Laptop Spec Question

[InfamousHero]

Sorry if this is the wrong place or a question that is asked often but i didnt find anything on it. I recently purchased a new Dell Inspiron

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i3+Processor+/+14%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Peacock+Blue/1648213.p?id=1218276046613&skuId=1648213

Which was simply just for casual use. I intended on waiting for the PS3 release of FFXIV to play but since the game is only $20 now i figured i'd try. Will my laptop be able to run the game on the lowest settings? Here are the key specs.



Processor: Intel® Core™ i3

Processor Speed: 2.53GHz

Cache Memory: 3MB

System Memory (RAM): 4GB DDR3 SDRAM

Computer Hard Drive Size: 500GB

Graphic Card: Intel® HD

Operating System: Windows 7


My main concern is the graphic card but yeah thanks in advance.

[Grit]

Intel HD is an onboard graphics chip, and is not capable of running FFXIV. It's mostly a driver issue. If you tried to launch the game, it would instantly crash.

[Augury]

Well to spare the forum another thread on this matter- A friend said he'd let me have his old gaming laptop so I'd like to know if it can handle XIV comfortably before I bother installing and updating just to get more trouble...

So here are some specs... (copy-pasta'd from the Acer website)
Model: Acer Aspire 5730z

Processor / Speed: Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor T3200/T3400 (1 MB L2 Cache, 2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture.
Core Logic Chipset Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset.
System Bus Speed 667 MHz.

RAM / Max RAM : Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules.

Video Subsystem : Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10.

[Exander]

Well to spare the forum another thread on this matter- A friend said he'd let me have his old gaming laptop so I'd like to know if it can handle XIV comfortably before I bother installing and updating just to get more trouble...

So here are some specs... (copy-pasta'd from the Acer website)
Model: Acer Aspire 5730z

Processor / Speed: Intel® Pentium® dual-core mobile processor T3200/T3400 (1 MB L2 Cache, 2/2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 35 W), supporting Intel® 64 architecture.
Core Logic Chipset Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset.
System Bus Speed 667 MHz.

RAM / Max RAM : Up to 2 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, upgradable to 4 GB using two soDIMM modules.

Video Subsystem : Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (Intel® GMA 4500M) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10.

Integrated HD/Intel Mobile/Low class Radeons/Lower class nVidia Will NOT run XIV.

nVidia 9700M GTS 512MB GDDR3 DEDICATED has a problem running this game. That laptop is by far NOT a Gaming laptop of any kind except maybe low quality WoW.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product...0m_gts_us.html

I speak from experience due to the fact I own a gaming laptop with that graphics card and Unless its Low/Standard you can't play XIV at playable rates @ 1440x900

Toshiba Qosmio X305 Q701
2.0Ghz Intel P7350 (45NM)
4.0GB GDDR3 1066Mhz ram
nVidia 9700M GTS 512MB GDDR3 dedicated video card
200GB Hitachi 7200RPM 32mb cache SATA II HD

[Augury]

Really? I only want it to run semi-smoothly on low-standard/standard settings xD

[Grit]

Really? I only want it to run semi-smoothly on low-standard/standard settings xD

Just like the OP, the game would crash instantly if you tried to launch it on your machine. Doesn't matter what quality you want to play with.

[origamikitsune]

Even if you do get it working, you might encounter the problem I have. I play on a laptop with a low-end mobile radeon chip. It works, and i'm not even on lowest graphics, but as it is a toshiba laptop, i -have- to use the toshiba drivers - I can't use the latest amd drivers. As a result, I'm generations behind on drivers. The end result is frequent (but predictable) closing of FF14 because of a failure to detect direct-x device. It is playable for crafting, or chatting, but certainly not for combat.

[Augury]

I'm not a genius (I'm actually REALLY dumb when it comes to hardware, and hardware interactions with software)... But I do believe there is a device called "Mobility Modifier" you should look into if you are limited to old drivers because of your OEM.