Can someone recommend some parts to upgrade my computer?

[Kainos]

I'm a newbie but am going to try to manually update my desktop. Does anyone have any advice on what are some good options in this market?

I mainly am doing it for FFXIV, i was surprised i got a benchmark score of 2000. It runs pretty smoothly but I want to see if I can get it to max settings and have enough power to multitask on cpu

Specs:

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HP Pavillian Elite HPE
ATI Raedon HD 5570
microsoft7x64
AMD Phenom II x6 1045T Processor
5G memory

Thx in advance

[Isiolia]

The main shortcoming you have with that machine is the video card. Since your rig likely came with a 300W power supply (from what I can tell), you'd likely need to upgrade that as well to support a better card.

Not sure what your budget is, or what the current preferred card is for XIV. Cost-wise, a good 500W or so PSU and a Radeon 6850 should be decent. If Arkanna still has their PSU available it'd be waaay overkill, but also a great deal. I've used 500W versions of that and liked them.

Video card may also depend on what would fit your case...unless you also buy a new case and transfer everything over.

Phenom II X6s have always been situational in terms of relative performance - with a different motherboard and cooler you could probably overclock it nicely...but it's likely good enough as-is.