Graphics Card

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  1. AlenMcdoh

    AlenMcdoh Member

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    I'm on a slightly bad budget at the moment, but I am looking for a suggestion on a graphics card to run FF14. My roomie's computer can run it with a Radeon HD 4650 without any issues, but my HD 4350 can't run it on the lowest possible settings. Here are my specs:

    Operating System Microsoft Windows 7@Ultimate Edition@64bit@(build 7600)
    Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 925 Processor
    Number of Processors Logical Core Count 4 Physical Core Count 4
    BIOS BIOS Date: 09/11/09 17:45:44 Ver: 5.03
    Language English (Regional Setting: English)
    Physical Memory 8183.891MB
    Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
    Page File 20456.035MB
    Storage B:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 0.098GB Free Disk Space 0.068GB
    Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 920.123GB Free Disk Space 178.034GB
    Storage J:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 931.511GB Free Disk Space 29.964GB
    DirectX Version DirectX 11
    Graphic Device(s) ATI Radeon HD 4350
    „¥Device \\.\DISPLAY7
    „¥Chip ATI display adapter (0x954F)
    „¥Maker ATI Technologies Inc.
    „¥Video Memory 502.527 MB
    „¥Shared Video Memory 3067.500 MB
    „¥DAC Type Internal DAC(400MHz)
    „¥Display Mode 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
    „¥Driver atiu9p64.dll,aticfx64.dll,atiu9pag,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
    „¥Driver Version 8.14.0001.6099
    „¥Driver Date 3/10/2010 10:33:10 PM
    „¥Driver Language English
    „¥Vertex Shader 3.0
    „¥Pixel Shader 3.0
    „¤Vertex Texture Supported

    Can you suggest a card for around 80?
     
  2. TehUltra

    TehUltra Member

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    You can get a 4650 for a lot less than 80
     
  3. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    Final Fantasy XIV Recomended System Requirements

    •OS: Windows® 7 32-bit/64-bit
    •CPU: Intel® CoreTM i7 2.66GHz or higher
    •RAM: 4GB or more
    •HDD/SDD: Installation: 15GB of free space; Download: 6GB of free space on the drive containing "My Documents"
    •Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 or better with VRAM 768MB or more
    •Sound Card: DirectSound® compatible sound card (DirectX® 9.0c or higher)
    •Internet Connection: Broadband or better (always-on)
    •Resolution: 1280x720 (32-bit) or higher
    •DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
    •Others: Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad
    http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27392560

    The minimum system requirements for the PC are as follows:

    Operating System
    Windows® XP SP3
    Windows® Vista(32-bit / 64-bit)SP2
    Windows® 7(32-bit / 64-bit
    CPU
    Intel® Core 2TM Duo (2.0 GHz)
    AMD AthlonTM X2 (2.0 GHz)
    RAM
    Windows® XP: 1.5 GB or higher
    Windows® Vista / Windows® 7: 2 GB or higher
    HDD/SSD Space
    Installing: 15 GB or more
    Downloading: Space on the hard drive where My Documents is located should be 6GB or more
    Graphics Card
    512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 series or higher
    512MB ATI RadeonTM HD 2900 Series or higher
    Sound Card
    DirectSound® compatible sound card (DirectX® 9.0 or higher)
    Internet Connection
    Broadband Internet connection or higher
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 720 or higher; 32-bit
    DirectX
    DirectX® 9.0c
    Others
    Mouse, Keyboard, Gamepad
    http://www.final-fantasy-14.org/ff14-content/confirmed-details/
     
  4. KillerBug

    KillerBug Active member

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    A 5570 should be much faster than a 4650...but I would spend the extra $10 on a 5670; it is much faster, and still does not need any PSU upgrades.
     

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