Quote Originally Posted by Diraco View Post
On my XP SP3 32bit machine with a core2 e8400@4.2GHz, using a GTS250 and 266.58 drivers, I don't get any slowdown anywhere, even in front of confluxes with 2048x1536 background -- but only with shadows off. With them on, I drop down to 24fps in port Jeuno due to a CPU bottleneck. Same thing with an X1950XT and 7.11 drivers at 1024x768 background.
That fits in with what we've been saying about no modern rig being able to handle those effects. The latest version of DirectX you could be using would be 9.0c. Vista shipped with 10.0, and 7 shipped with 11.0.

Incidentally, I believe FFXI uses DX8.1?