Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PC Build

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Hey there, im looking to build a pc for the release of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn and ive been looking into it to some depth however i am no expert. Here are the system requirements.

FXIV: ARR Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows® XP 32bit, Windows® Vista 32/64bit, Windows® 7 32/64 bit.
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 4770
Memory: 2GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.

FXIV: ARR Recommended System Requirements

For the best performance you should aim to run the game on a system with at least these specifications.
Operating System: Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 5xx Series, AMD Radeon™ HD 7970
Memory: 4GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.

And here is a build that i think would be within my budget.

Case: NZXT Source 210 USB 3.0 Mid Tower Chassis with 1x 120/140mm Fan - Elite White

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

Processor: Intel i3-2120 Sandybridge Core i3 Dual-Core Processor ? 3.30GHz, 3MB Cache, Socket 1155, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard (Intel B75 Processor, 32GB RAM, Micro ATX, SATA, LAN, LGA 1155)

RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C​9B 8GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module Kit

GFX Card: EVGA GF GTX 650Ti 2GB SSC Graphics Card

Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

Any Comments or advice would be greatly appreciated, im sure ive made a massive error somewhere ! Thanks Alot
 
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Sorry got so carried away i forgot to ask, do you think that the build would run the game to a decent level and is the build its self solid / are there any issues with it ?
 
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Case: NZXT Source 210 USB 3.0 Mid Tower Chassis with 1x 120/140mm Fan - Elite White

Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

Processor: Intel i3-2120 Sandybridge Core i3 Dual-Core Processor ? 3.30GHz, 3MB Cache, Socket 1155, 3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard (Intel B75 Processor, 32GB RAM, Micro ATX, SATA, LAN, LGA 1155)

RAM: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C​9B 8GB 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Module Kit

GFX Card: EVGA GF GTX 650Ti 2GB SSC Graphics Card

Harddrive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAIII 6Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM

this one would be within my budget but i dont know if it would run that game comfortably and if there is anything ive missed out on ?
 
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Okay so to clarify this is a build from scratch not an upgrade i hope this helps you understand what im trying to do

Approximate Purchase Date: Over the next month

Budget Range: 400 - 500 pounds

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Film only, have a laptop for browsing and the like

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon.co.uk or any uk parts websites would preferably like to be able to order it all together and save on shipping

Location: St. Albans, Hertfordshire , UK

Parts Preferences: No real preferences , whatever is best in relevance to gaming on a single monitor and good value for money

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: Will be purchasing a new monitor and really dont know much about it, would appreciate advice on this area.

Additional Comments: Being built 100% for Final Fantasy XIV: a realm reborn and possibly other games such as battlefield 3 and the like


 
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Anything in particular that you could reccomend, they seem to reccomend the Intel i5 ?
 
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so would you say to stick with the budget build now and upgrade in 2014 ? or do you think there could be a better build with that budget in mind ?
 
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yup..thats what I did...I got a 7770 on a i5....poor I know...I cant wait for haswell....I heard it increases MINIMUM fps 20% so that the delta between max and min is smaller when paired with a 8xxx. very big deal when matching a budget rig to a 8xxx series.
 
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okay thanks alot , ive just found this build for 600 dollars

CPU Intel Core i5-3350P (Ivy Bridge): 3.1 GHz Base Clock Rate, 3.3 GHz Turbo Boost, 6 MB Shared L3 Cache
$180
CPU Cooler Intel Boxed Heat Sink and Fan
-
Motherboard ASRock Z75 Pro3: LGA 1155, Intel Z75 Express
$85
RAM G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1600 F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL $30
Graphics HIS H785F1G2M: Radeon HD 7850 1 GB
$165
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002: 500 GB, 7,200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive
$60
Case Xigmatek Asgard II B/B CPC-T45UC-U01 ATX Mid-Tower $34
Power Supply
Antec Neo Eco 400C 400 W $30
Optical Samsung DVD Burner 24x SATA Model SH-224BB/RSBS $16

Total Price
$600

would you say that is superior ?

 
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Wonderful , thanks for your patience and advice !
 
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