does the game run on Macpro Xeon 8 Core ? win7 64 installed

Im trying to run the game on my macpro and it downloaded the 1st small update with a red background but then it crashes, and when ever i start the game now it crashes.

tho the game worked fin on my imac



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Processor Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5620 @ 2.40GHz
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Computer
Mozilla Firefox
Pro Tools LE - InstallShield Wizard
Windows Live Messenger


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Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
CCC Help English
Catalyst Control Center
Catalyst Control Center - Branding
Catalyst Control Center Graphics Previews Common
Catalyst Control Center InstallProxy
D3DX10
FINAL FANTASY XIV
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 00000448
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV\ffxivconfig.exe 00001340
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe 00000E98
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe 00000C6C

kamarrie,

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General > Video Settings > Display Mode > Windowed

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Start Menu > All Programs > SQUARE ENIX > FINAL FANTASY XIV > FINAL FANTASY XIV Config
General > Graphics >
[Texture Quality] > Low
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I think I remember hearing something about trouble with those CPUs because there are 16 cores. Try a google search about 16 core processors and FFXIV. Maybe "run as administrator" or some tweak like that, or change the process to only use certain cores. I forget.

Launch msconfig... go to the boot tab... select "Advanced Options" and lower the CPU count to 8 or 12 or something. I have a "24 core MacPro" and the game will not run unless I decrease the number of Active CPUs to 12 or 13.

I remember a thread in the closed beta forums where a command line was posted to launch ffxiv with limited cores, not affecting the rest of the system. I don't remember the command line itself though...

The only command line option I know of is to use the START command to limit the game to 15 CPUs or less. I've done this thru a batch file...

@echo off
cd /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV"
start /affinity 7FFF ffxivboot.exe

This will limit it to 15 cores.

Xeon isn't a good way to play FFXIV.

Btw bootcamp/parallels are very far from perfection

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2560x1440 is a little too for your 57xx series VGA.


main problem is Xeon+core.

Decrease number of active core and update all bootcamp driver and VGA driver.

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Originally Posted by Laraul

The only command line option I know of is to use the START command to limit the game to 15 CPUs or less. I've done this thru a batch file...

@echo off
cd /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV"
start /affinity 7FFF ffxivboot.exe

This will limit it to 15 cores.

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That's the one I remember seeing!