GTX680 And Losing DirectX Device

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Just got my new GTX 680, watercooled, running Furmark perfectly for over an hour and crashing in FFXV like hell, anywhere between 5 minutes and 30 minutes until a crash happens. Sometimes while zoning, sometimes randomly while fighting.

I am so incredibly pleased. I am trying all your tips and hints but has anyone actually found a spot-on solution?

Thank you :)

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Originally Posted by tobyx

Just got my new GTX 680, watercooled, running Furmark perfectly for over an hour and crashing in FFXV like hell, anywhere between 5 minutes and 30 minutes until a crash happens. Sometimes while zoning, sometimes randomly while fighting.

I am so incredibly pleased. I am trying all your tips and hints but has anyone actually found a spot-on solution?

Thank you :)

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No. Waiting till 2.0 engine hits. Using 301.42 drivers and AO and DoF off. Rest maxed. No problems with directx so far. Crashes are very rare.

DoF and AO are unrelated. You can enable DoF without AO. Which is exactly what I suggest. Disable AO but leave DoF enabled.

I recently picked up a GTX 680 and noticed the same DirectX crash issue that has been noted here. I turned DoF and AO off and I've only had it happen once since then.

I have, however, noticed another issue. I'm not sure if this is specific to the GTX 680, but I never noticed it with my Radeon 5850. I've uploaded a video in the hope that someone might know what is causing it.

Final Fantasy XIV GTX Issue

The first part of the video is the easiest way to demonstrate the issue. As I open and close the menu, it moves smoothly, most of the time. Seemingly at random, you can see that it hangs for a split second.

In the second part of the video, I show it happening as I rotate the screen around my character and rotate while moving. At 40s and 48s in are two obvious examples of the issue.

This isn't something that happens rarely. It happens constantly and is extremely annoying. Has anyone experienced this issue or know what might be causing it?

i have a 5770 and i get the same problem when i go full screen

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Originally Posted by urtv

i have a 5770 and i get the same problem when i go full screen

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That would indicate an FFXIV problem, which is nice (I suppose). As I said, I didn't notice it on my 5850, so I'm wondering why it showed up now. I wasn't running the game in full screen mode when I took the above screenshots or when I played with my 5850. It would be interesting to know if this is a common problem with the game or specific to certain people.

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Originally Posted by CyrilCade

I recently picked up a GTX 680 and noticed the same DirectX crash issue that has been noted here. I turned DoF and AO off and I've only had it happen once since then.

I have, however, noticed another issue. I'm not sure if this is specific to the GTX 680, but I never noticed it with my Radeon 5850. I've uploaded a video in the hope that someone might know what is causing it.

Final Fantasy XIV GTX Issue

The first part of the video is the easiest way to demonstrate the issue. As I open and close the menu, it moves smoothly, most of the time. Seemingly at random, you can see that it hangs for a split second.

In the second part of the video, I show it happening as I rotate the screen around my character and rotate while moving. At 40s and 48s in are two obvious examples of the issue.

This isn't something that happens rarely. It happens constantly and is extremely annoying. Has anyone experienced this issue or know what might be causing it?

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do you have a controller plugged in? It's a known issue that if you dont plug a controller in, the game lags every 5-7 seconds. I used to have that problem and i traced it to windows plug and play. The game constantly searches for one if there isnt one plugged in. Its supposed to be in case you unplug and plug the controller back in it will connect, but all it does is cause lag for ppl not using controllers... lol

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Originally Posted by Laraul

DoF and AO are unrelated. You can enable DoF without AO. Which is exactly what I suggest. Disable AO but leave DoF enabled.

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Either one gives the directx error at some point.

My system is:
Asus Sabertooth p67
Core i5 2500k @4.8ghz
MSI GTX680
8GB DDR

etc etc etc

I have EVERYTHING maxed out... no overclock on my gpu since I use the 30fps cap (for many reasons), and even then I always have over 50 FPS anyway...

Whatever the case is, just saying my system specs, which include a 680... and I have no problems in the game.

Sorry if this is a pointless post, been awake for 24+ hours and not thinking straight, and can't focus long enough to read the whole thread.

Edit:
I set all my FFXIV graphics settings in the nvidia drivers and not in the game options itself.

Also on Windows 7 64bit

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I also use MSI Afterburner, which you can use regardless of who manufactured your card... try it out.

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Originally Posted by Sajittarius

do you have a controller plugged in? It's a known issue that if you dont plug a controller in, the game lags every 5-7 seconds. I used to have that problem and i traced it to windows plug and play. The game constantly searches for one if there isnt one plugged in. Its supposed to be in case you unplug and plug the controller back in it will connect, but all it does is cause lag for ppl not using controllers... lol

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Huh...I'll try that when I get home. I reinstalled my operating system and while my controller is plugged in, it wasn't working the last time I tried to use it. I guessed that I had missed backing up wherever the controller settings were, but I never would've though that it would be the cause of this issue.

