Gilgamesh.Samuraiking said:
For every 1k USD spent you would prolly save 200 if you custom built it. They always try to make a big profit off the already made pcs. Find a nice site and custom build it, I like www.IBuyPower.com but I'm sure there are other good ones.
I didn't know ur alt was also Dubont was it on another server and u transferred it? Or did you actually get ur main back?
Ibuypower is Fantastic. I love their No-questions asked Warranties and Lifetime Tech support.
FFXIV Retail Box minimum Spec's
Window's XP, Vista and 7(?) 32/64 Bit
Intel Core2 Duo/AMD Athlon X2 @2.0GHZ
2GB RAM (2.5GB Vista)
Geforce9600(Or ATI equivalent) With min. 512MB Memory
15GB of HardDrive space.
I'd say double Everything and you'd be in good order, with special attention given to the GPU, since, as said by SE, FFXIV buttfucks Graphics cards almost as bad as Crysis.
Also, if you are going Custom built, I always recomend getting the highest-tier of Power Supply and Processor, simply because those tend to give amateur upgraders the biggest issue. A Phenom 6 core and a 1KW PSU (Assuming proper rail voltages) will see you through five or so years, without even having to think about upgrading. Memory and Graphics upgrades require little more than SNES cartridge insertion skills.