Is this a good computer?

[Sebazy]

That CPU is absolutely fine for gaming, if you're not interested in streaming or recording there's very little reason to go bonkers on the CPU, you'll generally see better returns investing in a more capable graphics card instead.

And on that note, regarding that graphics card, the 3gb 1060 is absolutely fine for stock games at 1080p, but you'll quickly outgrow it if you've got any interest in modding games such as Fallout or GTA. IMHO a 1070 is a better card to aim for even if you have to hold off on the purchase for a little bit. As others have said, it's just the better purchase in the long haul.

Also not sure what this 'ffxiv doesn't work well above 60fps' thing is? I aim for 100fps with my X34A and it's an absolute treat.

Don't sweat it about the ram, it's an easy upgrade down the line and with ram prices as they are currently, that's something that you're likely better off doing at a later date. Again, it's money better off spent on the GPU.

One luxury I'm amazed that no one else has mentioned tho: An SSD is literally the biggest single quality of life upgrade you can make to any PC, and they aren't expensive anymore. If you really aren't keen on doing any tinkering yourself, consider getting a build that's got one out of the box. You can thank me later.

[Paladinleeds]

One luxury I'm amazed that no one else has mentioned tho: An SSD is literally the biggest single quality of life upgrade you can make to any PC, and they aren't expensive anymore. If you really aren't keen on doing any tinkering yourself, consider getting a build that's got one out of the box. You can thank me later.

Only spotted this thread just now, but you're right. I moved from a 5400RPM drive to an SSD. Load times dropped from about 2 minutes (they seriously were that bad for me, worse than Sonic 06!), to about 15 seconds. It's such a breath of fresh air!

[Lilseph]

Only spotted this thread just now, but you're right. I moved from a 5400RPM drive to an SSD. Load times dropped from about 2 minutes (they seriously were that bad for me, worse than Sonic 06!), to about 15 seconds. It's such a breath of fresh air!

Yup, an SSD is life changing. There is no turning back after getting one. I noticed the difference specially with hunts back in the day. Otherwise I'd sit on the loading screen as I read on the shout chat "ded" ; ;

[Estelle9lives]

That just seems a little low to me; and I'm fairly sure that with only 3gb graphics and 8gb system memory, you will be running with your graphics setting somewhere in the middle, and pushing 50-60fps at best.

This is wrong. Not only RAM has virtually no effect on FPS, but I run a similar setup as to what OP posted (except I use a 6GB 1060)and I can reach 90 fps+ in most areas - in situations like instances reaching over 100 depending on what's on screen, running at 1080p max settings. The difference between a 6GB and a 3GB isn't big enough for OP to have to drop to medium settings, specially since at 1080p max FFXIV sits at around 1400MB VRAM usage.

That said, I would definitely save a bit more for a better card unless OP is adamant they're only gonna play XIV and don't want to go above 1080p.

Also not sure what this 'ffxiv doesn't work well above 60fps' thing is? I aim for 100fps with my X34A and it's an absolute treat.

I think it's worth mentioning that framerate above the 60 mark will only benefit those who have high refresh rate displays, or else it will make the game look completely jittery.