Best computer for final fantasy 14

[atreyu1988]

Hey i'm in beta testing for ff14 but i can definitely tell i don't have the right specs to play this game in all its glory.... heres my specs:

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: NC686AA-ABA a6700y
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9150e Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~1.8GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9500 GT
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Display Memory: 2796 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1005 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: HP 2009 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Monitor Model: HP 2009
Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (60.000Hz)

What im asking is i just want to know a good graphics card or cpu that i need to run this game atleast on medium settings. I plan on getting the game but i dont want to pull out my hair dealing with choppyness and lag due to my cpu. Thanks in advance!!

 

[venom2]

what is your mobo? looks liek you need a definate upgrade in the cpu and graphics region....i am also playing the FFXIV beta and everything is maxed and running silky smooth so far...im a big FF fan and have had the FFXIV CE preordered since it first was put on gamestop

 

[atreyu1988]

i know its gonna sound kinda noobish but whats a mobo? and yea im a huge ff fan and im definitly plannign on playing this but the beta isnt going so smooth for me cause of my computer? got any suggestions on what video card i should get?

 

[reaper2794]

play real games

 

[venom2]

what is your motherboard? and what is your price range for your upgrades

 

[atreyu1988]

AMD Phenom(tm) 9150e Quad-Core Processor, 1808 MHz


im willing to spend up to atleast 250 maybe 300 per item i guess

 

[venom2]

thats your processor but i still need to know what your motherboard is to find what you can put in it

 

[dalta centauri]

Your mobo is either am2 or am3, we need to know.

 

[atreyu1988]

MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3) motherboard thats what it is i believe

 

[kyle382]

and i think when the game is released it will be optimized a bit more graphics wise. I'm gettin some pretty horrific frame rates in the betas.

 

[Bluekun]

Bumping, I have the pre-built computer and while I upgraded the GPU, I'm having trouble deciding on what CPU to get and whether or not an AM3 would be compatible

 

[kyle382]

all your thread r belong to bluekun.

what pre-built pc does u has?

list us ur basic component blue: cpu, card, mobo, ram, power supply.

 

[dalta centauri]

Bumping, I have the pre-built computer and while I upgraded the GPU, I'm having trouble deciding on what CPU to get and whether or not an AM3 would be compatible

Depends on your mobo specifically, it has to be either AM2+(most prebuilts use this nowadays, older ones use AM2 only) or AM3.

 

[Sirthas]

Here are my system specs:

Motherboard : Quanta 3603
Chipset : Intel PM45
Processor : Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T9400 @ 2533MHz
RAM : 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video : NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
Hard Disk : Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 (250GB)
Monitor : SAMSUNG - 15 inches
OS : Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium Home Edition Media Center 6.00.6002 Service Pack 2 (32-bit)
DirectX : Version 11.00 (I think I have a 9.0c, but "PC Wizard" says 11.00)

Everything fits the minimum system requirements, but FFXIV stil doesn't work properly (actually you can't play it at all... it's too slow).

Can someone help me, please?

 

[kyle382]

you have an nvidia card. these are having a problem dealing with depth of field and ambient occlusion. Turn them off in the ff14 config. ( a separate launcher .exe exits for this.)

 

[Sirthas]

Thanks a lot for your help, but "ambient occlusion" and "depth of field" were already off. I also set all the graphic settings to the lowest rank, but even if the game gets a little bit better, it still runs very very slow...

Is there something else I can do? Maybe I can change also the nvidia settings, but how? I want to specify that my graphic card's drivers are up to date.

 

[dalta centauri]

The 9600m is a low end card, about the perfomance of an 8400 I believe.
It says dx11 because you have Vista, it'll always tell you that.

Oh hell, different people are taking over this thread!

 

[Sirthas]

The 9600m is a low end card, about the perfomance of an 8400 I believe.
It says dx11 because you have Vista, it'll always tell you that.

I see...
Ok, fine. I suppose I'll wait about a year when probably I'll buy a new pc. It seems useless to buy a new graphic card (which is very expensive) only in order to play a game.

However, thanks for your help.

 

[dalta centauri]

I see...
Ok, fine. I suppose I'll wait about a year when probably I'll buy a new pc. It seems useless to buy a new graphic card (which is very expensive) only in order to play a game.

However, thanks for your help.

A new gpu for your desktop or laptop? Because laptops can't use different gpu's then the one preinstalled.
A 150$ card can play it fine. That may be expensive, but it should keep you gaming for 2 years without thinking, "should I upgrade again?"

 

[Sirthas]

A new gpu for your desktop or laptop? Because laptops can't use different gpu's then the one preinstalled.
A 150$ card can play it fine. That may be expensive, but it should keep you gaming for 2 years without thinking, "should I upgrade again?"

For my desktop.
Anyway... I'll buy a new one next year, so I'll wait 'cause it will have a better gpu than anyone I can buy now for 150$

 

[kyle382]

solved, 2 posts back. ty gentlemen

 

[lun4tic]

For my desktop.
Anyway... I'll buy a new one next year, so I'll wait 'cause it will have a better gpu than anyone I can buy now for 150$

Next year you'll be able to play it on a PS3.