thank you

ahh alright, thanks. i did go ahead and squeeze the wallet just a bit so i can upgrade to the Radeon HD 6850 from the originally planned HD 6770. although i've already placed all parts on order now, i cant help but wonder if i would have been able to achieve my goal of maxing out the settings on this game anyways with a radeon HD 6770. the reason why i choose it in the first place was because i read posts of people claiming to be playing the game on ALL settings maxed out and everything with a HD 6770

why do you say that? not to sound ungrateful here [because i appreciate the reply]i'm new to pc building so more specific answers would be appreciated. i thought a 450w would more than handle my build, i am now up to a 585w however after your post hehe [and the few changes i made] also i made a few changes around to accomodate a optical drive into my budget CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core $99.99 CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z90-CP 62.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing $12.99 Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS Micro ATX LGA1155 $59.99 Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 $32.00 Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM $43.98 Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1GB $106.97 Case: Xion XON-CBX01-RD ATX Mid Tower $39.99 [59.99 before mail in rebate] Power Supply: HEC 585W ATX12V $31.98 alright guys, before you rip me apart, please remember my conditions again ---its a under $550 budget gaming pc set up. ---No plans of overclocking, at least not the cpu. MAYBE the gpu, maybe ---this will be strictly a MMORPGS gaming pc, not being built for crysis, skyrim, battlefield bad company etc etc. More like its being built to deliver good fps at HIGH TO MAX settings on games like SWTOR, Guild wars 2. ---The maximum res i will be playing on my current monitor is 1600x900 anyways, i think this rig should be perfect for my current situation right? ---BUDGET . i would love to upgrade to a better mobo, i5-2500k, radeon HD 6950 etc etc but i am on a very tight budget. but wouldnt all those be overkill for a rig being used for just MMORPGS anyways?

ok so i was one of those people complaining about not getting anything past 3 FPS . i looked at my current system[my laptop] and decided it was time to just say f**k it and build my first gaming pc because you see, instead of waiting on a fix for my 3 FPS issue i realized that even if a fix came, i would not be able to run swtor, or any of the near future MMO's[like guild wars 2] that are coming out on mid-high to max settings with this laptop. the only problem is that i am a super new newb to building pc's, let alone a gaming pc lol. here's my under $550 budget gaming pc set up. Some input and general advice is VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, thank you for taking a look. PS: before you start recommending all these better parts that would make this build 10x better, please keep in mind a few things ---No plans of overclocking, at least not the cpu. MAYBE the gpu, maybe ---this will be strictly a MMORPGS gaming pc, not being built for crysis, skyrim, battlefield bad company etc etc. More like its being built to deliver good fps at MEDIUM TO HIGH SETTING[maybe max if i'm lucky] on games like SWTOR, Guild wars 2, WoW. ---The maximum res i will be playing on my current monitor is 1600x900 anyways, i think this rig should be perfect for my current situation right? ---BUDGET . i would love to upgrade to a better mobo, i5-2500k, radeon HD 6950 etc etc but i am on a very tight budget. but wouldnt all those be overkill for a rig being used for just MMORGS anyways? alright without further delay, here is what i came with for my over all plans/current situation. should i go ahead and order parts? CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core with Hyper threading CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z90-CP 62.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing $12.99 Motherboard: Biostar TH67+ Micro ATX LGA1155 $59.99 Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $37.99 Hard Drive : Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1GB $106.97 Case: Azza Orion 202 EVO ATX Mid Tower $28.99 Power Supply: Apevia 500W ATX Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) $99.99 Breakdown can be seen here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wrH Total after mail in rebate and all that: $548.....$2 to spare haha so what do you think? again all advice/input greatly appreciated, help a major newb out man

ok so i was one of those people complaining about not getting anything past 3 FPS . i looked at my current system[my laptop] and decided it was time to just say f**k it and build my first gaming pc because you see, instead of waiting on a fix for my 3 FPS issue i realized that even if a fix came, i would not be able to run swtor, or any of the near future MMO's[like guild wars 2] that are coming out on mid-high to max settings with this laptop. the only problem is that i am a super new newb to building pc's, let alone a gaming pc lol. here's my under $550 budget gaming pc set up. Some input and general advice is VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, thank you for taking a look. PS: before you start recommending all these better parts that would make this build 10x better, please keep in mind a few things ---No plans of overclocking, at least not the cpu. MAYBE the gpu, maybe ---this will be strictly a MMORPGS gaming pc, not being built for crysis, skyrim, battlefield bad company etc etc. More like its being built to deliver good fps at MEDIUM TO HIGH SETTING[maybe max if i'm lucky] on games like SWTOR, Guild wars 2, WoW. ---The maximum res i will be playing on my current monitor is 1600x900 anyways, i think this rig should be perfect for my current situation right? ---BUDGET . i would love to upgrade to a better mobo, i5-2500k, radeon HD 6950 etc etc but i am on a very tight budget. but wouldnt all those be overkill for a rig being used for just MMORGS anyways? alright without further delay, here is what i came with for my over all plans/current situation. should i go ahead and order parts? CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core with Hyper threading CPU Cooler: Rosewill RCX-Z90-CP 62.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing $12.99 Motherboard: Biostar TH67+ Micro ATX LGA1155 $59.99 Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $37.99 Hard Drive : Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1GB $106.97 Case: Azza Orion 202 EVO ATX Mid Tower $28.99 Power Supply: Apevia 500W ATX Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) $99.99 Breakdown can be seen here http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3wrH Total after mail in rebate and all that: $548.....$2 to spare haha so what do you think? again all advice/input greatly appreciated, help a major newb out man