I wouldn't go with less than a 5770, but if they don't care about DX11 a 4890 would be oh so nice. The rest sounds good, hopefully we're talking DDR3 RAM. I'd also jump on this PSU while it is around. It is a real good buy.
General Purpose Gaming Desktop
OK, so I am in between builds and came across an old compaq desktop that was being thrown out. I did my research and decided to save the case and take on ANOTHER project
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It's an compaq sr2110nx micro-ATX case, so finding parts shouldn't be a problem. I will be giving this to a friend of mine who likes to do some light gaming, like those $20 games you can buy at walmart and some browser based games. He does plan on eventually getting into an MMO called Final Fantasy XIV, which according to the sources will be DX9. I'm thinking going with like a Phenon II X3 720 on an AM3 mobo with 4Gb RAM, and a 5770 or 5750 GPU. I'm going to modify the case (which I will be logging in the case mod forums) to maximize air flow. How does what I mentioned sound for what he will be using it for?
