Looking for FFXIV Recommended Gaming PC Rig Suggestions (on a budget)

ctackett6407

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Aug 24, 2014
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Approximate Purchase Date: 10/08/2014

Budget Range: (e.g.: 600-800) 0-700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: surfing the internet, Microsoft office, FFXIV AAR (ONLY) - the reason the system is being built is for FFXIV

Parts Not Required: N/A

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Cheaper the better :)

Country: (e.g.: India) I guess US?

Parts Preferences: Open

Overclocking: No idea what this is.

SLI or Crossfire: No idea

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080


Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC)

FFXIV Recommended System Requirements
OS Windows® 7 64 bit
CPU Intel® Core™ i5 2.66GHz
Memory 4GB
Available space on hard disk/SSD 20GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or higher
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Internet Persistent broadband internet connection required
Sound Card DirectSound® compatible sound card (DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
DirectX® DirectX® 9.0c or higher

It might not be possible, but my goal is to get 7000+ on the benchmark

[7000 and over] Extremely High Performance Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

below is a spreadsheet to benchmarks that associate with video cards and cpu. I appreciate the help!
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Hi, this a good build for the price. It should (theoretically) get around 7500 on that benchmark.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:...

Samsamproducts

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Hi, this a good build for the price. It should (theoretically) get around 7500 on that benchmark.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PERFORMANCE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.91 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.94 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $783.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-29 00:42 EDT-0400
 
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