Hate to make another "Is this PC good enough" threadFollow

But I'm looking around and this seems like a great deal to me (For playing XIV if nothing else) and I was just wondering what people who probably knew more then me thought.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vibox-4-0GHz-16GB-4-0GHz-Quad-core-gaming-PC-1TB-Super-Fast-computer-/221127252096

Dedicated graphics are onboard graphic card I believe.

Edited, Aug 11th 2013 10:12am by Solonuke

it would say intergrated for onboard i believe. Also the parts dont say a brand either like the ram or the processor. The specs kinda see to good to be true. Mine is a 3.2 GHz 16gram 7800amd graphics and it cost 800$ im not sure how much thats in euros.

I found the spec list sry for the confusion.

Edited, Aug 11th 2013 10:17am by silverhope

I would not get that PC.

Firstly, the CPU is alright, but the lack of details on the motherboard and video card makes it shady.

Secondly, too much RAM. You only need 8Gb at most.

Thirdly, if you scroll down, you'll see a big ad saying "upgrade your video card to a Radeon HD 6670!" which is quite a sh*tty video card for today's standards. So this means the card that comes with the PC is even worse.

Don't buy it.

Edit: Found it, it says HD 6450 card that comes with it. Real crap.

Also, PSU is a 450W no-name unit. Even if you upgrade your video card later, your PSU won't be able to handle it.

Edited, Aug 11th 2013 9:40am by Threx

Try running the benchmark on your dad's PC and start from there.

Have you considered just getting a PS3 (or PS4) if you're only looking to play this game?

I would also be worried about the no-name parts listed (or not listed, rather) for the PC you're looking at, but it's not necessarily a deal-breaker depending on how picky you want to be. Are you looking to have this PC for several years to come, or are you fine if it craps out 2-3 years down the road? The PSU is usually the first thing to go, but those are cheap and easy to replace. Then again, pre-fab PCs like Dell and HP tend to use no-name parts. It's less than ideal, but you might be able to get away with it.

If you're on a budget, I wouldn't completely discount this PC. Just do your homework -- know that even if you upgrade your graphics card, your CPU may end up being a bottleneck depending on how much of an upgrade you're looking to get. And , as Threx said, you may also need to upgrade the PSU depending on what you upgrade to.





Edited, Aug 11th 2013 11:10am by Aasher

I started breaking down costs and putting a system together on Newegg when I realized they don't ship internationally, which sucks. I looked around and came up with this site. I think the 7770 scores in the neighborhood of 4500-5000 on the benchmark at maximum 1920x1080. The biggest drawback is that even though it's an 80PLUS Corsair PSU, it's only 430 watts, so you might be stuck getting a new PSU if you eventually want to upgrade your GPU. Also, this system does not come with an OS, so you would have to either buy one or provide your own.

GLADIATOR HD7770 AMD FX-6300 Piledriver 4.10GHz Six-Core Next Day Gaming PC - £479.99 inc. VAT ($745)
• CPU: AMD (Piledriver) FX-6300 3.50GHz (4.10GHz Turbo) Six-Core Processor - 14MB Cache
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GDDR5 1024MB DirectX 11 Graphics
• RAM: 8GB PC3-12800C9 1600MHz DDR3 (2x4096MB) Dual-Channel Memory (32GB Supported) - Delivers unparalleled bandwidth
• Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G Chipset Motherboard
• Cooler: AMD Socket AM3+ CPU Cooler
• Audio: Onboard 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel High Definition Audio
• Case: Corsair Carbide 200R Black Midi Tower Gaming Case
• PSU: 430W Corsair Builder Series 430CX 80PLUS Bronze Power Supply
• Optical Drive: LiteOn DVDRW Dual Layer DVD Rewriter (m-Disk Support) 24x DVD±R
• Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6GB/s (SATA-III) Hard Drive
• Operating System: No OS Pre-installed - Aria Recommends Windows® Software
• INCLUDED Full 12 Month Collect & Returns Warranty

I would expect around "standard" or the next tier up with the PC you're looking at (don't quote me on that), but honestly the difference between the lowest and highest settings for 2.0 is truly minimal.

"Low" basically removes grass and light shafts. Otherwise it looks very, very similar in terms of texture quality.

Edited, Aug 11th 2013 11:46am by Aasher

If you turn off anti aliasing and other effects like ambient occlusion, it should be easier to run the game.

I have a windows 7 disc, I'm assuming if I boot from that at startup it'll install? If not then I'd have no idea how to install windows on something that doesn't have windows on it already.

Basically so long as it's under £500 and will run XIV well, I'm happy. I'm likely to get the Gladiator one someone listed above if people agree it's good, but any other suggestions are welcome.

Get a PS3. Unless you have need of a computer for some other reason, there's no reason to buy one.

Why pay PC price for PS3 performance? The value of a PS3 doesn't drop when its:

1) Cheaper than the alternative.
2) Not going to need upgrades.

He didn't specifically state that he'd use the PC for anything else so if it's a dedicated XIV machine, PS3 wins easily.

I'd visit forums specifically for building computers. No offense to the posters of ZAM, but there is a lot of bad advice here about building and upgrades. Go to tomshardware, overclockers or something like that. The most important piece of advice for building: Stick to the QVL for the motherboard manufacturer when buying components other than CPU and GPU. 9/10 new build issues are a result of using the wrong type of RAM.

This is also another reason why just getting a console is a better option. Not just cheaper, but less headaches.

Haha and when they didn't work, you just took them out and blew on them. It was magic!