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Originally Posted by Sajittarius

do you have a controller plugged in? It's a known issue that if you dont plug a controller in, the game lags every 5-7 seconds. I used to have that problem and i traced it to windows plug and play. The game constantly searches for one if there isnt one plugged in. Its supposed to be in case you unplug and plug the controller back in it will connect, but all it does is cause lag for ppl not using controllers... lol

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Wow...I had this exact same problem awhile ago. I never thought this would be the cause of it.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the entire game, and that cleared it up. Geez...what if my problem was the controller all along? :D

The engine may not be properly optimized to take advantage of SLI/680/690s. Just got my 690 last night, tried maxing everything, and it played like crap. Running at 2560x1600. If I disable AO and max AA it runs very nicely (have AA disabled in FFXIVConfig, and just using FXAA in Nvidia's CP). Both GPUS are under load as well.

System specs:
Intel I7 3820
Asus Rampage IV Extreme
16GB Ram
Game is installed onto a Sata3 SSD
Dell Ultrasharp U3011

I play at standard settings with two GTX580s. At times I can hear the fans on the cards start screaming while running XIV (mostly during cutscenes). I think Sath has the right of it by saying the game does not take full advantage of SLI.

However, I do notice that having the Nvidia settings override the game settings for stuff like AA and AO, it does make things run a lot smoother, and the cards complain about the heat less.

Never did think about doing the NVCP settings for AO. May have to give that a shot.

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Originally Posted by Eekiki

I play at standard settings with two GTX580s. At times I can hear the fans on the cards start screaming while running XIV (mostly during cutscenes). I think Sath has the right of it by saying the game does not take full advantage of SLI.

However, I do notice that having the Nvidia settings override the game settings for stuff like AA and AO, it does make things run a lot smoother, and the cards complain about the heat less.

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I tried disabling one GPU on my 690 and ran around a bit in my mog house, and it ran at about 45FPS (MSI Afterburner) Re-enabled multi-GPU, and it was at 60. AO disabled but enabled in nvidia CP.

GPUs cap at around 73c.

running driver version 301.42 vsync on in nvidia CP as well.

was having a frustrating evening today .. so sorry to the full party just now (Marsha Mallow, Mussa Gray, Ayu Marimo, Madison Sublime, Thalim Ahongle and etc .. which we wait for a full party, shouting around for quite some times)

eventually when we have the full party we travel to the grinding or level spot .. and poof~ screen turn black and FFxiv was stop functioning itself due to UNKNOWN DIRECT X problem ..

Oh my god i was so sorry to the party as im seeking solution from SE and internet as well, im getting a newest version of direct x from microsoft also .. hope this kind of problem doesnt repeat, its alright when you are solo-ing and doing leves by your own and shutting down issues doesnt bring trouble to others but annoying to self, however when this kind of issues happen when we are in a party or doing something together, it might cause lots of misunderstanding and problem ..

PS* i did not Tab+ Alt , and im playing in full screen

guess im having the same issues as yours, where my bf is playing BF3 without any problems in the computer but when im playing FFXIV its keep on crashing

try running the game in windowed mode, and see if that still happens.

I know sometimes windows 7 like to do something, that causes fullscreen things to lose focus. This happened on my laptop that was being used as an HTPC, and it was very annoying when movies would go back to windowed.

Nvidia was finally able to reproduce it, no fix is coming however:

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?s...post&p=1422583

I guess people just need to deal with it and wait for 2.0 engine.

I just upgraded from two GTX580s to a GTX670 last weekend. This solved a lot of the problems I've been having, but I still get this crash randomly when running around cities.

Interesting to note that switching to 30fps mode in the general settings makes the crashes a lot less frequent.

I also want to mention that I also installed a new SSD in my computer at the same time as the graphics card, so this is not only a fresh install of FFXIV, but a fresh load of Windows 7 as well.

NVIDIA just released beta GeForce drivers (304.48).

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-wi...ta-driver.html

The release notes mention an updated SLI profile for FFXIV. I'm downloading it right now. I'll let you know if it works any better.

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Originally Posted by Franzisca

Nvidia was finally able to reproduce it, no fix is coming however:

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?s...post&p=1422583

I guess people just need to deal with it and wait for 2.0 engine.

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Reproduce what? That topic didn't specifically said anything about the directx error

The beta NVIDIA drivers didn't seem to fix anything. :(

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Originally Posted by Eekiki

The beta NVIDIA drivers didn't seem to fix anything. :(

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They don't give a shit. That's what I got from cannot reproduce. 99% of the users can. They should just come. We dont know what the fck this error is. Here guys, you spent $650 dollars for a card that runs games worse than the late 580's. Take this rebate of $100 and be happy.

Yeah right....

It crashes a lot more rarely with Depth of Field and AO turned off...

....but I really like how the game looks with AO turned on. Very disappointing.

