Title. The system requirements have me a bit worried, especially with a looming expansion release which will no doubt increase them. Mostly I’m worried about my CPU, which is only an i3.
My current specs are:
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i3-8100
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Memory: 16GB
It runs WoW just fine but I think WoW isn’t as demanding on the system as FF14 is.
Best way to discover for yourself is to download the newest Benchmark on one of their official websites.
The Benchmark for FFXIV is a general trailer that also simulates a heavy amount of combat hat tests the performance of your PC. So you can see for yourself before you even try out the free trial.
It will be fine. My daughter plays it at 1080p on almost exactly the same system, except it is an i3-8350k which is only slightly faster.
My computer is 10 years old with a
i7-4820 @3.7Ghz
16G Ram 10 years old
Radeon R9 200 series video card
It runs FF14 fine. I run wow alright. Things could be better but no game is worth a video card that costs 2000$.
SSD is key on both