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So my brother and I are getting the new Final Fantasy XIV, and he needs a better computer to run the game on. I told him I am not terrible with computers, but honestly I am not that amazing, so I was wondering if maybe you guys could help me since he needs a recommendation. He needs a computer basically to run one game, that's it, just one game. He used to play a lot of video games but he's much busier now so he doesn't have the time. He was looking at a bunch of custom built ones, but honestly if he's only using it for one thing, I don't thing he needs to go all out on it, I think a pre-made would be fine. Something reasonable but not shitty, and preferably a Dell.

These are the ones he showed me that he was "considering"(I guess he's preferring a laptop):

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&model_id=inspiron-15r-se-7520&oc=dncwm12s7&s=dhs&vw=icon
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dncwx15bw7&model_id=xps-15-l521x&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19

He's also wondering whether or not he should upgrade them to Windows 8 or stick with Windows 7.

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Here are the system requirements for the game: http://www.ffxivinfo.com/systemreqs.php

Thanks for your help!

[» Magic «]

The first link you posted: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&model_id=inspiron-15r-se-7520&oc=dncwm12s7&s=dhs&vw=icon

Should do him mighty fine for that game and pretty much any other game possible

(the performance is also higher than the GT630m version with a lower processor..)

[HideoKojima]

Should be a good sister and make it for him! A grand could get him a pretty good computer if custom made.

Also lol at Win8 being cheaper. (No opinion on it since I never upgraded.)

[ٶȻhriʂ]

The first link you posted: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&fb=1&l=en&model_id=inspiron-15r-se-7520&oc=dncwm12s7&s=dhs&vw=icon

Should do him mighty fine for that game and pretty much any other game possible

(the performance is also higher than the GT630m version with a lower processor..)

Judging by the requirements and the parts on that one,it should be enough to play the game smoothly

that $1K price to play a single game though...

[Viole]

For $1k, you can get better laptops than those, but the best one wouldn't be a Dell.

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http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+17.3%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7850052.p
That's the best Dell I've seen at a good price/performance ratio. Better GPU and larger size.

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If you didn't go with Dell, Sager/Clevo laptops would be a better deal.
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7370-clevo-w370st-p-5841.html?wconfigure=yes
Better CPU, GPU, larger size, and a lot of customization.
There's a smaller version available at 15.6"
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7352-clevo-w350st-p-5842.html?wconfigure=yes

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There's also a cheaper choice of getting the Lenovo Ideapad.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/
Better CPU, GPU,and different sizes.

Windows 7 is good, but for a new computer, Windows 8 would be faster.

[Bomb Squad]

For $1k, you can get better laptops than those, but the best one wouldn't be a Dell.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+17.3%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/7850052.p
That's the best Dell I've seen at a good price/performance ratio. Better GPU and larger size.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

If you didn't go with Dell, Sager/Clevo laptops would be a better deal.
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7370-clevo-w370st-p-5841.html?wconfigure=yes
Better CPU, GPU, larger size, and a lot of customization.
There's a smaller version available at 15.6"
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7352-clevo-w350st-p-5842.html?wconfigure=yes

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

There's also a cheaper choice of getting the Lenovo Ideapad.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/
Better CPU, GPU,and different sizes.

Windows 7 is good, but for a new computer, Windows 8 would be faster.

I would personally stick with Windows 7 over Windows 8, unless you're interested in a tablet.

[Viole]

It just seems like I would go with the faster option, but yeah I still like Win7 a lot more.

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Thanks guys, you were a big help.