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[Ralphy]

Hi guys,

Got fed up with my current pc, i need one that can run SSE and other games at a pretty decent FPS so i've been looking at building my own. Will this (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/ATI/ATI+6700+Series/MSI+ATI+Radeon+HD+6790+1024MB+GDDR5+PCI-Express+Graphics+Card+?productId=44474) Graphics card run well? Or is there a better card around that price range?

I think i will be going for a AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Quad Core processor, I'm pretty certain that is good enough and Will be going for 8GB of RAM

Thanks for any help,
Ralphy

[vin_sun]

Hi Ralphy,

The HD 6790 surpasses the requirements of SSE. It's good enough. Your choice of the AMD processor and the quantity of RAM is more than sufficient.

However ....

- Please give emphasis to a good quality PSU of 500 Watts or over. Have you already decided on the brand ?

- AMD processors are known to generate more heat with graphic intense applications. There is a possibility that the stock cooler fan - the one which comes with the processor - may eventually become noisy. I have a Phenom II processor and the moment I got on to SSE, the speed of the fan increased and it was noisy. I had to replace it with an after market fan and that made a lot of difference.

If you need more information about these aspects, please do ask.

Regards
vin_sun