Best Pre-Built PC for FF14 for ~$1000

[takethistoyourgrave]

Pretty much a PC noob these days, no idea about all the new tech out there.

FFXIV minimum specs are

"The specs for the PC version are as follows: Windows XP/Vista/7, Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 15GB HDD space, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 512MB or ATI Radeon HD 2900 512MB and DirectX 9."

Looking to see if I can get a pre-built online that will blow that away (but obviously not be the most amazing machine ever) for about $1000. A little higher is probably okay. Don't need monitor.

Any good ideas?

[sruon]

Any of these should do, didn't really check specifically but the graphic card/CPU are pretty good

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...on%20HD%205770

But that's really overpriced for something that would cost $300 less if you did it yourself.

Edit: No matter what you buy, please do check the GPU, that's what manufacturers gimp the most to make profits, selling you uttershit integrated chipsets.

[Stromgarde]

Not to mention CPU and RAM are just this side of insignificant in the official benchmark.

[Don Katsu]

You will get more out of a six core for this game. Check out the benchmark thread.

Both of these come with a 5770 which should be enough to run FFXIV at max settings. The processor from the looks of the benchmark thread is also very important.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883227274

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229188

[Eyedea-Seraph]

You will get more out of a six core for this game. Check out the benchmark thread.

Both of these come with a 5770 which should be enough to run FFXIV at max settings. The processor from the looks of the benchmark thread is also very important.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883227274

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229188

i7 >= AM3 6Core > Core 2 Quad

[shidobu]

Not to mention CPU and RAM are just this side of insignificant in the official benchmark.

what? <_<

[Stromgarde]

what? <_<

Video card does all of the heavy lifting. I have an i7 and 12GB of RAM, but people with worse processors but using a 5870 (I have a 4890) were getting double my bench score on the HQ benchmark. If you want best performance for your buck, you can go average on CPU and RAM, but don't skimp on the vidcard.

[Olo401]

Yeah, I totally missed the pre-built part. But if you wanna see my build it's still here.

Spoiler: show

Under a grand eh? Let's see what we can do.. Keep in mind tho I'm not including combos or coupon codes tho since they expire:

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 - $120
CPU: Intel Core i5-655K OR Core i5-750 - $195/210
Memory: Corsair XMS3 2x2GB DDR3-1600 - $100
Graphics: Gigabyte Radeon 5850 1GB - $310
Storage: WD 1TB SATA-600 64MB - $95
Optical: Samsung SH-S223L Drive - $22
Power: Corsair 650TX - $90
Case: CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid-Tower ATX - $90

Total is $1010-1025, not including a Win7 license.

If you can find something along those lines from say CyberpowerPC or ibuypower, you'd be in good shape. You won't find anything close to this tho from Dell, HP or Gateway without spending at least $500 more.

[Asai]

For 1k you should be able to obliterate what ever is needed to run ffxiv at full specs. I think my PC cost around 300 bucks in parts from random sites and it handled the alpha just fine. Only lag at all was during character creation (which was buggy but has been completely re-done anyway).

[Icari]