Oh well, if 2.0 really looks as good as those screenshots, I won't have to put up with it for long.

Played for only a couple hours last night after the patch, but did not crash once.

How's it working for everyone else?

i still crash randomly, its a known issue with Uldah and Uldah merc house (in other cities also).
I noticed my server is always getting emergency maintenance also (Excalibur).
They also said in the most recent patch that they fixed aa couple of places where the game crashes so im sure SE is aware of the crashes ppl are experiencing.

I'm pretty sure at this point its not nvidia's fault. My 670 runs other games flawlessly, i just hope 2.0 works fine.

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Originally Posted by Sajittarius

I'm pretty sure at this point its not nvidia's fault. My 670 runs other games flawlessly, i just hope 2.0 works fine.

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nVidia has already admitted that they are able to reproduce the issue, so there is certainly an issue with how XIV, the driver, and the 6xx series interact. Hopefully they fix it sooner rather than later.

In other news, since the most recent patch, I've been crashing more often (twice in the past few minutes, at least once the past few days).

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Originally Posted by Sajittarius

I'm pretty sure at this point its not nvidia's fault. My 670 runs other games flawlessly, i just hope 2.0 works fine.

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What do you have your graphics settings at?

I have all mine set to their highest settings, except AA, AO, DoF, and hardware mouse cursor are all turned off. In the NVidia settings I have the default program settings for FFXIVgame.exe, except I turned FXAA on. Now, the game almost never crashes, except every once in awhile if I spend too much time in a city (like hours)

I have a GTX 680 and it took me days to get it stable with FFXIV.

On the nVidia forums there is a sub-forum for "Optimum Playable Settings for Games", and I have posted my settings there. Maybe it will help someone else.

FFXIV and GTX 680 Settings

Wanted to pop in and say I'm having the same issue with my Alienware M11x r2 (which runs the GeForce 335M). Sometimes, the game will just crash with a generic "Final Fantasy XIV has stopped working" dialog box or the game will freeze and then my display will crash saying the DirectX device recovered. I don't have any issues on any other games.

Having just started, I'm hesitant to join a party due to how random and frequent these crashes seem to be. The 300.83 driver doesn't support my card, so I can't go that route, and the 304.48 driver didn't fix a thing for me.

After looking in the Event Viewer logs, sometimes the faulting module will be ffxivgame.exe and other times it will be d3d9.dll version 6.1.7601.17514. Honestly, the only reason I continue to pay for this game is the hope that 2.0 will be better. It might be stupid to place my trust in SE like that, but I'm really looking forward to playing.

I did some driver testing, and the most stable driver so far has been nVidia's 285.62 BETA that I got from Dell's driver site for my Alienware. In a 24 hour period, I only BSOD'd once while I had left my character in the Inn room. I hope this helps someone else in a similar situation with an M11x.

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Originally Posted by Eld_Deran

I have a GTX 680 and it took me days to get it stable with FFXIV.

On the nVidia forums there is a sub-forum for "Optimum Playable Settings for Games", and I have posted my settings there. Maybe it will help someone else.

FFXIV and GTX 680 Settings

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Can you please post some screenshots of what the game looks like with those settings?

New Beta Driver 304.79 http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/46279
Updates the SLI profile for FFXIV

I don't play as much as I used to, so I won't be doing much testing, game seems to run a little bit smoother, but still not as good as it could be. This was with DoF and AO.

Awesome. I know what I'll be doing as soon as I get home from work. :D

Nvidia forum down for days now... Awesome.. Instead of listening to the problems we are facing, just shut it down

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Originally Posted by Vili

New Beta Driver 304.79 http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/46279
Updates the SLI profile for FFXIV

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The updated SLI profile for FFXIV was unchanged from the 304.48 beta.

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Originally Posted by Eekiki

Can you please post some screenshots of what the game looks like with those settings?

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http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...1341529112.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...1341529360.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/...1341541229.jpg

PhotoBucket resized them so they more blurry than actual.

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Originally Posted by Eekiki

What do you have your graphics settings at?

I have all mine set to their highest settings, except AA, AO, DoF, and hardware mouse cursor are all turned off. In the NVidia settings I have the default program settings for FFXIVgame.exe, except I turned FXAA on. Now, the game almost never crashes, except every once in awhile if I spend too much time in a city (like hours)

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im using the same settings as you, and i rarely crash also. Pretty much the only thing that makes me crash is the Uldah Merc House... and even that i can usually avoid it. Buying stuff doesnt mess me up, just checking my retainers from inside there makes the crash the most.

Sidenote: 304.48 is by the far the most stable for me, i tried 304.79/304.80/301.xx/296.88 also. 296.88 was second in stability for me.

I didn't read all of the posts so I don't know if this has been mentioned or not.

But has anyone with a 680 with crashing issues tried disabling the UAC? This will stop the screen flicker when the 680 overclocks, or underclocks which causes the "Directx Device" to crash.