New Computer for FFXIV?

[Coldfire]

As I thought you're just a troll.

[Zenaku]

As I thought you're just a troll.

So your last defense is i'm a troll, of course the typical thing to say.Yeah i have to be a troll such a dumb troll that i display my own character and post frequently.

All am saying is you could play the game without issue without wasting money sure if you have the money go for it. But if you trying to build a pc without wasting money then don't no need too they upgrade to dx10/dx11. Sure if you want to play in 3D and 3 tvs and what not then go and waste on x2 560gtx and play on 3D and so on. but i sure wont waste money on any good video card to they fix the core system and see what the best card for the game without wasting big amount of cash.

[Shiroineko]

HP Pavilion H8-1040: Not bad, but that price tag is outrageous for a computer that has a pitiful 5400 RPM hard drive. For that much money they should be giving you an SSD with a 1TB SATA HDD. I would not recommend it. Not to mention the hardware is all outdated: USB 2.0 (3.0 is now available on most MBs), PCIe x16 1.0 (2.0 is the standard), 5400 RPM HDD (7200 is standard and SSDs are the fastest for seek time), plus all the components are probably very generic. Final vote: NO.

CyberPower PC: My friend bought one of these brands, but about a year later I transferred all of his components to a new case that lets the system run much cooler. It doesn't look bad and the components don't look cheap, but the motherboard is a mini, so you'll be very limited when it comes up to future upgrades. The CPU is an AMD Phenom quad core, but the AMD hexacores are extremely cheap, so it's odd that they went with that one. The limiting factor here is the size. Between the small case and limited upgrade room I'd worry about future modification potential and heating issues. Since I like to upgrade video cards and the like, I tend to not like limiting myself with the case or motherboard size. However, if you never do intend on upgrading, this seems pretty decent. Final vote: MAYBE.

Please read this, I'm not sure if it's current but it'll help you select a card that matches the graphics tier you care for:

http://www.ffxivcore.com/wiki/Graphics_Card_Matrix

Don't let anyone tell you a video card (especially anything above the GeForce 250 series) won't run the game. If they do, it's because they want to run everything at 100%, even if it doesn't make a big difference visually. The cost, however, is 2-300 bucks more for that marginal gain. Besides, if they aren't using that card, they really don't know what it can run. Do keep in mind that minimum specs list a GeForce 9600 series card, which is about as crappy a card as anyone might try to sell you anyway.

[Rimmer]

Thanks for the advice Shiro, that was very helpful. Yeah I looked up a few things and apparently I would be paying a lot more money than what that PC is worth. I will be searching around a bit more, thanks!

If I find anything I think is nice I will be sure to post it here first.

That is the best thing you can do my friend, shop around and compare prices, specs, and ask people here if you are unsure about anything.

The PC you linked in your OP is only missing a decent GPU and most likely a power supply, these prebuilt systems usually end up coming with the bare minimum power supply. I would most likely recommend a GTX460 and maybe an 800Watt psu, probably too much power, but its better than not having enough. Thats just my opinion though.

You could most certainly get a PC cheaper than the one you linked that runs this game comfortably, what sort of budget are you working with here? and what resolution monitor are you going to be using?

[Eunys]

My 2x GTX 460 machine runs FFXIV just as well as my machine with a single 580. You can get the 460's around $150 vs $500+ for a 580.

[Solace]

Dude learn to build your own. It's so easy..
Buy each component individually, put it together and bam.
Check the techpowerup forums "google it"
for advice on what parts to buy within what range. They'll help you out. ^^
Guarantee you end up with a better pc, that costs you less, than anything you buy from a vendor.

[Shiroineko]

My 2x GTX 460 machine runs FFXIV just as well as my machine with a single 580. You can get the 460's around $150 vs $500+ for a 580.

The only problem with dual video cards on SLI or Crossfire is that FFXIV can't use both cards when in windowed mode, unless they changed that. Do you play fullscreen?

[Coldfire]

The only problem with dual video cards on SLI or Crossfire is that FFXIV can't use both cards when in windowed mode, unless they changed that. Do you play fullscreen?

The micro stuttering is also a problem. Depends on the mode though.

[Eunys]

With drivers 275.33 I'm running full screen 1920x1080 (v-sync needs to be forced on), 4x aa, 8, 3, Shadows Lowest, Texture Q High, Texture F Highest, and in game shadows and dust turned off. Only issue I encounter is when changing wards it'll skip a second or two if i start moving to soon after zoning, other then that it's flawless everywhere else.

[Shiroineko]

With drivers 275.33 I'm running full screen 1920x1080 (v-sync needs to be forced on), 4x aa, 8, 3, Shadows Lowest, Texture Q High, Texture F Highest, and in game shadows and dust turned off. Only issue I encounter is when changing wards it'll skip a second or two if i start moving to soon after zoning, other then that it's flawless everywhere else.

But is it using both GPUs or do you just know it runs smoothly? I run a 250 GTS with settings that are the same if not higher and it's completely smooth, so it's not too farfetched that the performance you're seeing is from a single GPU. Do you have a GPU activity monitor? I'm curious because I'd love to SLI two 400 series cards when I upgrade.