Squeenix: buy an approved FF14 PC for only $4000!

[Kudistos Megistos]

Apparently, the ideal PC for playing FF14 needs 12GB of RAM and a hexacore processor. This is odd, as those benchmarks we ran a while ago suggested that dual cores with 4GB of RAM were up to the job.

[sl1982]

That score is not very impressive given my laptop gets 3200 on 1080P.

[hotdog963al]

12GB of RAM? Seriously?
So the game will be 64-bit? 

[Shankifer]

SSD Hard drive. Theres like 300 bucks alone lol. and 12Gigs, that's got to account for about 600 depending on the brand, maybe more. The i7 is probably running it up about 800. Ultimate 64 bit really only adds like 100 bucks of value to it. GTX480 Probably accounts for at least a grand (if not more), that card will blow most others out of competition.

Ideal for FF14? I sure hope it's more than Ideal... If that's true, I'd love to see what the PERFECT FF14 computer is packing.

So who's ordering one to check it out?

Edit: Forgot to mention, probably 500+ in a motherboard that can handle 12 Gigs and the i7 processor.

and furthermore... what kind of power supply is thing (thats right, THING, it is no longer a computer) sucking up with all it's high end equipment, am I going to plug it in and watch my meter go?

[Kudistos Megistos]

What? Even in Britain, hardware isn't that expensive. Then again, I don't know how much hardware costs in Japan...

However, an 80GB SSD on newegg is about $200. 6 2GB sticks of RAM are about $300 and the Fermi is $500. The cheapest 1366 mobos can handle 12GB of RAM and cost about $130. The processor is what jacks up the price, and it's completely unnecessary for a gaming PC. People whose most resource intensive tasks are games won't even use half of its power and would be better off with a shitty $150 AMD processor.

[Covarr]

My guess is that Square Enix is not even bothering to optimize their code, and instead just expecting their users to buy ridiculous hardware (at least RAM and CPU). I can't figure out why any game would need a top of the line graphics card like that. As for SSD, that's probably unnecessary, but not as much as some of the other hardware they have.

Want to see the effect shitty code can have on system requirements? Look no further than Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing. Required a 1GHz processor for something that the DS could easily have done.

[Shankifer]

The cheapest 1366 mobos can handle 12GB of RAM and cost about $130

Key word "cheapest". You know this computer has top of the line everything, which is why I estimated prices to be high. I shop on newegg often, built my own PC which kicks ass for about 300 bucks, but that's another story.

My big question is, Why SSD?

SSD is going to limit your computer space so much because the average budget can't afford a high GB one, so they throw an 80 in it. The gaming experience would be the same on a an average HD. There should be no reason that any game would require that kind of HD to access the information that quickly, considering the Processor (which is already overpowered for this PC) would take care of all that work with ease. 80GB SSD, I'd rather have a 2TB 3.0GB/s HD for the same price.

Did anyone else notice the actual aesthetic design of the case is kind of sucky too? for that kind of money you'd think you'd be getting something that looks powerful or at least has to do with FF14

[Kudistos Megistos]

My guess is that Square Enix is not even bothering to optimize their code

Squeenix not taking much care when making a PC game? Unheard of!

The cheapest 1366 mobos can handle 12GB of RAM and cost about $130

Key word "cheapest". You know this computer has top of the line everything, which is why I estimated prices to be high

But it doesn't say anything about the mobo, which makes me think that they may have put the cheapest one possible in there to maximise profits. I mean, why would they bother with a $500 mobo when they can stick a $150 one in there and advertise it with the same specs?

[Shankifer]

True... and if that's the case though... holy hell... Profit maximization 101. lol

[Kudistos Megistos]

True... and if that's the case though... holy hell... Profit maximization 101. lol

I believe OEMs do it all the time. I mean, Apple use notoriously cheap and crappy Foxconn mobos, and nearly all OEM PCs will use PSUs that are only just powerful enough and crappy HDD brands. Remember, it's all about the specs and appearance; whatever they use will be the cheapest they can get away with that has the specs they want.

[sl1982]

That is why I never purchase a desktop. I build it. I would do the same for laptops if i could.

[Kudistos Megistos]

No-one with any knowledge about computers should buy a prebuilt desktop unless they want something basic.

Not only can you build a PC with the same specs for much less (especially at the  higher end), but your PC will be better because you got the most reliable brands with the best warranties and products that are better than those with equivalent specs.

[sl1982]

It really gets hard to build a low end system that competes with a dell though. Their bulk purchases make for great discounts. Sure they are cheaper, and fine if you want a disposable pc. You are right though about the high end systems, which is the only things I ever build.

[Kudistos Megistos]

Yes, for basic needs you're not going to save much money, if any, by building one instead of buying a £300 Dell that will usually come with a cheap monitor. I suppose that at these levels, volume discounts, small profit margins and delivery costs will allow OEMs a much bigger advantage.