Hiyas all! So, I just purchased the digital download, installed, and tried to play last night. The game played HORRIBLY. My initial thought is that it is my video card as it is an onboard. I have a card I can install, but need a bigger power supply to support said video card.

I downloaded and ran the benchmark tool. Could someone please take a gander at my system as well as the benchmark and tell me if it is just a video card issue? I can play WoW on mid settings with no issues. Diablo III as well. So I don't think it is my system as a whole (at least I pray to the gaming gods that it is not)

System
System
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Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model CM1730/CM1830
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 689 GB
Disk partition (C 557 GB Free (689 GB Total)

Graphics
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Display adapter type ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics
Total available graphics memory 1919 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1663 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.863.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1366x768
DirectX version DirectX 10

Benchmark Results (HORRIBLE)
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:9/19/2013 12:56:39 PM
Score:768
Average Framerate:6.344
Performance:Insufficient
-Does not meet specifications for running the game.

Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Custom
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Disabled
-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 : Off
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : Off
-Transparent Lighting Quality : Normal
-Grass Quality : Off
Shadows
-Self : Hide
-Other NPCs : Hide
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Disabled
-Shadow Resolution : Low - 512p
-Shadow Cascading : Off
-Shadow Softening : Weak
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Bilinear
-Anisotropic Filtering : x4
Movement Physics
-Self : Off
-Other NPCs : Off
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Disabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Disabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Off
-Glare : Off
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Disabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130801-1533)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 220 Processor
3839.176MB
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics(VRAM 1916 MB) 8.17.0010.1083

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

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Please no BS or troll responses. Thank you so much, in advance, for any and all help