Quote Originally Posted by raelgun View Post
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I beg to differ. It was being discussed in the beta forums - a better GPU is what really makes a difference in this game. People with a lot worse CPUs than mine (i5-3570k) - but with something like a Radeon 7850 instead of my 7770 - were able to pump up the game to high if not maximum settings with nearly 60FPS. Even OCing their CPU hardly affected on their framerate. I'm currently running standard settings for desktop with FXAA enabled and stick at 60FPS.

However, I'd like to add that this is the only MMO I've seen with that particular scenario. Any other time, a better CPU is what tends to make a difference. Why FFXIV: ARR is the odd one out I have no idea; I could make an educated guess, but that's about it.