Quote Originally Posted by Zante View Post
Processor :- intel core i5-2500k Quad core (3.30GHz 6mb cache) + HD Graphics
This is a good starting point for CPU, you could even get away with an i3 for now.

Motherboard: -ASUS P8Z77-M: Micro- ATX usb 3.0 SATA 6GBs ATI crossfireX
I would suggest you go with a SLI motherboard if you are getting an nVidia card and generally ATX is a better choice unless you are trying to make a small PC

RAM:- 8GB Samsung dual ddr3 1333MHz (2x4gb)
I recommend going with GSkill, Mushkin or Corsair RAM

Graphics card :-1GB Nvidia geforce gtx 550 TI-dvi hdmi vga 3d vision ready
Like others have said, putting a little more money into the graphics card will go a long way. I would opt for a 600 series if I were to buy today.
The #1 most important and slowest part of any computer is your hard drive. So if you stick with these original specs and instead tack on a fast SATA III SSD or a 10k RPM hard drive (Western Digital VelociRaptor) you will see better overall speed than any other single upgrade. Other than that, you have a good starting point. You can upgrade a lot of it later on if it isn't enough.

NEVER, EVER, EVER buy an OEM system. It will leave you with nearly 0 upgrade options. Have an experienced builder build you one if you are not comfortable learning how yourself.

What I can tell you, my PC which specs just slightly higher than what you are talking about delivers "Hitchy" 50-60 FPS in FFXIV. Cities still drop it down to 30s sometimes.

AMD Phenom x6 1090T
EVGA gForce 560
Corsair 750w PSU
8GB Gskill Ripjaws
500GB WD Caviar SATA II
60GB OCZ Vertex Plus SATA II SSD
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