What's a Good laptop that can run 14?

[MoonKeeperr]

I'm looking for a good laptop to run this game can anyone point me to a link that has it. or has the specs able to hold this game?

[Wolfie]

The current client? You're looking at dropping $1800+ for an Alienware M17x or M18x and another $100+ for some cooling pads. It's a horribly optimized engine running on some ancient deprecated version of DX9.

[MoonKeeperr]

Eww cooling pads sound like 14 will blow up a Laptop. How about a Desktop thats not 2k? but can run the game at high-Standard setttings?

[Wolfie]

What hardware do you already own? Monitors, keyboards, case, CD drives, etc.

[MoonKeeperr]

I have 22 Inch Screen, Wireless Keybored Mouse. speakers and a old old Ailenware beileve to be Auroa. I can afford least 1500$ should that be euff to get a runable PC?

[Wolfie]

Depending on what you can recycle, you're looking at:

$100-250 for a motherboard
$180 for a video card
$150-200 for a processor
$40-80 RAM
$50-80 for power supply
$100 for case.

Motherboard, video card, and processor are the things most likely in need of a replacement, while the RAM, power supply, and case can usually be recycled.

Look around http://www.tomshardware.com/ for articles and comparisons. You'll want some mid-range hardware, no more than the prices I listed. I have a computer from a year and a half ago (was mid-range when I bought it, and I made it specifically for FFXIV) and it's still good enough to play everything on max settings.

What I have now:

MB: Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7
Video: ATI 5770
Ram: 8 GB
Processor: AMD Phenom II 945

The rest is all stuff I recycled (case, DVD drive, monitor, power supply, etc). It cost me $700 for all those parts.

[Zahak]

I have a "gaming" laptop, and it won't run it unless everything is lowered until you can't tell what is going on

[Quesse]

I have 22 Inch Screen, Wireless Keybored Mouse. speakers and a old old Ailenware beileve to be Auroa. I can afford least 1500$ should that be euff to get a runable PC?

Absolutely. ZAM has a ton of threads on building a PC for FFXIV. Here's one:

http://ffxiv.zam.com/forum.html?foru...44493172432128

Otherwise, this should suit you fine:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...277091&CatId=6

[Ruisu]

The current client? You're looking at dropping $1800+ for an Alienware M17x or M18x and another $100+ for some cooling pads. It's a horribly optimized engine running on some ancient deprecated version of DX9.

ITT we're in 2009

laptops come in with i7s and GT540s now. It's not impossible to play this game and not look like ass.

[Andrien]

I'm playing on a HP HDX 16 laptop with cooling fans. I think the only reason why I can play is the large amount of v memory I have. Its not the best but I can play with the geforce 130 M graphic card just below standard because I fear my laptop will blowup in my face even with the help of cooling fans. the graphic card usually go up to 70ish degrees C which is a ok temp.

so anything better than this should do you good lol. but you cant go wrong with a desktop.