will AMD work?

[Hotsuma]

i know the requirements for ffxi say for a pentium 3 or something processor, but i was just wondering if an AMD ATHLON XP 2700+ Quantispeed CPU (+1159) (to be specific) would work too. I'm just buying a computer and I just realized that there was this problem with this computer i had my heart set on. ......sniff...sniff.... can anyone help me?

[Mithrankittycat]

Yes X3

[LifeofEternity]

Yes it would work just fine, if you have a decent video card and decent ram.

[Hotsuma]

yay! thanx

[Doppelganger]

if you have 512 ddr ram and an ati 9000 or above, or a ti4200 or above, it should do quite well.

if you have motherboard w/nforce2, 1024mb ddr pc 3200 ram, and an fx5900/ati 9800pro, you will get over 6000 on benchmark, which means you will not have much video lag.

just make sure you have broardband (cable is nice and cheap, and it can dl at 975kbs (yes, close to a megabyte a second)), and you will play ffxi better than most people.

[ganhosi]

i know the requirements for ffxi say for a pentium 3 or something processor, but i was just wondering if an AMD ATHLON XP 2700+ Quantispeed CPU (+1159) (to be specific) would work too

Are you for real???

ust make sure you have broardband (cable is nice and cheap, and it can dl at 975kbs (yes, close to a megabyte a second)), and you will play ffxi better than most people.

Wrong, speed is capped at the server to a 56k. The only thing cable is good for is downloading patches faster.

[Hotsuma]

yes, although the (+1159) at the end of the name of the processor is how much the price goes up, since i was customizing a computer. i didnt mean to put it in the name.

[aerobahn]

Originally posted by ganhosi

Wrong, speed is capped at the server to a 56k. The only thing cable is good for is downloading patches faster.

got proof to back that up? i would like to read it.

[ganhosi]

got proof to back that up? i would like to read it.

Well what kind of proof are you looking for?? Want a letter from Square or would you be content on people's experiences playing on import??

If it is the former, you can email square

If it is the latter, there are numerous posts to back up my claims, do your homework.

[aerobahn]

The last one you can hardly call viable. Someone with a cable connection and a cheepo computer can say it lags!?!?!. Short of anything from square itself stating that they would cap speeds does not count. If you can find me something other than an e-mail for proof, ill run and hide into dark. If it is infact capped @ 56k you know that dial up cannot even attain that speed, only 33.3k. So 33.3k for loading...hmm that would make for one laggy game... they even state on their website that;

Application performance is highly dependent on the type of hardware and Internet connection speeds.

top of this page;

Link for you

so let me see my preformence is based on a range from 14.4k to 33.3k dial up speeds?

I think you have dial up.... and your mad you dont have cable...

[Mr_Cloud]

hey..

Give ganhosi a break.. I don't believe she is mad she doesn't have cable... I have dial-up and I don't care....
By the Way:
Ganhosi is correct on the 56K connection with FFXI.
In Japan most people have 56K connections...
So... wouldn't you think Square would make a game for a 56K connection? Yes, is the answer.
The reason the people with cable are lagging is mostly because of their Ram or Video Card.
You connection is nothing to worry about.

If you want to disagree, I'm ready. :spin:

[aerobahn]

Re: hey..

your comming from all different places and have no place to go. If you read the previous 3 posts correctly maby you would understand.

In Japan most people have 56K connections...So... wouldn't you think Square would make a game for a 56K connection? Yes, is the answer.

DUH! Of corse the game is made to play on 56k modems, the statment in question "was it CAPPED at 56k". Meaning having a faster connection would be useless, which is not true.

The reason the people with cable are lagging is mostly because of their Ram or Video Card.

exactly right, meaning its not lagging because of th supposed the 56k CAP.

If you want to disagree, I'm ready. :spin:

Theres no need you just did not understand.

I did not mean to be rude to ganhosi.

[ganhosi]

If it is infact capped @ 56k you know that dial up cannot even attain that speed, only 33.3k. So 33.3k for loading...hmm that would make for one laggy game...

Your missing the point, People who play import have stated that the speeds are capped server side to allow people to all play at the same rate ( apparently timing renkies are pretty important)

I think you have dial up.... and your mad you dont have cable...

What are you 12 years old?

I really think we should drop this .. if you are in further doubt PM the importers who have stated this exact thing over and over in this forum.

[ganhosi]

I forgot to include this:

[aerobahn]

ACK!
look im all for capped speeds. Every MMORPG capps speeds well below 1.5mb. BUT NOT 56K! Thats an unrealistic cap for any developer! maby around 100k or 500k, never 56k, The lag would be brutal. Having higher speeds effects only those who can go higher. All the 56kers will still be able to time renkies, as will broadband users

Is there a cap server-side? you bet
It is 56k? not a chance