whats a good gpu for my pc

[Tymon]

Don't worry, it's not.

[Karinastar]

Gonna tell you right now there's not a chance in hell of that card running the game at anything even remotely resembling decent. You'll be lucky if it's even playable at 1024x768 with all settings on low.

Not trying to sound like I'm being nasty, but the advice everyone has given in this thread is the only practical way you're going to be able to play FF14, besides getting a whole new PC. Get a new PSU and a decent video card. It's really not a hard job, and trust me you'll be very satisfied with yourself once you complete it.

To show you some numbers: http://www.hwcompare.com/5632/radeon...n-hd-6750-1gb/

The 6750 is honestly just barely enough to run FF14 at moderate settings at a low to moderate resolution. The 6750 is more powerful than the 4550 by a factor of four. You can give it a try of course, but don't be surprised when it's a choppy, almost unplayable mess. :/

[hey]

I love how he asks for our advice, then completely ignores it.

Enjoy your useless card OP, it won't play ff14. You could have got a psu and a 5770 within your budget just fine, and that would play ff14 fine on decent settings.

[Kohan]

Ended up geting a XFX radeon HD 4550 required 300 psu and no adaptor, hopeing its strong enough to handle 14

A simple Googling reveals that the 4550 is far too weak to run FFXIV at any respectable speed, which is not too surprising, since it's a four year old chipset (and FFXIV, with is very high demands, came out last year). It may operate, but it will probably do so at a miserable pace.

You should really research these things before you purchase, not after. This is why using the internet at home beforehand is good. You can look at compatible cards on Amazon, NewEgg, etc., then look them up on Best Buy (since you want to go there to try them out first), see if they have a like model that's available in stores, and go get that.

Most of the people working in Best Buy stores are idiots, and know nothing about technology. There are surely exceptions -- a bona fide nerd hard up for a real job, for example -- but they are the rarity, not the norm. You'll find much more valuable information on the internet, as you already have here in this thread, for example.

I love how he asks for our advice, then completely ignores it.

Enjoy your useless card OP, it won't play ff14. You could have got a psu and a 5770 within your budget just fine, and that would play ff14 fine on decent settings.

This is one of the negatives of working in technical support positions. I once managed an authorized technical support center for various brands, and would try to inform customers as to the best route to take, only for them to do something completely different. People ask for advice, but do not take it, out of impatience, ignorance, or both. Unfortunately, the extreme opposite side of the spectrum is no better -- those who invest all of their trust in whomever they meet and are confounded by conflicting information. This is why listening to people who provide reference material, explain everything, etc., is best.

[Skie]

Most of the suggestion are around the concept of buying a new psu then a GPU. Best Buy didn't have any PSU's in my price range (at least that would leave me room for a decent gpu) I bought the card to test out to see how much of a difference it did make. If it runs shitty it runs shitty. I just needed something to get me threw till I can get something better. I'm still looking for a PSU my pc can handle for $170 or a PSU + GPU combo that will do better in that range.

[hey]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121363

$150 for a psu and video card. The 5770 is probably about the best you'll get for that price range, which is fine, since it is a solid card. Didn't look into the psu much though (aka i searched newegg, and linked the first one i saw over 500w with a 6pin connector), so might want to look into that to see what better options there are.

[Skie]

Would this PSU and GPU work together with my system? (main concerns are the connectors and the PSU fiting.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121363

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-027-_-Product

[hey]

The psu does have the 6pin connector you need for the gpu. As far as fitting in the case, the measurements are given, so you can check that yourself easily enough.

[Skie]

The GPU runs it at standard settings without lag and highest with about .5-1 sec lag. Good enough for me till i actualy get a real pc in 6-7 months. Thank you everyone for your help.

[Karinastar]

Almost willing to bet money it's running at like 15fps if you're lucky. The "lag" is because the GPU is too slow to even render everything in real time. But if it's good enough for you, that's what matters. I bet you'll be amazed at how much smoother it runs and how much better it looks on a decent gpu when you get one though.

[SaviorSelf]

Stop everything, OP got advice and didn't listen again? Some things never change!

SaviorSelf
06-10-2010 06:00 PM #9

After seeing the OP's last thread for wanting to buy a desktop, there is really no point in giving him advice. He's going to go with his initial find, pay out the ass for an overpriced piece of shit. Everyone will tell him something is better and he won't even listen.

Here's the old thread if you want a good laugh:
http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91392

[Meresgi]

Most of the suggestion are around the concept of buying a new psu then a GPU. Best Buy didn't have any PSU's in my price range

Why are you buying from Best Buy? >_<

They overcharge the living fuck out of everything, their markup on a keyboard I bought was like 500%.. I used it till I got my new one in the mail from newegg then returned the damn thing to best buy.

[Don Katsu]

I doubt that.

I'm sorry since when is a 6750 > 6850?

[Kerberoz]

People ask for advice, but do not take it, out of impatience, ignorance, or both. Unfortunately, the extreme opposite side of the spectrum is no better -- those who invest all of their trust in whomever they meet and are confounded by conflicting information.

So, basically, Dell customers and Apple customers.

[Kohan]

A lot more than that. If it were strictly confined to Dell and Apple, the world of customer service would be a much happier place.

[Don Katsu]

What is nvidia's equivalent to the 6670?

[Olo401]

What is nvidia's equivalent to the 6670?

I'd say it's close to the GT440 or GT540. Nvidia's line is quite a bit less complex than AMD's since they offer fewer models.

[hey]

I'm sorry since when is a 6750 > 6850?

Not sure i see why you felt the need to ask that 2 weeks later, but i meant that i doubt he could use it with his 300w psu.

[Elites]

I bought a GTX460 superoc'ed version last year and it ran ffxiv pretty smooth.