You could look in the Dell outlet for some good deals on their XPS studio 8100's

Spoiler: show

this is one example
1 Y1FGT BASE,MNTW,NPFC,CTO,SXPS,8100
1 07GHK Module,Label,Microsoft,Desktop,Windows Seven
1 0MJPN Module,Thermal,95W,MNTW/SLTW
1 0VYM1 Module,Hard Drive,1TB,7.2K,WDXL333,R
1 23N3T MOD,PRC,LYN,I7-860,2.8,XPS DT
1 35W0M Module,Software,Roxio,EZ CD,10.3,Dell Edition,Factory Install
1 9R578 Module,Information,DHS,High, Value
1 45XY6 Module,Label,Intel,Desktop CI7,Rebranding
1 4HP42 Module,Plug,VIDEO,JACK,High Definition Multimedia Interface,Digital Video Interface
1 54981 MOD,INFO,NOSOUND,NOSPEAKER
1 7FGDY MOD,CORD,PWR,125,C13,GRAY,US
1 9FY23 Module,Dvd+/-rw,Half Height,Dvd-ram,Inspiron,Hitachi Lg Data Storage
1 C001D Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,8G,4X2GB,1333,Dimension
1 C55GR Module,Dvd+/-rw,Dvd-ram,Inspiron,Hitachi Lg Data Storage,2
1 CC74H MOD,CRD,GRPHC,GTS,240,P118N
1 CP1VF Module,Software,W7HP64 Consumer Desktop,English Dao/bcc
1 DJ332 Module,Keyboard,104,United States,Black,Liteon,Dimension
1 FXJ4F Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,Windows Seven,Consumer Desktop
1 J019D Module,Software,DELL-DOCK Consumer
1 J206C Module,Software,Dell Connect 2.1,Dell Americas OrganizationEMEA,Brazil Customer Center
1 J662D Module,Mouse,6BTN,Laser Consumer,Logitech,Desktop
1 J6XND Module,Software,W7HP64,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multiple User Interface,NO-E
1 K491T Module,Software,SKYPT,SKYPE Factory Install
1 M017R Module,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,Digital Video Disk Drive,True Theatre High Definition,Factory Install
1 M239M Module,Software,LTG DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 MX962 Module,Information,NO MEDIA
1 N533M Module,Software,Mcafee SAPPHIRE,30DAY,Multiple User Interface
1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English
1 T212R Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Resource Dvd,Studio Xps,8100
1 VR08H Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7HP32/64
1 W871N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Consumer
1 WN316 Module,Cable,Serial Ata Optical,MNTW/SLTW
1 X586R SHIP,MNTW,ENG,DAO,SXPS 8100
1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business
1 Y4XT3 Module,Card,Network,DW1525,Desktop,Full Height,Rest Of World
1 Y720M Module,Software,DSPRT-CTR 64BIT,2.0
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 905-9737 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 907-7710 Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 960-8700 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, Initial Year

Shipping was free+tax it came to $947.10 5-7 day shipping and it was delivered in about 3 days

for the non techy's
1 TB hard drive
Nvidia GTS 240
Windows 7
i7 860
8 GB ram
Broadcom/Dell wireless card

[takethistoyourgrave]

A little over what I wanted to pay but any input on the following?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16883227240R

And thanks for all the input so far, been fun looking through everything.

EDIT: Just realized it is an open box item =/

[Mizango]

Someone help Leeroy out D:

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...&postcount=108

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...&postcount=117

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/showp...&postcount=122

[Crizto]

Could anyone recommend a fairly cheap (~$200) graphics card ? Right now my PC looks to be able to meet those minimum specs, but I'm using a GForce 7950 so that is the only upgrade I need to make.

[Jurgen]

Could anyone recommend a fairly cheap (~$200) graphics card ? Right now my PC looks to be able to meet those minimum specs, but I'm using a GForce 7950 so that is the only upgrade I need to make.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127490

Or you could wait 2-3 months and hope for a price drop on the HD5850.

[Elites]

My 2 year old computer with a core2duo E6850 ran that benchmark pretty flawlessly. I have a pretty old videocard too (8800gt OC) with 4 gigs of ram and windows 7...don't honestly think you need that high of a rig to run this game.

[Olo401]

Your machine should work just fine for FFXIV. In fact, your video card is actually better than their minimum recommended (despite being about a year older).

[Buttons]

