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wardy484 · 07-02-2011, 03:40 PM

Hey guys! I have been given a voucher from my insurance policy to buy a new laptop from either PC World or Currys and I was wondering if there was anything within a price range of £400 - £600 that could run FFXIV on medium settings?

It doesn't have to be perfect just run to a decently playable extent.

Heres a link to the websites:
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptop...ops-703-c.html
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computi...ops-315-c.html

Thanks for the help guys.

Hmm, I had a look and this looks decent. I don't know much about AMD CPU's though so I wonder if anyone could confirm anything for me.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pav...97915-pdt.html

thedudesam · 07-02-2011, 04:43 PM

I recently bought an acer 5750g for £540 and it runs everything i throw at it. Search for that

It's got an i5 (The sandy bridge version) too and it's FAST, as currently the intel I series are the best CPU's for laptops.

Here it is mate, i got mine from play.com but dabs is a tad more expensive. http://www.dabs.com/products/acer-as...m_content=Q200

It's within your price range and it's a fantastic laptop, I dare say it's possibly THE best sub £600 laptop you can get.

And dude don't use currys or pc world if you can they are run by the same company and are WELL overpriced.

wardy484 · 07-02-2011, 06:07 PM

Oh cool. I'll have a look at it, thanks. Anymore suggestions are more than welcome too. Ahh see because of the vouchers I can only purchase one from Currys or PC World. Worst place to get one from I know but unfortuanately they don't stock that Acer laptop. Thanks for the suggestion though. Quite dissapointed because that laptop has some pretty decent specs.

thedudesam · 07-02-2011, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wardy484

Oh cool. I'll have a look at it, thanks. Anymore suggestions are more than welcome too. Ahh see because of the vouchers I can only purchase one from Currys or PC World. Worst place to get one from I know but unfortuanately they don't stock that Acer laptop. Thanks for the suggestion though. Quite dissapointed because that laptop has some pretty decent specs.

Ahh i see mate.

SnOwBunZz · 07-02-2011, 08:33 PM

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...st.2436.0.html

According to this site, my 2-3 year old laptop's CPU (with a t9300) is faster than that AMD CPU. I wouldn't get it.

As for the other options.... the only one I'd even remotely look at is unavailable. -.-
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavi...27201-pdt.html

The choices are beyond catastophic there...

I.D. · 07-03-2011, 03:47 AM

I don't think you will get what you want with your limited choices in those two sites.

FF XIV seems to be very dependent on CPU power unless they changed something since I last tried it out.

wardy484 · 07-06-2011, 06:44 PM

Hmm, thanks for all the replies.
I've been looking and from what I've seen this seems to be the best I can get for the money.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-a...27245-pdt.html

Do you guys think that this would be able to run it on low - medium?

Darksin · 07-06-2011, 07:50 PM

For a unoptimized game like FFXIV, there isn't a laptop that could run it. A friend of mine tried to play it on a Alienware M18x and he couldn't even get past the 20fps, even on 1280x1024 resolution....

I.D. · 07-06-2011, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wardy484

Hmm, thanks for all the replies.
I've been looking and from what I've seen this seems to be the best I can get for the money.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-a...27245-pdt.html

Do you guys think that this would be able to run it on low - medium?

You might be able to play on the lowest settings.

07-02-2011, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
wardy484 Wario’s Bad Accent Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Reputation: 11	Laptop that could run FFXIV Hey guys! I have been given a voucher from my insurance policy to buy a new laptop from either PC World or Currys and I was wondering if there was anything within a price range of £400 - £600 that could run FFXIV on medium settings? It doesn't have to be perfect just run to a decently playable extent. Heres a link to the websites: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptop...ops-703-c.html http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computi...ops-315-c.html Thanks for the help guys. Hmm, I had a look and this looks decent. I don't know much about AMD CPU's though so I wonder if anyone could confirm anything for me. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pav...97915-pdt.html __________________

07-02-2011, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
thedudesam Phantom's Freak Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Laning with shaco. Posts: 2,544 Reputation: 62	I recently bought an acer 5750g for £540 and it runs everything i throw at it. Search for that It's got an i5 (The sandy bridge version) too and it's FAST, as currently the intel I series are the best CPU's for laptops. Here it is mate, i got mine from play.com but dabs is a tad more expensive. http://www.dabs.com/products/acer-as...m_content=Q200 It's within your price range and it's a fantastic laptop, I dare say it's possibly THE best sub £600 laptop you can get. And dude don't use currys or pc world if you can they are run by the same company and are WELL overpriced. __________________ Don't agree with what I say? Go f*k yourself. Playing -League of legends- IGN Sythalron -Men of War: Assault squad- Send me your steam and I'll add you. Last edited by thedudesam; 07-02-2011 at 05:00 PM.*

07-02-2011, 06:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
wardy484 Wario’s Bad Accent Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Reputation: 11	Oh cool. I'll have a look at it, thanks. Anymore suggestions are more than welcome too. Ahh see because of the vouchers I can only purchase one from Currys or PC World. Worst place to get one from I know but unfortuanately they don't stock that Acer laptop. Thanks for the suggestion though. Quite dissapointed because that laptop has some pretty decent specs. __________________ Last edited by wardy484; 07-02-2011 at 06:12 PM.

07-02-2011, 08:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,018 Reputation: 319	http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...st.2436.0.html According to this site, my 2-3 year old laptop's CPU (with a t9300) is faster than that AMD CPU. I wouldn't get it. As for the other options.... the only one I'd even remotely look at is unavailable. -.- http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavi...27201-pdt.html The choices are beyond catastophic there... __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

07-06-2011, 06:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
wardy484 Wario’s Bad Accent Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 475 Reputation: 11	Hmm, thanks for all the replies. I've been looking and from what I've seen this seems to be the best I can get for the money. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-a...27245-pdt.html Do you guys think that this would be able to run it on low - medium? __________________

07-03-2011, 03:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
I.D. Banned Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 319 Reputation: 12	I don't think you will get what you want with your limited choices in those two sites. FF XIV seems to be very dependent on CPU power unless they changed something since I last tried it out.

07-06-2011, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Darksin OnRPG Elite Member! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: netherlands Posts: 9,417 Reputation: 86	For a unoptimized game like FFXIV, there isn't a laptop that could run it. A friend of mine tried to play it on a Alienware M18x and he couldn't even get past the 20fps, even on 1280x1024 resolution.... __________________

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