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    Can my laptop run FFXI?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Tryce91, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. Tryce91

    Tryce91 Newbie

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    so i jsut bought this laptop for skool next year and was wondering if it could run FFXI because i wanted to get back into it

    here are the components:

    Model Number: VGNFW390-CTO

    VGN-FW390 Configure-to-Order

    Customization Details

    * Adobe® Premiere® Elements 4.0
    * LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™) {Reg. Price $100.00}
    * QuickBooks Simple Start
    * 500GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
    * Windows Live™ OneCare 90-Day Trial
    * Photo Plus
    * No Engraving
    * Large Capacity Battery
    * ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM
    * Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9550 (2.66GHz)
    * WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
    * Blu-ray Disc™ Read and Write Drive {Reg. Price $200.00}
    * Microsoft® Office 2007 Home/Student
    * Black
    * Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate 64-bit
    * 4GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)

    And here are FFXI's minimum system requirements:

    Disk Drive :DVD-ROM drive
    DirectX : 8.1
    Hard Drive Space : 8 GB
    Operating System : Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP (NT & 95 not supported)
    Processor :pentium III or Athlon equivalent
    RAM :128 MB
    Video Card :32 MB 3D video card (NVIDIA GeForce 3/ATI Radeon 9000 or better)
     
    Tryce91, Jun 19, 2009
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  2. GamingACU

    GamingACU Notebook Deity

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    yes, it should be able to run it at max specs/resolution.
     
    GamingACU, Jun 19, 2009
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  4. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    FFXI is quite old, and not too graphically intense for today's standards.

    that ATI 3650 should be able to max the settings and resolution for that game.
     
    Gophn, Jun 19, 2009
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