You could look in the Dell outlet for some good deals on their XPS studio 8100's

Spoiler: show

this is one example
1 Y1FGT BASE,MNTW,NPFC,CTO,SXPS,8100
1 07GHK Module,Label,Microsoft,Desktop,Windows Seven
1 0MJPN Module,Thermal,95W,MNTW/SLTW
1 0VYM1 Module,Hard Drive,1TB,7.2K,WDXL333,R
1 23N3T MOD,PRC,LYN,I7-860,2.8,XPS DT
1 35W0M Module,Software,Roxio,EZ CD,10.3,Dell Edition,Factory Install
1 9R578 Module,Information,DHS,High, Value
1 45XY6 Module,Label,Intel,Desktop CI7,Rebranding
1 4HP42 Module,Plug,VIDEO,JACK,High Definition Multimedia Interface,Digital Video Interface
1 54981 MOD,INFO,NOSOUND,NOSPEAKER
1 7FGDY MOD,CORD,PWR,125,C13,GRAY,US
1 9FY23 Module,Dvd+/-rw,Half Height,Dvd-ram,Inspiron,Hitachi Lg Data Storage
1 C001D Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,8G,4X2GB,1333,Dimension
1 C55GR Module,Dvd+/-rw,Dvd-ram,Inspiron,Hitachi Lg Data Storage,2
1 CC74H MOD,CRD,GRPHC,GTS,240,P118N
1 CP1VF Module,Software,W7HP64 Consumer Desktop,English Dao/bcc
1 DJ332 Module,Keyboard,104,United States,Black,Liteon,Dimension
1 FXJ4F Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,Windows Seven,Consumer Desktop
1 J019D Module,Software,DELL-DOCK Consumer
1 J206C Module,Software,Dell Connect 2.1,Dell Americas OrganizationEMEA,Brazil Customer Center
1 J662D Module,Mouse,6BTN,Laser Consumer,Logitech,Desktop
1 J6XND Module,Software,W7HP64,Digital Video Disk Drive,Multiple User Interface,NO-E
1 K491T Module,Software,SKYPT,SKYPE Factory Install
1 M017R Module,Software,Powerdvd,8.3,Digital Video Disk Drive,True Theatre High Definition,Factory Install
1 M239M Module,Software,LTG DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 MX962 Module,Information,NO MEDIA
1 N533M Module,Software,Mcafee SAPPHIRE,30DAY,Multiple User Interface
1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English
1 T212R Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Resource Dvd,Studio Xps,8100
1 VR08H Module,Software,Certificate Of Authenticity,W7HP32/64
1 W871N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Consumer
1 WN316 Module,Cable,Serial Ata Optical,MNTW/SLTW
1 X586R SHIP,MNTW,ENG,DAO,SXPS 8100
1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business
1 Y4XT3 Module,Card,Network,DW1525,Desktop,Full Height,Rest Of World
1 Y720M Module,Software,DSPRT-CTR 64BIT,2.0
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 905-9737 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 907-7710 Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 960-8700 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, Initial Year

Shipping was free+tax it came to $947.10 5-7 day shipping and it was delivered in about 3 days

for the non techy's
1 TB hard drive
Nvidia GTS 240
Windows 7
i7 860
8 GB ram
Broadcom/Dell wireless card

How are these Dell XPS 8100? I know that opinions vary on Dell PCs and know you can usually build a cheaper one yourself and you can't always upgrade a Dell.
I have been taking a look at the 8100 though and to be honest it doesnt even seem that bad.

[Katlan]

You will get more out of a six core for this game. Check out the benchmark thread.

Both of these come with a 5770 which should be enough to run FFXIV at max settings. The processor from the looks of the benchmark thread is also very important.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883227274

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229188

lol my new gpu nearly cost as much as those computers

[Cantih]

What I don't get is why isn't some enterprising BG soul offering to build boxes.
Even with labor markup, I'm sure there are enough people willing to buy to make it worthwhile.

[Icari]

How are these Dell XPS 8100? I know that opinions vary on Dell PCs and know you can usually build a cheaper one yourself and you can't always upgrade a Dell.
I have been taking a look at the 8100 though and to be honest it doesnt even seem that bad.

I have a dell xps studio 8000 and I just got that 8100 for my mom, both are almost identical and both from the outlet. My 8000 runs fine I dont see lag or anything, almost nothing to worry about other then the normal issues with any pc. I would recommend to anyone to at least check it out if they are looking for a decent setup that is pre-build. I have not looked into upgrading the machine yet as it works great. Only issue I ran into that most would NOT is the wireless card did not work well/at all under Linux so i am stuck using windows 7.