Quote Originally Posted by madmartin View Post
A core 2 duo with no gfx card in that link wont run ffxi, that hardware is only a few years newer than ffxis original release and was poor back then, integrated gfx in motherboards that could take a core 2 duo back then were widely known to be terrible for ffxi, if they even ran it at all due to pixel and vortex shader incompatibility.

My core i5 integrated intel hd 4600 barely runs it. (drops below 30 fps at 1024x1024 with barely anything going on - more to do with intel hds terrible dx8 drivers than the igps raw performance)

Any desktop with a budgetish gfx card from the last few years from nvidia or amd will be fine. In laptop terms, recent laptops have issues with switchable gfx and dx8 in that ffxi will only use the integrated gfx in a laptop despite a dedicated gpu being present so would stay clear of laptops for ffxi except maybe strong amd integrated graphics like an a10 8700p or something.
My girlfriend plays the game on an i5 laptop and a HD4000 and she's able to run the game fine with everything set to max and a similar res (she's able to keep up with my gaming rig, no problem.) Hell, I ran it on a Dell from the early-to-mid 2000s (albeit with a low res and everything turned down) and it was still about as playable as the PS2 version. From my experience, this game gets the award for being best at essentially running on a toaster while still looking decent.