Best solution to play new FFXIV on max?

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I'm dying to buy the new FFXIV but I'm afraid my current desktop might not hold it well, and I do like to play on max as much as possible. Here's my config:

Intel i3 540 3.07
ATI HD 5800
Windows 7 64 bits
8GB RAM DDR3

It's worth mentioning that this build allowed me to play The Witcher 2 on max, but I'm thinking it it's not strong enough for FF, I could probably play on medium but not sure.

Should I change the GPU, should I change the CPU or should I add another GPU to go with the 5800?

Worth mentioning that I'm on a budget and cannot afford the best HD or Nvidia card, so I'm trying to think of the most affordable, and yet, efficient solution. If I have to turn one or two things off FFXIV config so be it but I'd love to be able to play on a high resolution and high texture config.
 
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If you wanted to see higher results disable HDR rendering, it just affects the lighting quality detail, but disabling it can increase your frame rate from 10 to 30% depending on your hardware.

If your looking at New GPU's i'd be looking in the GTX660ti, HD7870 or dearer GTX760, HD7950 bracket. They would offer excellent upgrade patch from your 5800 series GPU
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How much Graphics memory does your GPU have? if it's only 1gb it's not enough for FF on Max, the game is very graphically intensive it and can use a lot of graphics memory
I dealy for 1080p you want a newer GPU with about 2gb of memory

Have you tried downloading the FF14ARR benchmark tool and try out the settings and see what kind of performance you actually get?
 
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Yup, it's an HD 5800 with memory of 1GB and GDDR5. No I haven't yet, I'm not that savy about benchmark tests and all.

 
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Ok so, I'm surprised. I got a high score on a resolution of 1920x1080 on Maximum settings. Here are the results below:

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:14/10/2013 01:37:21
Score:4663
Average Framerate:40.720
Performance:High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Real-time Reflections : High
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : FXAA
-Transparent Lighting Quality : High
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Self : Display
-Other NPCs : Display
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Disabled
-Shadow Resolution : High - 2048p
-Shadow Cascading : Best
-Shadow Softening : Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering : x16
Movement Physics
-Self : Full
-Other NPCs : Full
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Strong
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
8055.117MB
AMD Radeon HD 5800 Series(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1230

The question is should I trust these results? And if I want to achieve an FPS of higher than 40, what would be the best GPU for the most affordable price?
 
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If you wanted to see higher results disable HDR rendering, it just affects the lighting quality detail, but disabling it can increase your frame rate from 10 to 30% depending on your hardware.

If your looking at New GPU's i'd be looking in the GTX660ti, HD7870 or dearer GTX760, HD7950 bracket. They would offer excellent upgrade patch from your 5800 series GPU
 
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Thanks, I'll look into it. The problem for me is that I cannot find any comparison chart that has my GPU, not sure why. I find 5830 but not 5800 so I don't know where it stands amongst the others.

 
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Found it, it's the HD 5830. I'm surprised it is holding up this well.

 
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