Game Crashes after Hitting Play?

Hi Everyone, I'm sure this thread has been beaten to death. I searched every single thread I could find for solutions but can't seem to find one besides reformat the entire computer and start fresh...which i cant do.

I already tried reinstalling, no go, and I tried going back to older nvidia graphic drivers-- no go.

Could someone take a look at my setup and see if you can spot the problem?

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-=-=-=-=-=-=- FFXIV Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

MyDocument E:\Users\howlj\Documents
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn E:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn Language 1 Region 2
ProxyEnable 0
ProxyServer unspecified
ProxyOverride *.local


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SYSTEM_OS Windows 8.1 Pro N 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9600.winblue_r9.150322-1500)
SYSTEM_CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
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SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
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SYSTEM_STORAGE D:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 130.283GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 115.234GB
SYSTEM_STORAGE E:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 465.661GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 358.721GB
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SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 11
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP GeForce GTX 280
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER NVIDIA
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 3071.906 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (59Hz)
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 1/7/2011 10:27:00 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Integrated RAMDAC
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SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 1/7/2011 10:27:00 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 2/28/2014 2:19:40 PM
SYSTEM_SOUND Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.00.0001.7541
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 7/18/2015 10:09:03 PM
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
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SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 7/18/2015 10:09:03 PM
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
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SYSTEM_INPUT {96115460-6B3E-11E4-8001444553540000}
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SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Razer Naga
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0


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vksts
Driver Genius


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-=-=-=-=-=-=- Proccess Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

C:\Program Files (x86)\CSR\CSR Harmony Wireless Software Stack\HarmonyHFPSkypePlugin.exe 000015D0
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe 00001B48
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\Update Core\NvBackend.exe 000007C4
C:\Program Files (x86)\PicPick\picpick.exe 00001CDC
C:\Program Files (x86)\Razer\Synapse\RzSynapse.exe 00001B40
C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\TeamViewer.exe 00001428
C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorIcon.exe 00000E84
C:\Users\howlj\AppData\Local\Programs\Google\MusicManager\MusicManager.exe 00001E10
C:\Users\howlj\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe 00001F38
C:\Users\howlj\AppData\Roaming\Spotify\SpotifyWebHelper.exe 00001D08
E:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot\ffxivsysinfo.exe 00000840
E:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastui.exe 00001F50

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[Solved]

In my case, an audio driver updated and somehow the computer didn't detect any sound. I unplugged replugged the cables, and made sure the sound playback devices were coming out from the correct location. I also have an older graphics card Gtx 280 ftw, so i rolled back the driver to nvidia 335. In the login window, i hit the reset settings, and changed directX to 9c. Somewhere, one of those things solved it for me.