Help with Benchmark.

[Jedidev]

hey, Sorry if this is in the wrong place i did look first and couldnt see a place for it.
I built myself a new rig yestrerday trying in vein to run FFXIV smoothly on re-release.

my old system was

Asus P5N-e Sli
intel Q6700 @2.93ghz
8gb ddr2 ram at 1333
2x xfx GTX260 Black 896mb. FFXIV Benchmark score was High: 2500 Low:3300



new build is

ROG Crosshair V Formula
AMD FX-8350 oc @4.4ghz
16gb ddr3 @ 1600mhz
Asus HD7770 2gb ddr5 FFXIV Benchmark score was High: 2500 Low: 4500


I mean my old rig was really outdated but this new one is miles better isnt it? have i done something wrong? why would they be so similar?

[EinSoFZ]

So you built a whole new rig for a rather small boost? They're similar because your old rig wasn't so bad as you thought. That's my view anyway.

[Cedri]

So you built a whole new rig for a rather small boost? They're similar because your old rig wasn't so bad as you thought. That's my view anyway.

The new one has gone from DDR2 to DDR3 running at a higher frq, the new card has over 1gb more ram than the previous and the new board can handle crossfire as well as SLI. So I think it's worth the upgrade and you'll be running smooth as silk bro.

[Starlord]

The new one has gone from DDR2 to DDR3 running at a higher frq, the new card has over 1gb more ram than the previous and the new board can handle crossfire as well as SLI. So I think it's worth the upgrade and you'll be running smooth as silk bro.

Exactly right, DDR2 to DDR3 is a really huge change with that alone even. Not to mention he has double more Ram from 8 to 16. 2.93 to 4.4 Ghz is a Huge change as well. So I wouldn't worry about it bro. everything is fine =).

[EinSoFZ]

The new one has gone from DDR2 to DDR3 running at a higher frq, the new card has over 1gb more ram than the previous and the new board can handle crossfire as well as SLI. So I think it's worth the upgrade and you'll be running smooth as silk bro.

It's a better system yes, but if he's speaking strictly about playing this game then it's debatable whether it was worth it or not. The game is only going to demand so much from RAM, GPU and processor before having more power becomes redundant. Just looking at what he had/has, I'm guessing the boost came from the better processor. Overall he's equipped to play much better games, but his old build wouldn't have had a problem with FFXIV in particular. ARR isn't too taxing on a computer.

[Klefth]

Why spend so much money on such a premium board and go for a mid-lower range GPU? Should've went for a cheaper board and a better graphics card. You can find good and much cheaper mobos for AMD CPUs, it's not like they're as expensive as Intel ones. Just my opinion though.

While your new rig isn't exactly top of the line with that GPU, I still think you should be fine with it. Still, I think you could've gotten something better for your money.

[Pseudopsia]

That's about the right score for a HD7770 using old benchmark. It isn't a very powerful graphics card, however ARR isn't as graphics intensive so it should play it well.

[Zenaku]

hey, Sorry if this is in the wrong place i did look first and couldnt see a place for it.
I built myself a new rig yestrerday trying in vein to run FFXIV smoothly on re-release.

my old system was

Asus P5N-e Sli
intel Q6700 @2.93ghz
8gb ddr2 ram at 1333
2x xfx GTX260 Black 896mb. FFXIV Benchmark score was High: 2500 Low:3300



new build is

ROG Crosshair V Formula
AMD FX-8350 oc @4.4ghz
16gb ddr3 @ 1600mhz
Asus HD7770 2gb ddr5 FFXIV Benchmark score was High: 2500 Low: 4500


I mean my old rig was really outdated but this new one is miles better isnt it? have i done something wrong? why would they be so similar?

hope you understand that the old benchmark would only tell you if you could run FFXIV 1.0. I got 1.9 score and i could play high-med setting without DOF. With other video card i got 2.9 and i could play high setting with DOF so it show you that the benchmark and 1.0 overall sucked if you could run FFXIV med setting with your old system you could play ffxiv 2.0 at high setting without issue.

[AmandaHuggenkiss]

The old benchmark was wonky at best.
My Q6600 with a GTX570 scored around 1500, but I was able to play at max settings except for AO at 30+ FPS.

[Babydoll]

I'd wait for the new benchmark before changing anything or worrying. They should be releasing it in next couple of weeks or so.