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stephens5079

stephens5079

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Hi guys sorry if im in the wrong place, But im about to start on FF:ARR and i am looking to save up for a new computer or the components to make my own.

Im not looking to spend a lot and was just wondering if any of you guys had any suggestions to what sort of system i could get that plays the game well, Just looking to not get slowed down with all the animations and stuff going on in the bigger fights.

At the moment im playing on a rubbish Dell XPS 420, which has been the same way ever since i got it barring a different Graphics card that my friend gave me as my old one died, i wouldnt mind upgrading this computer if possible but to me it just seems to old, any input would be great and sorry again if this is in the wrong place.

I know its not a lot but around £500, like i said im not looking for anything spectacular just want to be able to enjoy the game,
Thanks!
 
 
The Gpu is on pre-order and the case is OoS, so you would need to ask in CS when they expect delivery.
You can reuse you hdd and optical drive. All orders seem to have free delivery atm, I don`t know how long this is for, as I can`t find any info. Maybe RJC knows.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** with FREE GAMES £189.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6350 Black Edition 3.90GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £99.95
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £86.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB1600C9DC) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £513.85 (includes shipping : FREE).

 
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7850 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards with FREE GAMES £119.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8320 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £113.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £89.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.95
Total : £501.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



OC the CPU to 4.0GHz+.

I'd strongly advise getting an SSD as soon as you can save up, it will improve load times a lot.

P.S. What server will you be on? ;)
 
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Thanks for the replies, it may take me a little to get the money together sadly :(
But i will be on Moogle i think, I do have a character on odin but most friends are on moogle if i can get on there.

What about you guys
 
No you are sorted. psu will have power cables and the motherboard will have what you need. :)

I would echo the call for an ssd. Load times will vastly improve. It is however your call.
 
A little over:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-UD3P AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £47.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x BitFenix Comrade Midi-Tower - Black £29.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
1 x Akasa AK-191-SM Smoke Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin £5.99
Total : £622.98 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
Hey Stephens5079, yeah RJCs option would play current games at reasonable settings. Just did a budget build for an other thread, this is what I suggested.

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £129.95
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Plextor M5S 128GB Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5S) £83.99
1 x Corsair CS550M 550W Semi-Modular 80+ GOLD Certified Power Supply (CP-9020076-UK) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan ORANGE 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLAD38G2400HC11CDC01) £55.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £38.99
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Raijintek Themis Direct Contact CPU Cooler £17.99
1 x Pioneer 24x Internal DVR-221LBK DVD Rewriter - OEM £14.99
Total : £596.84 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I have a friend who swears by intel and not AMD, Is it possible to get a build with an intel i5 in there for not too much more than my budget, or would i be better off sticking with the AMD set up
Thanks
 
 
Is it possible to get a spec with
Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - OEM
In it with the appropriate motherboard for not much more than £600 ish?
Looking for a build that will last me a few years
also is there much difference with the i5-3570 and the 3570k?
Thanks!
 
Why do you want to go to a 3570k?

You might as well go for the 4670k OEM CPU and after market cooler.

Edit: CPU and motherboard spec below, Motherboard comes with free CPU cooler.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-4670K 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - OEM £169.99
(£141.66) £169.99
(£141.66)
MSI Z87-G43 Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard - FREE Alpenfohn Civetta Cooler!! £86.99
(£72.49) £86.99
(£72.49)
Sub Total : £214.15
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £44.43
Total : £266.58
 
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