Is it my computer, or is it FFXIV?

[Antanias]

Well for AMD the regular desktop series names make sense: ABCD where A is the generation, B the target audience(1-6=entry, 7=gamers, 8=highend, 9=special), C the feature lock(30=decreased features, 50=normal, 70=powered up, 90=special/dual chip) and D a number the OEM can decide. So a HD6850 would be fine to run all games and a HD5450 would be okay for watching movies and playing sims.
And laptop gpus can only be replaced in rare cases where it's a replacable card. Desktops can always be upgraded if they have the right slot (PCIe2.0 x16 for example)

Hmm...any idea where I can get a much better system?

[origamikitsune]

Build your own is always the cheapest and highest performance for the cost you pay.

[necropotence]

FFXIV is terribly unoptermised and runs GPUs at 100% for no reason what so ever, so chances are your over heating, ive talked to alot of people with laptops that have the same problem

Crysis on max settings doesnt stress GPUs to 100%

[Antanias]

FFXIV is terribly unoptermised and runs GPUs at 100% for no reason what so ever, so chances are your over heating, ive talked to alot of people with laptops that have the same problem

Crysis on max settings doesnt stress GPUs to 100%

Hmm...think it's possible that w/ a version update that ff14 won't stress GPUs as much? Don't get me wrong, I will be looking for a better system ^^

[Solace]

310M ewwwww~ owwww~ nuuuu~
It's a miracle you were even able to start the game with that. It's either the powersupply or the gpu that has heat issues I think.

Yep, thats integrated graphics, lucky the computer even starts the game. I'd say it's likely heating up to much and causing it to crash. It's to much for that gpu. Try running a fan under your laptop to cool it down. If your overclocking, don't..

[Zephir]

istant shut down can be a overheat problem... post the temp of the pg after 10-15 min of gaming.

[Antanias]

I wanna thank everyone who took their time to help me out w/ my dilemma

I'm having a new system built, and I can have it as early as next week. I'll post the specs once I get it hooked up and everything, and can update it accordingly if there is a thing or two wrong with it ^^

[BONKERS]

Get at least at GTS 450 or equivalent AMD Card(5770 IIRC) if you want to play the game smoothly on high settings.(Both are cheap cards, you can get them for less than 100$ in the right places like EVGA's B-stock, or ebay) (My brother's PC that is a very bottlenecked Athlon II X2 system wtih a GTS 450 that only scores 2300 on the benchmark because of the bottleneck can still run the game at 1440x900 on highest settings without AO or DoF very well)
don't skimp on anything really.


What is your budget?
Or are you having someone else do it for you? (that's what it sounded like)

[Exander]

Sense it's a laptop, im gonna go with the fact the GPU is being cooked to death. 310 = crap.

[Antanias]

What is your budget?
Or are you having someone else do it for you? (that's what it sounded like)

Someone else building it, it'll be done next week so I can't wait ^^

@ Exander: Yeah, my new system is an actual pc and not another laptop. Gonna use my xbox 360 controller and hook it up to my "42 screen...I dunno why, but I cannot ditch the controller when it comes to gaming of any variety lol.