System upgrade for 3.0

[Snoctopus]

So i was wondering if just upgrading my graphics card would be enough. I know my card sucks (GeForce GTX 550 ti) but is my processor ok? currently have AMD FX (tm) - 6100 Six core Processor 3.30 GHz

I can't speak to FFXIV in particular, but with Guild Wars 2 the AMD FX-6100 was a huge bottleneck, so much so that between a 550ti and and a GTX 660 I didn't see a noticeable performance jump. MMOs tend to be more CPU intensive than other genres, and the single-thread performance on the fx-6100 isn't too hot.

Depending on your budget, a jump to one of the nicer current gen i3 chips along with a GTX 750ti would likely be a pretty solid upgrade for around $300 total, assuming you get a motherboard/cpu bundle. This would leave you with the freedom to move to a faster i5 down the road if you were feeling like you wanted to get more performance, as at that point you'd already be on an intel board.

[Gulkeeva]

So i was wondering if just upgrading my graphics card would be enough. I know my card sucks (GeForce GTX 550 ti) but is my processor ok? currently have AMD FX (tm) - 6100 Six core Processor 3.30 GHz

It can be hard to say

use a program like HWINFO
set it to sensors

run the game, and see what is maxing out. If the video card is running 100% and the, that means the video card is bottlenecking the game most likely. If its below 100%, then its most likely the cpu. Best to test using a area with a lot of people.

[Infini]

Managed to get my 3 year old laptop upgraded for cheap (when you consider the good ones cost a ton to get! Have an Alienware M18Xr2 and it had dual GTX675M's. Managed to source a pair of GTX980M's on for it. After the hell of installing the parts including the thermal pads and getting the drivers going I ran the benchmark. Old Score was 5300ish.... new score.... +/-12k depending on the drivers (laptop drivers are not fun with customised hardware expecially with driver signing and nvidia driver installation being a pain).

Techy Stuff!
OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro
Version 6.3.9600 Build 9600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name M18XR2
System Manufacturer Alienware
System Model M18xR2
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU M18xR2
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3920XM CPU @ 2.90GHz, 3093 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Alienware A12, 13/09/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 1.01
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Alienware
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.3.9600.17196"
Time Zone GMT Summer Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 31.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 29.2 GB
Total Virtual Memory 63.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 60.7 GB
Page File Space 32.0 GB
HDD Type: Samsung Evo 850 SSD x3

My Laptop is ready! (Only cost me €1600 for the damn cards + delivery too ._.)

Now if only I could find a pair of Titan X's for my main desktop. Desktop has a pair of GTX690's but the new UHD monitor I have is pushing them pretty hard. Trying to find them titan x's everywhere but seems everyone is buying them up like mad atm amazon and even the damn OEM's themselves like EVGA keep selling out and have a 1x card limit :/.

[Gulkeeva]

Can buy one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-130-_-Product

and then 1 of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-129-_-Product

both in stock and nearly the same price, and 2 different items so they allow you to buy it (if your crazy enough to want to buy 2 anyway!)

Waiting for the 980 Ti/390X which is next month (to be shown off at computex on June 1/2) and possibly sold the same month~

[Infini]

Can buy one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-130-_-Product

and then 1 of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-129-_-Product

both in stock and nearly the same price, and 2 different items so they allow you to buy it (if your crazy enough to want to buy 2 anyway!)

Waiting for the 980 Ti/390X which is next month (to be shown off at computex on June 1/2) and possibly sold the same month~

Well theyre out on stock when you want em shipped to EU :C Only noticed the 2 potential cards you mentioned there just now. Might be worth waiting out a lil longer for them. Dunno bout the AMD as I dont know if it will work on my motherboard (DX79TO with i7-3960x CPU). 980 ti looks like a potential expecially since I would be leaning towards a 2xSLI setup and be less pricy in return for less GPU RAM.

[Gulkeeva]

*sneaks in*

If you've been holding back on buying a SSD for your PC because of the affordability of large SSD drives, there is a sale now going on for a big one O_o

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OBRFFAS
1TB SSD Samsung 850 Evo for about $340

[Gulkeeva]

Sort of relevant for the curious maybe (I was) for a system upgrade for 3.0

The Nvidia 980 Ti is out and for $650
http://wccftech.com/gtx-980-ti-offic...arks-revealed/

Has a benchmark for the 980 Ti at 2560x1600 on FFXIV. Considering its maximum FPS...? (maybe average?) its safe to say FFXIV on ultra at 3860x2160 will be well above 60fps on maximum settings even in fates with hundreds of people... on a single video card. It may be a few weeks before we see the Radeon Fury, the fastest from AMD however... ;/

[Classikmage]

Not sure where to put this, this seemed like the closest thread. I heard about all the cool things about And decided to look into it, since when I log into FFXIV, the play button only has Direct X 9.0 listed, but as I looked deeper into my computer, apparently I already have it downloaded and installed. How come FFXIV isn't using it?

[jmc]

On the ffxiv log in screen click config, and turn on direct x 11 support.

[Classikmage]

Thanks, it worked!

[Classikmage]

Holy shit.... turning it back off.... shit just turned into an old time motion picture flick.. O.O

[Niiro]

The graphics settings for the DX9 and DX11 versions are separate, if you logged in with the DX11 version you'd need to go into the graphics config and change them to what you want, by default most things are set to high I believe.