computer build budget but enough graphics to run game optimal or?????

[krillin]

Title says it all lol, basically a comp build budget with optimal graphics or ps4? And opinions on both.

[Raist]

game doesn't require a beast of a machine to run. Could lock in 30FPS on and old C2D system with an ATI 4870 and 4GB of DDR2 RAM in it....a dinosaur I threw together somewhere around 2009. I later threw in a Sapphire 5870 Vapor-x (highly overclockable) and it only picked up about 6 FPS on average. You reach a plateau on GPU performance pretty quick the way this game is designed, but increasing CPU and memory performance (both System and Graphics memory) tend to scale much more by comparison.

The rig I play on mostly though is a laptop from 2012 that holds right around 60FPS for the most part...during insane events like S ranks and such back when they were popular it could dip into the mid 30's and 40's if it was prime hunting time though. It is an Asus ROG G75VX model...an i7-3630 quad with an nvidia GTX-670MX and 8GB of DDR3-1600. Not a slouch, but by no means a power house. Can still find used/refurbished ones out there on the cheap (compared to when they were new).

Main things to make sure are robust are your RAM and CPU, then a decent video card with quaility memory (the game is very CPU bound, and fast memory transfers go a long way to increasing fill rate--avoid narrow memory bus widths (64bit, 128bit) on the video cards if you can).

If you are planning to play other games, may want to build to their specs...chances are their recommended hardware is more robust than what this game requires to run decently.

FXIV: ARR Recommended System Requirements

For the best performance you should aim to run the game on a system with at least these specifications.
Operating System: Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or higher
Memory: 4GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.

[krillin]

Yea my laptop I run on, runs at 10 fps and i need something ALOT better

[Judge_Xero]

What is your budget? Just looking to match/beat the performance of the PS4 for the same price as the PS4?

[krillin]

Yes I'd like to match or beat the ps4 for the price, because I'm on PC and don't want to have to buy the ps4 game

[Judge_Xero]

Yes I'd like to match or beat the ps4 for the price, because I'm on PC and don't want to have to buy the ps4 game

What are the specs of your current PC? CPU, Ram, Graphics Card, Power Supply? May as well see what can be improved on your current PC, if you are on a budget rather than building a whole new PC. Or at the very least, see what can be reused.

[krillin]

Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU N2830 @ 2.16GHz, 4 GB ram ( 3.89 GB usable), 4096MB RAM , Intel(R) HD Graphics and not sure about power supply its a HP 15 notebook

[OPneedNerfs]

https://pcpartpicker.com/

Here's a good place to start for a community that has come up with several builds of their own.

Find a build with the price around your budget, play around by customizing some parts and you will have the estimated price of your final rig.

[krillin]

here is specs from HP http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/...ent/c04353717/

[Shokun]

Well that's a budget. Depending on area the ps4 goes for 390$ - 390€, gonna be a tough nut to crack. But let's see. (I'm gonna assume here that you either have a display and peripherals, or you would need to buy them with ps4 too so not included in budget). I'll try to make the build with U.S. prices, for euros just change symbol and you'll be close.

Full build in PCPartPicker:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FBthHx

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FBthHx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FBthHx/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($25.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-17 13:11 EDT-0400
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It should have enough power to run games smoothly, without breaking the bank. It's also skipping most extras that might affect performance (like SSD), but it's easy to upgrade it later. If you want to save more, the motherboard can be downgraded, I chose this one because it was the cheapest Z97 chipset available which supports overclocking. Other road (more recommended in the long run imo) is to upgrade from stock cpu cooler to aftermarket one and overclock it, I hear this CPU is a beast overclocked (even with stock cooling) so the build has a lot of potential considering you most likely want to use it as long as possible.

Skipping the extras allowed me to put a bit more on graphics, which is the most important part for gaming (I'm not saying less isn't enough, but more is better and more future-proof). GTX950 is best bang for buck at this time, hands down. If you want to save here, next card below would probably be GTX 750 ti.

It's a bit more than what one would pay for a PS4, but I think this is more long-lasting investment than PS these days.