Approximate Purchase Date: Before August 27th
Budget Range: 200-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Audio Editing, MMORPG(FFXIV: ARR), Home Entertainment
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Tigerdirect.com, NCIX.com, Newegg.com
Location: Holiday, Florida, US.
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Not purchasing keyboard, mouse, or sound system.
I use my laptop(That overheats even with a cooling fan) to record music via a Behringer USB sound card, it doesn't seem to have any problems, but I'm sure a desktop would be better equipped to handle Fruity Loops. 5.1 is a plus. Two HDMI ports would be nice; I like to play Rocksmith: PC on my TV.
Why Are You Upgrading: I was accepted into the FFXIV: ARR Beta. I've been playing on my PS3 and now I would like to try the game on the PC. I'm looking for a build that won't so much as last as last me through FFXIV: ARR and possibly TSE: Online. Medium setting is fine, high is great, but price is more important. All in all, I'd like to get away with about 225 before shipping and tax. Don't be afraid to tell me that isn't going to happen, I'm new to this and if that's how it is that's how it is.
FXIV: ARR Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® Vista 32/64bit, Windows® 7 32/64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 4770
Memory: 2GB (4GB recommended for 64bit OS)
Disk Space: 20GB.
You may notice that these are lower than the minimum system requirements for v1.0. This is because Square Enix wants the game to be more accessible and run on a wider range of PCs.
FXIV: ARR Recommended System Requirements
For the best performance you should aim to run the game on a system with at least these specifications.
Operating System: Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or higher
Memory: 4GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.
Budget Range: 200-400
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Audio Editing, MMORPG(FFXIV: ARR), Home Entertainment
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Tigerdirect.com, NCIX.com, Newegg.com
Location: Holiday, Florida, US.
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: Not purchasing keyboard, mouse, or sound system.
I use my laptop(That overheats even with a cooling fan) to record music via a Behringer USB sound card, it doesn't seem to have any problems, but I'm sure a desktop would be better equipped to handle Fruity Loops. 5.1 is a plus. Two HDMI ports would be nice; I like to play Rocksmith: PC on my TV.
Why Are You Upgrading: I was accepted into the FFXIV: ARR Beta. I've been playing on my PS3 and now I would like to try the game on the PC. I'm looking for a build that won't so much as last as last me through FFXIV: ARR and possibly TSE: Online. Medium setting is fine, high is great, but price is more important. All in all, I'd like to get away with about 225 before shipping and tax. Don't be afraid to tell me that isn't going to happen, I'm new to this and if that's how it is that's how it is.
FXIV: ARR Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® Vista 32/64bit, Windows® 7 32/64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® 8800 Series, ATI Radeon™ HD 4770
Memory: 2GB (4GB recommended for 64bit OS)
Disk Space: 20GB.
You may notice that these are lower than the minimum system requirements for v1.0. This is because Square Enix wants the game to be more accessible and run on a wider range of PCs.
FXIV: ARR Recommended System Requirements
For the best performance you should aim to run the game on a system with at least these specifications.
Operating System: Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5
Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce® GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 or higher
Memory: 4GB of RAM.
Disk Space: 20GB.