FFXIV Only - Low Benchmark Score and Low FPS on decent settings. Puzzled.

[Bulwarkz]

127w power draw so you should be fine with that psu. Check the +12v rail Amps to be safe but its prolly a decent 400w PSU since cheap brands with that kind of wattage dont bring the 6pin plug.

Yeah this is my PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817822011

[Zorlin]

Yeah this is my PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817822011

12V@25A Should drive the 6850/E6700 if the system is striped and not everything is pushed to max so yea to be safe get PSU with atleast 30A on the +12v

[Bulwarkz]

12V@25A Should drive the 6850/E6700 if the system is striped and not everything is pushed to max so yea to be safe get PSU with atleast 30A on the +12v

Yeah also it looks like the 6850 requires atleast one 6 pin connector, apparently my PSU only has a 4 pin connector... Sometimes a 6850 can even require two 6 pin connectors? I want a 6850 because it's head and shoulders above a 6750, and barely weaker in comparison to the 6870 for considerably cheaper.

[Zorlin]

I recomend you get a Corsair CX 500w or a XFX core edition 450w both are about 50$~ but really good psu for your kind of system. And yes the 6850 require 2 6pin connectors.

[Bulwarkz]

I recomend you get a Corsair CX 500w or a XFX core edition 450w

Alright cool - honestly I was just gonna get a Diablotek 500W but I'll take a look at those when I go.

Sounds like I'm set. I'm gonna take the build I posted in Post #1 and just add a 6850 HD and a 500W w/ 6 pin connector.

[Zorlin]

Alright cool - honestly I was just gonna get a Diablotek 500W but I'll take a look at those when I go.

Sounds like I'm set. I'm gonna take the build I posted in Post #1 and just add a 6850 HD and a 500W w/ 6 pin connector.

Problem with those cheap PSU is that they do deliver the 500W but the +12v rail(one that matters)is really weak take for example this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817822008
500w: +3.3V@15A, +5V@15A, +12V@17A, -12V@0.6A, +5VSB@2.0A

With 17A on the +12v rail your system would probably not even boot and if it does the PSU would die the instant you boot ff14. Check the +12v rail and look for a PSU with 30A+ if you wanna be safe and not burn yr components. A decent 500w PSU has atleast 35A on the +12v rail.

[KitCat]

the e6700 is just a dated CPU. I've got an e8400 that i bought maybe 5 years ago now, or 4 i can't quite remember, and it struggles with this game. I'm stuck running at 1680x1050 rather than my native 1920x1200, and still only get 30-50fps depending on the area. sometimes 20 in uldah. And that's with a dual core videocard trying to offset things.

A first generation i5 quad is modest at best. Yeah it may be frustrating you just built it but that's life.

[Bulwarkz]

I just got hit by train.

http://www.hwcompare.com/10371/gefor...-6450-oem-1gb/

The 4 year old used $30 8400 GS 512MB that we stuck in my wife's Walmart HP Slimline (she plays WoW kinda games, and does casual browsing so she's content) is only slightly weaker in the grand scheme of things than the card Comp USA compared to "PS3/360" graphics that they recommended I buy for my built 'Modern Gaming Rig' machine.

I've learned a lot today, but I never thought in a million years if I compared the two I would see those results.

EDIT: In comparison, these are the kind of results I expect when making the kind of upgrade I want. Comparing my current GPU to the one I'm going to get tomorrow:
http://www.hwcompare.com/10280/radeo...n-hd-6770-1gb/