ahead
oh yea all for the pretty price of 1,499 about 1570 after taxes

[CoronA1979]

I was gonna say the same after googling the system - Whew, talk about making a profit >.>

[Jurgen]

The specs are good, I bet you could save about $300-$400 if you built it yourself though.

edit: embedded pic better

[Prox]

I have no thumbs so i cant build it myself

[Dakin]

for realz?

[Knyghtmayre]

http://i29.tinypic.com/sf9m48.png
Don't fucking pay $600 more than you need to.

[Jurgen]

http://i29.tinypic.com/sf9m48.png
Don't fucking pay $600 more than you need to.

+1

[Kerberoz]

Don't fucking pay $600 more than you need to.

I found that video card for only $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-162-_-Product

[dannyl]

I have no thumbs so i cant build it myself

how do you plan on playing the game without thumbs?

[phrost]

how do you plan on playing the game without thumbs?

http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.c...ric_keypad.jpg

[aalryn]

I found that video card for only $70: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-162-_-Product

That's weird since the GTX 460 cards run cooler under load than any of the 58xx ATI Cards.

Spoiler: show

Graphics card (reference) Load TEMP C
GeForce GT 240 512MB 47
eVGA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 56
MSI GeForce GTX 465 Cyclone OC 58
Radeon HD 5570 1024MB 60
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 460 768MB 60
HIS 5850 iCooler Turbo 61
eVGA GTX 460 768MB SC edition 65
GBT R5870 SOC 68
Radeon HD 5670 512MB 70
GeForce GTS 250 1GB 72
Zotac GTX 460 1024MB 72
Radeon HD 5750 1024MB 73
Palit GTX 460 1GB Sonic Platinum 74
Radeon HD 5870 1024MB 75
Radeon HD 5850 1024MB 77
Radeon HD 5830 1024MB 78
GeForce GTX 465 1024MB 79
eVGA SC GTX 465 1024MB 81
GeForce GTX 275 896MB 82
Radeon HD 5970 2048MB 83
GeForce GTX 285 83
GeForce GTX 260 SP216 84
GeForce GTX 480 nw BIOS 88
GeForce GTX 470 94
GeForce GTX 480 reference 95

[Akiyama]

Under full load while running a few benches, my card got up to 73 max tonight at 52% fan speed. This is the EVGA 1GB GTX460.

[levish]

Don't fucking pay $600 more than you need to.

Missing Windows, a faster processor, blue ray drive, input devices, media card reader and the video card is I believe a bit weaker than a 5850.

granted I would take the 600 paid, ditch the 460 and just splurge on a couple of 470's and step the board up to a x58/i7 based system for true x16 pci-e lanes rather than x8 x8 in sli/crossfire (unless I'm mistaken).

[Knyghtmayre]

I'll start with the fact that an X58 chipset would be the only thing that I would personally upgrade, and I may have overlooked some potential X58 board combos accidently, but it probably is worth the extra cash just to futureproof. But lol @ "Splurging" on cards that hit 90c@load and are a much worse value/investment than SLI'd 460s.

* $150 Radeon HD 5770 costs $7.14 per FPS
* $200 GeForce GTX 460 costs $7.03 per FPS (768MB version)
* $220 GeForce GTX 460 costs $7.12 per FPS (1GB version)
* $200 Radeon HD 5830 costs $7.90 per FPS
* $250 GeForce GTX 465 costs $8.35 per FPS
* $290 Radeon HD 5850 costs $8.97 per FPS
* $320 GeForce GTX 470 costs $8.49 per FPS

And I don't know who gives a damn about a BR drive in your PC unless you are actually burning BRs to play in another player on a much larger HDTV than your monitor. If your monitor/HDTV is in any close proximity to your PC, you won't need the BR drive anyway. Unless you actually buy BluRays, which leads me to my last point: If you can't torrent W7, then I feel bad for you.