Quote Originally Posted by auritribe View Post
I've run FFXIV on a 555m on standard settings just fine. Just turn shadows off. My impression was that the 540m wasn't significantly weaker than the 555m. I have heard the gap between a 555m and 560m is greater than the former two.

Of course, I run on a 570m but that's not within the budget.

I'm impressed with the lenovo pick though. I'd probably choose that one over the NP5160 given the choice, myself.

FFXIV is a strange creature though, it doesn't handle specs like other games do because the engine itself is so fubar'd.

I've seen FFXIV running "playable" on a M11X R1 , at native resolution. I was as shocked as anyone could expect me to be. That's on a 335m if I recall.
Depends, you running a GT or GTX version of that card cause it makes a HUGE difference.

I will completely agree about XIV being a fubar'd engine but I also stated it may be best for the OP to just wait it out for 2.0 when the requirements to play the game are changed/corrected to allow a normal LT or desktop to run the game nicely.