I'd like to improve my score a little more. What would be the best option for the least amount of money to improve performance? A bit short on funds at the moment.
I'd like to improve my score a little more. What would be the best option for the least amount of money to improve performance? A bit short on funds at the moment.

I dont know how much memory affect the bench but I think a new card would definitely give you a better score. I would recommend a 7950 or GTX660Ti. Anything under that wouldn't give you much more than your card (assuming it's a 5870). But if you can afford a GTX670 or HD7970GE, then you would get a score of ~8000.

I dont understand why you score 6757 on TV and 7245 (on monitor ?) at 1920x1080. No matter the device, your score shouldn't have such wide gap. Unless you changed some settings.
Also, I saw other people with a GTX670 and they had a score above 8000. Now it's possible they OC'ed their cards and CPU and you didn't. But if you also did some OC, you should check your settings and see if you can get better performance.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/25/2013 3:31:32 PM
Score:5744
Average Framerate:46.317
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
8085.160MB
AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series(VRAM 1725 MB) 8.17.0010.1172
i5 2500k @ 4.0
HD 6950 @ 870 core 1270 mem
looks like i'll be upgrading soon lol

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i7 3770k @4.8GHZ 1.3vcore
Gigabyte GTX670 OC
2x RAID0 SSD - Corsair GTX
16GB Vengence LP @ 1866MHZ
Asus ROG V GENE
FFXI - 75SAM 75WAR 75PLD 75RNG
~ 6 Million ways to die choose one ~

Ran a few benchmarks on my laptop. Just to see how the AMD A10-4600M performed. My laptop does have an external graphics card aswell as the one integreted into the APU. But as the benchmark doesn't yet anyway support Crossfire I did run it only on the external one which is a 7670M with 1GB Ram.
First of on Maximum and 1360x768:
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:26/02/2013 02:50:07
Score:2108
Average Framerate:16.743
Performance:Standard
-Capable of running the game on default settings.
Screen Size: 1360x768
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled
System:
Windows 8 Pro 64 bitar (6.2, build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121119-1606)
AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
7657.363MB
AMDKMDAP(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1172
Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.
Result on medium setting, same resolution:
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:26/02/2013 03:01:33
Score:3898
Average Framerate:31.126
Performance:High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1360x768
Graphics Presets: Medium
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Disabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Enabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Enabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Enabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Disabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Disabled
-Grass Quality : Low
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Enabled
-Display : Personal and Environmental
-Shadow Resolution : Mid: 1024 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : Normal
-Shadow Softening : Low
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Medium
-Anisotropic Filtering : Low
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Disabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display Own
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Off
-Glare : Low
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Disabled
System:
Windows 8 Pro 64 bitar (6.2, build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.121119-1606)
AMD A10-4600M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
7657.363MB
AMDKMDAP(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1172
Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.
I have earlier tested the benchmark on my main system, results for that are found earlier in this thread.
Last edited by FayinaMist; 02-26-2013 at 11:10 AM. Reason: Forgot to mention something

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:26/02/2013 08:42:07
Score:4302
Average Framerate:35.009
Performance:High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled
System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 Processor
6143.180MB
AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series(VRAM 756 MB) 8.17.0010.1172
Last edited by Illusion; 02-26-2013 at 05:58 PM.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/26/2013 2:35:52 PM
Score:5079
Average Framerate:41.135
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled
System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
8168.766MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (VRAM 4050 MB) 9.18.0013.0697
Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.
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Just finished a little pc upgrade since my last post. Built this pc exactly 7 years ago around the 680i chipset, its had a few upgrades along the way but im still milking some good performance out of itQuite happy with the results based on how much I spent, £220 for the GTX 660Ti (upgraded from GTX285), and £55 for the E8400 3.0Ghz 45nm (upgraded from E6600 2.4Ghz 65nm).
Score:5612
Average Framerate:49.277
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit - Service Pack 1
Nvidia nForce 680i SLI Motherboard (Still going strong after 7 years)
Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (Overclocked to 3.60GHz)
4GB DDR2 800Mhz RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti - 2GB DDR5, 980Mhz Core (Overclocked to 1100Mhz)
Vertex 2 SSD
Performance of the 660Ti is being bottlenecked by my CPU a bit and I really would have liked a brand new motherboard with 6Gb/s Sata for my SSD and PCI Express 3.0 for my new GTX 660Ti, but then I would also need a nice new i7 CPU and another faster 4Gigs of RAM and would end up costing another £500 so, didn't really see the need. Im pretty happy with 5600 score with max settings and my high resolution and saved some money in the process.
2500 Score increase since my previous test for a £275 upgrade and minimum hassle. (as in swapping out motherboards)
Last edited by Kyra; 03-01-2013 at 05:23 PM.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:3/4/2013 2:10:43 PM
Score:7477
Average Framerate:62.848
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled
System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor
16344.270MB
AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1191
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