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  • #151
    Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

    /CRY after looking at that benchmark, my 295GTX is old news. Maybe it is time for me to ante up and get new cards... (Probably wont happen until next year LOL)
    Last edited by Durahansolo; 07-26-2010, 11:58 AM.
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    • #152
      Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

      Just get a 5850 and be happy.
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      • #153
        Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

        Originally posted by Cyprius View Post
        Just get a 5850 and be happy.
        I haven't had a ATI card since my X1650... Man those were the days.
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        • #154
          Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

          Here this should run FFXIV...

          CPU - TWO Xeon X5680
          RAM - 24gb Corsair Dominator DDR3/1600
          MB - EVGA Classified SR-2
          Graphics - THREE EVGA GTX 480 Overclocked
          PSU - Corsair AX1200 - Thermaltake Power Express 450W
          HD (SSD) - Two OCZ Vertex 2 200gb
          Optical - Plextor B940SA
          Soundcard - Auzentech X-Fi Forte
          Case - Mountain Mods U2-UFO
          Cooling - Danger Den Custom Liquid Cooling
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          • #155
            Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

            CPU - i7 2.66ghz
            RAM - 12GB DDR3/1600
            MB - EVGA E758-A1
            Graphics - GTX 480 (Fermi)
            PSU - Corsair 850w
            SSD: 80GB Intel X25
            SoundCard: Can't decide yet
            Case: Thinking CoolerMaster Cosmos, not sure yet (any suggestions?)
            Cooling: Zalman 120mm Heatsink
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            • #156
              Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

              Nevermind, i missread.
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              Originally posted by Aksannyi
              "Hello! 100+3 Leathercrafting, your materials, 5k! Mention code LTH74 for a special discount!" - they'd get blisted by everyone they sent that to.
              Originally posted by Solymir
              What do you have against Ants? Is iVirus some new Apple product?
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              • #157
                Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                Me too.. I'm just about done building mine.. Just need a PSU and a GPU, but I have them picked out already:

                CPU - i5 750 OC'd to 3.5Ghz
                RAM - 4GB Mushkin DDR3/1333
                MB - GIGABYTE P55 USB3
                Graphics - Sapphire 5850
                PSU - Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 600W
                HD - 500GB something or other
                Case - Antec 200 V2
                CPU Cooling - Cooler Master Hyper 212+
                Case Cooling - 5 APEVIA 120mm Blue LED Fans
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                • #158
                  Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                  Originally posted by TheGrandMom View Post
                  Thermaltake Power Express 450W
                  I have never seen a power supply add-on before. Man I am getting behind in tech.
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                  Originally posted by Aksannyi
                  "Hello! 100+3 Leathercrafting, your materials, 5k! Mention code LTH74 for a special discount!" - they'd get blisted by everyone they sent that to.
                  Originally posted by Solymir
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                  • #159
                    Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                    Some cards need their own power supply yes.

                    Speaking of which, what about that GTX 460 I posted the link to? I'm trying to minimize costs ><
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                    • #160
                      Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                      If thats what you are shooting for then this:

                      Newegg.ca - Palit NE5X460HF1102 GeForce GTX 460 &#40;Fermi&#41; Sonic Platinum Overclocking Edition 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

                      is the model you want. I've read a few reviews on it and its been rated fairly high. (Note that I linked to a website you can actually buy it from!)
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                      God I hate my periods. You think passing a clot through a vagina is bad? Try it with a penis.
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                      ...I'm shitting dicks out of my eyeballs in excitement for the next bestgreating game of all time ever.
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                      • #161
                        Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                        I'm looking for a little advice, myself.
                        I'm currently running the following setup:

                        Windows XP Home
                        Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
                        GeForce 8600GT 256MB x2 (SLi)
                        2GB RAM

                        Benchmark scores are in the 900 range on low settings, which seems far too low considering I can still run most games flawlessly on high settings. As a sidenote, I play games with no anti aliasing or shadows, at my monitor's native resolution (1280x1024).

                        I've heard good things about the following video card: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
                        Would I be able to achieve significantly higher scores by getting rid of my 8600GTs and getting this sole upgrade?
                        Bear in mind, I don't plan on playing at a resolution higher than 1280x1024, and I don't care about anti-aliasing, as previously mentioned.

                        Edit: I don't care much for upgrading my OS or running DX10/11, just looking for good to great performance on my current base setup through one or two upgrades.
                        Last edited by Tsikuro; 07-27-2010, 03:59 AM.
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                        • #162
                          Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                          Originally posted by Tsikuro View Post
                          I've heard good things about the following video card: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
                          Would I be able to achieve significantly higher scores by getting rid of my 8600GTs and getting this sole upgrade?
                          Bear in mind, I don't plan on playing at a resolution higher than 1280x1024, and I don't care about anti-aliasing, as previously mentioned.
                          Yeah, that video card is badass, and a very good upgrade for the price. That's just my opinion though.
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                          • #163
                            Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                            Originally posted by TheGrandMom View Post
                            If thats what you are shooting for then this:

                            Newegg.ca - Palit NE5X460HF1102 GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Sonic Platinum Overclocking Edition 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

                            is the model you want. I've read a few reviews on it and its been rated fairly high. (Note that I linked to a website you can actually buy it from!)
                            I was asking about this one;

                            Newegg.ca - GIGABYTE GV-N460D5-768I-B GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card


                            A bit weaker but more in my current price range (being jobless and all). Plus I gotta pay 13% HST on that...


                            http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...b882c286cfen02


                            $139.99 for the GTS 250 off futureshop, not bad really but I'm thinking that may be too weak?
                            Last edited by Malacite; 07-27-2010, 09:40 AM.
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                            • #164
                              Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                              Do you think the rig I posted would NEED water cooling? If I'm running just a single GTX 480, I didn't think it would.
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                              • #165
                                Re: Guide: Building a PC to play FFXIV

                                my $600 build, well $570 build after mail in rebates.
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