In this thread I'd like people to elaborate on their benchmark results and computer builds. This section is also meant to help people get a decent build within their budget/performance/quality needs.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/25/2013 2:12:56 AM
Score:7601
Average Framerate:64.879
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Édition Familiale Premium 64 bits (6.1, version 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
16281.141MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670(VRAM 4042 MB) 9.18.0013.1407

Relevant Build Parts: This score was obtained with a GTX670FTW from EVGA (slightly overclocked GTX670 GPU mounted on a gtx680 PCB) , along with an i5 2500k processor from intel. I own an SSD and a mechanical drive, both mounted on SATA III. Testing on both of them gave me the same result.

Baww…defeated. My guess is that Windows 8 is taking a few points off my score.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/25/2013 1:17:49 AM
Score:6906
Average Framerate:57.908
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.

Screen Size: 1920x1200
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130108-1504)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
8104.637MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670(VRAM 4042 MB) 9.18.0013.1407

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Website http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
(C) 2010-2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

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Lol i made a bad post since the regular screen size I'd use is 1920 X 1080, I'll change it up and put the scores back up. did you try lowering the graphics presets to a lower tier, Just tried that and i scored above 13,000 for high and above 14,500 for medium. Even at medium graphics presets i feel the graphics are much neater than 1.0.

Muahahaha the power of overclocking has led to me EXACTLY tying your score! (Also, I ditched Windows 8 )

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:2/26/2013 11:31:22 PM
Score:7601
Average Framerate:64.148
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1200
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
8104.641MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670(VRAM 4042 MB) 9.18.0013.1407

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Website http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
(C) 2010-2013 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.

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damn you! I'll OC too then! xD, PS, lower your res to 1920x1080 and you'll beat me :x

Getting much nicer graphics from the new benchmark, scoring above 17k

Same here… it seems to be runing much smoother now.