What Laptops can run XIV well?

**Ruin** · 2010-09-07 19:14

Can anyone recommend a laptop that will run XIV perfectly, that isnt gonna cost way too much? Or give me the minimal specs a laptop needs to run it smoothly?

**Kaisha** · 2010-09-07 19:32

I don't even think it's safe to recommend a laptop for XIV being how much of a beta it feels like this close to retail release, and how it's able to tax even the high-end of the desktop spectrum.

All I can say is that you'd probably need a laptop running a good $1400 or more if you want it to possibly play XIV 'jerkily'.

**Kaisha** · 2010-09-07 19:33

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**byte** · 2010-09-07 20:09

If you get a laptop powerful enough to run FFXIV on decent settings, it will overheat constantly, need to go in for repairs countless times due to meltdown and be a total pain in the ass. Oh and it will cost you 3x what it would for equivalent desktop hardware.

Get a desktop.

ps. Enjoy your 45minute battery life.

**jmc** · 2010-09-07 20:19

Originally Posted by byte

If you get a laptop powerful enough to run FFXIV on decent settings, it will overheat constantly, need to go in for repairs countless times due to meltdown and be a total pain in the ass. Oh and it will cost you 3x what it would for equivalent desktop hardware.

Get a desktop.

What you serious?

Lol

**Kaisha** · 2010-09-07 20:36

Originally Posted by jmcgarrell

What you serious?

Lol

It wouldn't really surprise me given I've heard people reporting that XIV kicks their case fans into high gear as if they were running a stress test rather than a game.

I'm still waiting for the day that we can physically throttle CPU access to any given program, would make heat so much easier to deal with on a laptop for games that use 100% CPU for no real reason.

**jmc** · 2010-09-07 21:12

Originally Posted by Kaisha

It wouldn't really surprise me given I've heard people reporting that XIV kicks their case fans into high gear as if they were running a stress test rather than a game.

I'm still waiting for the day that we can physically throttle CPU access to any given program, would make heat so much easier to deal with on a laptop for games that use 100% CPU for no real reason.

I'd say that's more on par with driver error for fan speed.

For general reference, I've been playing ff14 on my Dell 1747 laptop with medium settings since phase 2 beta with no overheating or any issues in general.

**Ruin** · 2010-09-08 02:18

So you guys predict that laptops in general wont do well in the long haul? Even if it is a really good laptop

**jmc** · 2010-09-08 02:30

Originally Posted by Ruin

So you guys predict that laptops in general wont do well in the long haul? Even if it is a really good laptop

If you don't need the portability because your gonna be spending 90% of your game time at your house, build a desktop.

A high end laptop will survive for years playing FF14, however for long term gaming it's not recommended to due lack or upgradable parts when needed.

**Sessions01** · 2010-09-08 05:21

Alienware laptops will handle the game no problem, but desktop will always be superior in terms of performance for money spent, and lastability

**KoRnpedo** · 2010-09-08 07:46

forget Alienware, my friend is playing it on a his MSI laptop (GX640-260 15.4-Inch Gaming Laptop) and it looks nice, also my cousin is buying a new MSI laptop too with 5870 gpu and an I7 cpu (GX740-079 17-Inch) .. the only problem u'll be facing here is when you decide to play for hours and hours..
I'd recommend buying some cooling fans to cool underneath the laptop as well as an external exhaust fan/s for the CPU/GPU just to be safe,,

**TacoTaru** · 2010-09-08 08:09

Run it perfectly for not too much cost? Good luck with that, lol. My fiancee's laptop doesn't meet gpu requirements, but we cranked the settings down to low and dropped the buffer size to two thirds and we can get a run it acceptably (about 20fps average).

**Elites** · 2010-09-08 16:59

My girlfriend has a 4k alienware she bought last year that has an i7, HD5870, 6 gigs of ram and 1tb HD. The shit runs faster than my desktop it's not even funny lmao. And I'm running on a GTX460 oc'ed which is more powerful than the 5870.

**FerBedolla** · 2010-09-10 11:33

GTX 460 more powerful than 5870? XD.

Intel Core i7 980X @ Clock 4600 Mhz Memory 2000 Mhz, 2 XFX ATI Radeon HD5970 @ Clock 1010 Mhz, Memory 1200 Mhz 4GB each and it's hard to handle double buffer in crowded areas with 1920 X 1200 @ 60 Hz without a CrossFire X profile, I hope AMD/ATI add a FFXIV profile next time they release a Catalyst/Driver update.

**Jojimbo** · 2010-09-10 11:39

Probably meant a 5870M, which is less powerful than a 460

I thought ATI released an xfire profile with 10.8? Or did they never go through/was crap in the end.

**FerBedolla** · 2010-09-11 00:08

They added a profile for FFXIV Benchmark

**KOS-MOS** · 2010-09-12 16:34

I agree with what people above said. If you want a gaming laptop there is no way to be cheap with it if you want quality. Go for the gaming brands: MSI, Alienware, ASUS G Series.

Don't try to adapt or customize your everyday laptop (Vaio, HP, and most customizable standard-line laptops from any known commercial brand); they are not built having gaming as their main focus; therefore, you might experience tons of overheating problems and such.

Also, battery? It's not that much of an issue for a gaming laptop. If you get one, you'll get used to carry 4 Kg on your back everytime you move it around. Adding the battery to that won't make a change.

I recently bought a M17X.

**Kimkytaru** · 2010-09-13 02:51

Originally Posted by FerBedolla

GTX 460 more powerful than 5870? XD.

Actually a Desktop GTX460 will run faster than a Portable 5870.

I do have an alienware too and it runs ok on it. M15x with everything you want except SSD.

Also an Asus G73H, a MSI 740 or anyhting with a I7 and a 5870M or a GTX260M will run it.
Or you could buy a M17x from alienware with a CF of 5870M etc...

There's several notebook that will run it however as other people said, your battery wont last long and except if you have an alienware it will most probably overheat if you dont buy a cooling plate for it. So yeah unless you absolutely need a portable, build yourself a fix computer, it will be faster and cheaper.

**Lovian** · 2010-09-14 12:58

Been playing on a Asus G73jh-a1 runs it 1920x1080 smoothly and it looks gorgious, cost money but if you want a laptop that plays it well you got to pay for it.

**JRice** · 2010-09-21 13:48

I have an alienware M17x
i7 620m 3.33ghz/3.06ghz/2.66ghz (turbo mode kicks in depending on how many cores your using)
4GB DDR3 Ram
HD Mobility 5870

Runs it okish, however pretty much will only play on desktop much better.

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