DEVs please respond - Recommended System requirements posting..when?

[Dhalmel]

I'm pretty sure that AMD does not make a 6870 chip that supports 4GB onboard ram, unless you're talking about system ram, which is a different story.

To the person above me with the Geforce 560, I'm going to recommend lowering your resolution to 720p and possibly disabling vsync when you play. Your avg framerate is in the 30s, but like my situation, when I enter a high traffic area and especially during a FATE, the framerate will drop down into the lower 20s/high 10s, which makes the game not run smooth at all. A 660ti or even possibly a non ti would have put the avg framerate of your system at about 60 using high settings. Most people actually experience 60+ using maximum settings.

I'm not saying to go buy it, but I am just showing some general performance numbers as you were looking into. I've run into a similar delima with a 6870 card I recently purchased, which is close to your 560 in performance, where, for me, its definitely worth upgrading to a faster 660ti especially with the used ones from eBay going for $200 now.

I don't think you will notice much between high and max settings, however.

High and max settings are notable. The biggest difference is the shadow and lighting quality. Trees/objects from further distances have lower detail.

[JillyBean]

I'm pretty sure that AMD does not make a 6870 chip that supports 4GB onboard ram, unless you're talking about system ram, which is a different story.

To the person above me with the Geforce 560, I'm going to recommend lowering your resolution to 720p and possibly disabling vsync when you play. Your avg framerate is in the 30s, but like my situation, when I enter a high traffic area and especially during a FATE, the framerate will drop down into the lower 20s/high 10s, which makes the game not run smooth at all. A 660ti or even possibly a non ti would have put the avg framerate of your system at about 60 using high settings. Most people actually experience 60+ using maximum settings.

I'm not saying to go buy it, but I am just showing some general performance numbers as you were looking into. I've run into a similar delima with a 6870 card I recently purchased, which is close to your 560 in performance, where, for me, its definitely worth upgrading to a faster 660ti especially with the used ones from eBay going for $200 now.

I don't think you will notice much between high and max settings, however.

Hi!

My above benchmark score/FPS is at max settings/max res. I ran that one/posted it because that's the standard benchmark method people like to use/post/compare apples-to-apples, I guess. I don't expect or need to run the game in that manner.

Actually when I run the benchmark on "High" (instead of Max, but still 1920x1080) and uncheck "improve overall graphical quality" and change Shadow Cascading from "high" to "normal", this is my score:

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:5/28/2013 11:38:58 PM
Score:6428
Average Framerate:51.377
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.
Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Borderless Windowed
Graphics Presets: Custom

and as you can see, my FPS is near 60. Again, I still may end up with a 680, lol, but I think I'm in good shape either way.