{Help me out!} graphics card debate...

[Raist]

Don't use XIV as a determining factor for your purchase... until it moves away from DX9 and into DX11, it won't matter too much once you reach a certain level of hardware. You may have already plateaued somewhat. With it's current engine, people can get acceptable results out of 5 year old hardware... just saying, you may be going into overkill if you use the current XIV as a deciding factor for a new GPU.

Google for benchmark comparisons on the other games you are interested in, or at least compare scores for something like Crysis 3 and such. Something like this article perhaps:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ming,3451.html

Passmark posts scores from their benchmarks as well that can help you narrow down the field a bit too:
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

[Vespar]

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FFXIV isnt the only game I will be playing, its just the one I'm playing the most right now so I want it to look good. Thanks for posting this chart I had seen it before the last time I was in the market for a card but couldn't remember where I'd seen it.
After reading through the charts and weighing price options, I'm starting to look a little more closely at the GTX 770. Is a 2GB card enough @ 1080p or should I spend the extra money and get a 4GB version?