Hey Dervy, when you start the new DRG Thread could you please just put in some DPS numbers. Something like approximately expected DPS at Ilvl 110, 115, 120, etc. Maybe the thread finally gets rid of "is 650dps any good? " and "how much dps should I do ".

About that pentamelded stuff I have to disagree with Dervy actually.
Its like the same thing with Zodiac weapons. If you dont have the money to maximaze it there might be way to get a decent compromise.
Take the ring for example. You could get +3 crit and +3 acc if you put in lvl IV materias in slot 4&5 instead of lvl III. Each cost about 500k - 600k compared to 6k - 15k (on my server). I dont even want to guess how much gil you gotta spent for those 3 crit and 3 acc.
In my opinion its better to use lvl III as soon as you reach 11% chance, but that depends on your wallet and your will to spent gil of course. I also dont want to use flint caviar. Its about 50k here which makes it not worth it in my opinion.

I am kind of greedy about stats too, but as soon as I think about spending like 6million gil for 3 more crit which only lasts untill the add on... nah, I wont do that.

Anyways, for those who dont want to spent that much money or simply dont have it, here is one option to use pentamelded stuff, get a decent set and dont waste too much money. It follows the rule of not using lvl IV materia in <12% slots and not using flint caviar. it shows the comparison to the non crafted bis set.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/PM4Y