Thread: i need to format my "pc" can i reinstall v1.0 and patch and still paly?

my computer has come to a point where i must format. My wife got (i think) a nasty virus on it and it wont shutdown, it is slow and all kind of weird things (lesson learned)

I have not done it becuae of my fear that i will be unable to re-install thegame patch it and play hopefully alpha or beta.

any comments on this?

alpha/beta = new client, so if you do get invite, you still need to download the new client and install.

as for the reinstall.. of 1.0.. not sure./

ill do it then.. in fact ill go buyme a SSD to just have win7 on there and everthing else on the other HDD...

Sierra... you have a very very similar pc as me... may i ask if you still think AMD >intel.? Why did you choose amd? i am thinking to go back in furture years to intel....

Ok then... as for windows 8... do i wnat to upgrade?
Do i need to install win7 and THEN w8?

Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Ok then... as for windows 8... do i wnat to upgrade?
Do i need to install win7 and THEN w8?

from the official upgrader is possible to donwload and keep an iso for a fresh install, so it's tecnically possible not installing 7. I have a guide in italian, so with google you can find it in english

Originally Posted by Darkhaund

Ok then... as for windows 8... do i wnat to upgrade?
Do i need to install win7 and THEN w8?

I would highly recommend you play around with W8 and decide if you like it, there are several major changes not just to the UI. The turnoff for me was the severe lack of Power User options and actual overall system control for the end user.

play with it on another drive, it is not an upgrade for everyone.

As for performance my testing results are interesting.

I/O operations on HDD's are faster and more stable using the new FS, there is little to no change in SSD operations. NTFS performs about the same on both W7 & W8, W8 being slighter slower in Read & Burst operations.

Memory Management has improved in W8 Memory operations are more stable and more resourceful leading to less overhead and more raw throughput.

The new Metro UI uses more VRam than W7's Classic setting(about 56mb). Metro UI uses about 88mb its still less than aero's Whopping 147mb. while metro does look nice i personally cant stand the tile, in a tile, in a tile very repetitive and annoying.

Gaming performance is about the same in both W8 and W7, W7 had higher frames rates (8~10 FPS) but i'm chalking that up to poor driver support.

For a gamer or power user you may want to pass on W8, for now at least.

I'm sure the patcher still works, and that you won't have problems by formatting and reinstalling.

but didnt it was mentioned that we needed the current client for the "character creator benchmark"? I could be wrong though. But i wont use this PC for anything else than gaming... so i will format at some point. but if i can safely reinstall v1.0 and still play ill do it today.

The patcher should still work since I had to reinstall ff14 when I upgraded to windows 8. It surprisingly ran better in 8 than in vista. The only problem with he reformat is that you need your original launcher. If you have the disc or the installation file you should be fine. Do be aware that the updating process will take forever.