Hello all, I usually game on my PS3 but I was hardcore into FFXI and I'm psyched to try out FFXIV! However, the benchmark program LOL'd at my hardware. I don't want to buy too much card for the rest of my setup but I don't want something that will be outdated next week either.
I'm currently running XP 'cause I love it but I don't know much about 7. Would it make more sense to upgrade so 7 can take advantage of the new hardware technology? (XP can't even detect all my RAM. Sigh.)
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within a month
BUDGET RANGE: $150 - $250 or so (I spent about $200 for my mobo & processor together so it seems silly to spend much more than that.)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: FFXIV, streaming BluRay quality video files to my HDTV (would be nice to transmit audio over the HDMI cable too). It's also likely that I would output FFXIV to the HDTV too - it's a Samsung 46" LCD I bought this spring.
CURRENT GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT (9800 is the official minimum for FFXIV)
AND POWER SUPPLY: Corsair TX850W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 (not currently overclocked but it's not out of the question)
Gigabyte 790XTA-UD4 MOBO
4 GB RAM
XP SP3
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 GB HDD
Hanns-G HG216D 22" LCD HDMI monitor
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (I'm a newbie but I'm planning on giving it a shot!)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire, at PCIx8 for both
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 max
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I read the reviews for the Radeon 5770 and 5830, plus the GTX 460 and I was impressed. I'm leaning towards the 5830 but I'm concerned that it would be overkill compared to the rest of my setup. I could also use some advice on which brand.
Thanks!
I'm currently running XP 'cause I love it but I don't know much about 7. Would it make more sense to upgrade so 7 can take advantage of the new hardware technology? (XP can't even detect all my RAM. Sigh.)
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within a month
BUDGET RANGE: $150 - $250 or so (I spent about $200 for my mobo & processor together so it seems silly to spend much more than that.)
USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: FFXIV, streaming BluRay quality video files to my HDTV (would be nice to transmit audio over the HDMI cable too). It's also likely that I would output FFXIV to the HDTV too - it's a Samsung 46" LCD I bought this spring.
CURRENT GPU: Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT (9800 is the official minimum for FFXIV)
AND POWER SUPPLY: Corsair TX850W
OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 (not currently overclocked but it's not out of the question)
Gigabyte 790XTA-UD4 MOBO
4 GB RAM
XP SP3
Western Digital Caviar Black 1 GB HDD
Hanns-G HG216D 22" LCD HDMI monitor
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe (I'm a newbie but I'm planning on giving it a shot!)
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Crossfire, at PCIx8 for both
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1680x1050 max
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I read the reviews for the Radeon 5770 and 5830, plus the GTX 460 and I was impressed. I'm leaning towards the 5830 but I'm concerned that it would be overkill compared to the rest of my setup. I could also use some advice on which brand.
Thanks!