Buying new computerFollow

i can tell you this, if you get the amd get ready to deal with overheating issues. i have owned several and have all ran hot so make sure you have plenty of fans. my current is phenom 95 quad core 2.2 and when i am gaming my cpu runs about 150 f .

I would find out the actual specs on the motherboards. That will make a huge difference in terms of future upgrades. For example, if you can't put more than 8gb of ram in those boards, you probably should look elsewhere. I'd recommend to make sure you get USB3.0 as well.

Magicmicro.com is a decent site that I've used in the past, and they have pretty good customizations you can do before ordering.

Lastly, I personally recommend staying away from any of the name brand PC's. Often they have proprietary parts that can't easily be replaced by cheaper generic versions. Power Supplies being the biggest issues in my experiences.

Uh.. that i5 is about half the performance as the i7 you had listed above.

To be fair, it is running Crossfire where the others weren't, so for certain GPU-heavy games it could be more powerful. In general though, no, not really.

Instead of making my own thread, I'll ask in here!

Will any of these computers be able to run FFXIV fine?
My current PC is pretty craptastic, but manages to play FFXI pretty damn good. (It's an E Machine).

So now, I'm looking into gaming rigs and what not.

So I'm currently browsing through ibuypower.com and I would say my price range would be from $500-$1000, though I would prefer something around $700.

http://www.ibuypower.com/IbpPages/PricePage.aspx

http://www.ibuypower.com/IbpPages/PricePage.aspx

Home page here
http://www.ibuypower.com/

I know most people suggest building your own PC for gaming in such, and maybe I should, but I just want other people's inputs on all ready built gaming rigs.

So will any of these rigs be able to run FFXIV fine? Or should I just give up and wait for the PS3 release?

Okies, how about this computer then with these specs?

CoolerMaster HAF 922 Gaming Case
AMD Athlonâ„¢ II X2 260 Dual-Core CPU
Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD]
4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module
ATI Radeon HD 5750 - 1GB
ASUS M4A77T/USB3 -- AMD 770 Chipset USB 3.0
Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface
700 Watt -- Standard
1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive


Don't know if I left anything out.

I do need a new computer regardless, it's just I get nervous at the thought of building my own pc :x


Or maybe I should be better off holding out till FFXIV comes out for the PS3 in great condition and just stick with my somewhat decent PC for FFXI.

I was 'close' to having enough knowledge to build my own PC, but bought one from Ibuypower just for that piece of mind of knowing there's someone I can go to if something went wrong. I bought my Ibuypower in 2004 and it's still running sans a dead case fan. This pc was on at least 10 hours a day for a majority of it's life with the last year it has been on almost 24/5~ish.

The PC specs you posted above are just barely under powered for FFXIV. Change the Athlon to an Athlon II X4 version, or make the jump to the phenom II x4. The ATI Radeon HD 5750, change it to the 5770 at least. This should allow you to play FFXIV at 720p resolution without major hiccups. You can't get much more noticable performance without adding another 100$+ onto the price tag. These two jumps however shouldn't be more than 40~50$.

In the future if you have 100$ spare to throw at the pc, consider an SSD. You know how npcs and such are slow to load into view in XI? with an SSD things load much faster. in XIV it kept me from stuttering/staggering as I ran past people in towns as they loaded into view. I played for october/november without a SSD, then upgraded and loved it. It has other benefits too. From power off to windows desktop, 17 seconds. Sometimes it boots faster than the time it takes me to sit down and get settled in. <3

I'm going with an 15 2500k for my CPU its only 229.00 and can OC at 4.1. stock it runs at 3.3 ghz and its the new Sandy Bridge Model. Which is supposedly incredible. I was going to get the i7 950 but i have been deferred from the i7 for FFXIV because the i5 2500k will be just as good for the gaming portion of a computer. only problem is its LGA 1155 (56?) and the i7s are 1366 which will be better for future upgrades. but for FFXIVs lifespan in my life i think the 1336 can wait til 2012 for me at least.