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Lalafell

Hey guys. I'm getting a new desktop PC next week and I want a little help with selection.

I don't know how to build a PC and honestly I don't really have the time right now to mess with it, and I don't have the money to replace any parts if I **** up. I'm going to buy a prebuilt PC from iBuyPower.com. (if anyone has any opinions on this site, feel free to share)

Right now I'm thinking about the following PC:

Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache)

6GB RAM

Video card: ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB (getting this one because it's DirectX11 compatible and 58xx series is a little out of my price range)

Motherboard: Asus P6T -- Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB, 3-Way SLI

700 Watt Power Supply

500 GB HDD

Windows 7

How is this for a gaming PC? It comes out to about $1100.
My goal is to play Aion maxed out at 1080p without lag... and other games, too. Nothing super intense like Crysis or whatever, though. Mostly MMORPGs.

Anything I could/should change? Areas where I can be more cost effective? Suggestions?

I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I want a good machine. Thanks in advance.

Sakumo

CPU: I'd roll back to the i5, if you plan to play any Valve games(I mean, they're the largest PC game developer...), the i7 is currently having compatibility problems.
MoBo: if you choose to stay with the i7, I'd switch to a Gigabyte, I don't have any grudge against Asus, but I heard that the P6T is not the best MoBo if you have a choice. Also, I'd go to 2 way CF or SLI instead of 3 way, it's much easier to manage and waste much less power for similar performance.
PSU: I'd choose a branded PSU since they usually use a XION, which is HORRIBLY low quality for the price, it cost ~$60 retail(just it self) for a 700w, but it only puts out I think 500w and don't use quality internal parts.

For bang for the buck value, I'd say it's fair, including the price of labor. I think you'd handle Aion just fine. I can run AION maxed out, on 1080p on a weaker quad(Q6600 to be specific) and Aion, last time I check, is like most MMORPGs, which are heavily CPU dependent.

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