Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC

Introduction

After waiting for so long, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (PC) is finally here. However, once the initial cinematic ends and the game begins, there are no textures and thus no background, making the game unplayable.

The Nvidia Driver Issue

Problem: A bug in the Nvidia driver causes this problem on Linux machines.

Choosing an AMD GPU

After waiting for 2 days and finding out that my brother's original plan of playing through the game during this Lunar holiday has failed, I decided to buy an AMD graphics card for his machine.

However, which one?

If I buy something similar to his original card (RTX 3060), and if the Nvidia bug is fixed in the near future, then that would be a waste of money. So, I bought a next-level card, the RX 7800 XT, whose raw power is double that of the RTX 3060, but the price is only 3699 HKD.

CPU: 12400
GPU: RTX 3060 → RX 7800 XT
Cost: 3699 HKD

How about my computer?

Actually, I have a secondary PC, constructed from my old PC components, which runs Windows as its OS. The CPU is an Intel 4130, and the GPU is an Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti.

In theory, since my brother's computer has released the RTX 3060, which could replace my 1050 Ti, my secondary PC should be able to play FF7 Rebirth.

CPU: 4130
GPU: GTX 1050 Ti → RTX 3060
Cost: 0 HKD

However, after testing, I found that after loading the title screen, the screen just turns blank, and it seems like nothing happens.

Upgrading Considerations

So, should I buy another AMD GPU for my computer? That would be a huge waste of money because that means my still powerful RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti would be abandoned instantly.

On the 28th of January, just after waking up, in a moment of insight, I found that replacing the heart (CPU + motherboard + RAM) of my secondary PC would cost only 1347 HKD, less than half the cost of an AMD GPU.

CPU: 4130 → 12100
GPU: RTX 3060
Cost: 1347 HKD

-- Me@2025-01-31 05:08:10 PM

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