Quote Originally Posted by Rekh View Post
Grats on the upgrade, Ryzen's the leading edge on multiplayer games these days with that X3D design.
As for GPU; yeah, while CPU will keep fps high because it can handle lots of objects on screen, the GPU will have big problems once effects starts flying on screen, which happen a lot in multiplayer games. You did the right thing to get the CPU first though but a GPU upgrade will make everything silky smooth; I suggest 4080ti or higher; just make sure it can fit in the PC case (big issue with newer cards lol).

After GPU look into nvme SSD upgrade along with an nvme SSD heatsink; just make sure the heatsink can fit with the new GPU.
there's no such thing as a 4080ti. They called the upgrade to the 4080 the 4080 super. And you certainly don't need something that high (or expensive) for FFXIV, even if you play in 4k. I just built a system with a 4070 ti super and in 4k I'm getting a solid 120fps on the benchmark without going below 70 with DLSS on on Max settings. And those 70s are momentary blips. Most of it is well over 80, with a solid average of that 120. If you play other games then yeah, go higher maybe. But I also ran the same settings with just a plain 4070 and was getting consistent 90 or so fps at 4k. Heck even my 3060 was getting 90fps at 1440p. You don't need a big card if FFXIV is your goal, especially if you aren't going 4k.
And I don't even have a 7800x3d, I only have a 7600x. In current game it runs the GPU at 98%, CPU at 30% on average. Again in 4k.

If you are running on an HDD or an external SSD, then yes, an NVME is also a good idea. (or if you have one that's smaller then 1TB) But don't be fooled by all the fancy read/write speeds, and Gen5 stuff. Most games you wont actually notice a difference between say, 1500 write speed, and 8000 write speed. If you do editing or production etc then you might benefit more from a faster drive. FFXIV will run plenty well off a Gen3 1600mb/s drive even with the graphics update. And depending on your Mobo, it very well might have come with a heatsink for your nvme. They aren't always the top of the line best, but for the average person, they offer plenty enough cooling for the drive as long as your CPU cooler and case flow are up to snuff.

It's very easy to overspend on a PC when you really don't need to.