Computer Specs For Final Fantasy XIV help

[PwerlvlAmy]

Sorry. I know there's a lot of threads about this type of stuff all ready but I've posted on other forums and no one has even responded to the threads I posted.

I was wondering if I should upgrade my graphic card,if its needed and to which one exactly would be best? I'll list my computer specs below

AMD Phenom X4(9750 Quad Core Processor(4CPU)2.4ghz
OS: Windows Vista
Memory: around 4GB I believe
Current Graphic card: ATI RADEON HD 4300 series

also currently have a 430W fan in my computer

I just named some of the stuff I found in dxdiag. If people need more information, please let me know. I would just like to be able to run FFXIV more fluently and would appreciate any help.

The graphic card I was thinking of possibly upgrading to was a Geforce 9800GT. What do you guys/gals think of that?

[Rasputin]

this is unlikely going to cut it for FF XIV, sorry. i'm running a GTX 275 and I still am getting terrible FPS at the max settings. FF XIV apparently has problems with Nvidia graphics cads so if you want a high framerate you should get as modern of an ATI card as you can afford, preferably from the upper 5000 series

[Ponto]

Yeah, that could probably not even handle min settings. I am bumping my PC up for it, I am going up to 8GB and I am looking at the 8870 card I saw going for about £200, even then I am worried I may need to replace the processor and even the CPU since mine only runs at 450W.

[Rasputin]

8870? you mean 5870, right? cause that card would definitely handle it.

[jr435]

Can any1 let me know if i'll be able to run FFXIV.

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
3 gigs of ram
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
OS Windows Vista

[Demon]

Can any1 let me know if i'll be able to run FFXIV.

Amd Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+
3 gigs of ram
NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
OS Windows Vista

Your ram and processor look good, but your graphics card looks... severely under-powered. That might be a little bit of a problem.

[jr435]

Thank you for the quick reply. Can you recommend a grapics card that will run the game and if you know possibly a price. Thank you in advance

[Demon]

Thank you for the quick reply. Can you recommend a grapics card that will run the game and if you know possibly a price. Thank you in advance

The Radeon HD 5750 runs about $120 and seems like a good option. Just try to make sure that your power supply meets the requirements for the card.