Would this computer run FFXIV very well?

[Armageddon]

nice rigs more then yes. you overkill it.
but 2 things.
Get a SATA III Hard Drive. SATA II will slow you down and they are the same price.
Dont forget also to have a 64Bit OS. 1. you'll be able to use your 6 gigs of ram. second its simply faster.

Also if its only for gaming, you paying for a I7 for nothing. I5 is more then enough by far.
but if you intend of doing any rendering, run a DB then I7 it is.

PS. dont pay more for a GPU. when time come to upgrade. just buy a second one and put it in SLI.
by that time they will cost nothing and you'll kick ass for a long long time.

[Point_Zero]

nice rigs more then yes. you overkill it.
but 2 things.
Get a SATA III Hard Drive. SATA II will slow you down and they are the same price.
Dont forget also to have a 64Bit OS. 1. you'll be able to use your 6 gigs of ram. second its simply faster.

Also if its only for gaming, you paying for a I7 for nothing. I5 is more then enough by far.
but if you intend of doing any rendering, run a DB then I7 it is.

PS. dont pay more for a GPU. when time come to upgrade. just buy a second one and put it in SLI.
by that time they will cost nothing and you'll kick ass for a long long time.

Nah dont listen to this... get the absolute best card you can buy right now. Then later when it comes times to buy one buy a cheap one of the same and crossfire or in your case sli

Also you wont really see much of a difference at alll between sata2 sata3 not using an SSD so sata2 is fine just get a decent speed at least 7200, or if you have the money get a raptor.

PLEASE READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE YOU GET THAT CARD YOU WILL BE SORRY>>>
It is a very very poor card it seems
I hope to god you read this before you buy anything because that 550 is terrible.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...-review-6.html