Minimum specs to get a solid 60 FPS on Maximum?

I built a PC this weekend...

i7-4770k
16GB RAM @ 1600
Radeon R9-280X (the new rebranded 7970) & Catalyst 13.11b

I thought this would get me a rock-solid 60 field FPS, but it often hovers at 40-50.

I'm still at a point where I can return things. What should I improve to boost my FPS without turning off any graphics settings? Am I at the limit of my HW without overclocking? Do I not have something configured right?

Thanks!

What resolution?

I doubt a 4770k and a 7970/280X is enough for a solid 60Hz lock at even 1080p. The game is very CPU limited with lots of players on screen, so large fates like Odin are pretty much impossible to get near 60fps on max at a high resolution. Crossfire 290X would probably be enough for a solid 60fps at 1440p on max though.

My monitor is 1680x1050, but I'll eventually upgrade to 1080p. I'm running the game in borderless windowed because I hear that gives more FPS. I have Windows 7 Aero turned off.

I'd settle for 60FPS outside crazy FATEs.

Try an SSD. They can make a big difference. Monitor your gpu usage while playing and see if it's capped.

I7 3930k @4600mhz
MSI 670 oc pe SLI
Intel x25m ssd

2560x1440 60hz vsync on

Sometimes fps will randomly drop to 30-40 from a "solid" 60 fps

SLI is not working proeperly and usage is really low.

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Originally Posted by DarkBahamut

What resolution?

I doubt a 4770k and a 7970/280X is enough for a solid 60Hz lock at even 1080p. The game is very CPU limited with lots of players on screen, so large fates like Odin are pretty much impossible to get near 60fps on max at a high resolution. Crossfire 290X would probably be enough for a solid 60fps at 1440p on max though.

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Still CPU limited..

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Originally Posted by IBNobody

My monitor is 1680x1050, but I'll eventually upgrade to 1080p. I'm running the game in borderless windowed because I hear that gives more FPS. I have Windows 7 Aero turned off.

I'd settle for 60FPS outside crazy FATEs.

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turn aero back on.

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Originally Posted by IBNobody

I built a PC this weekend...

i7-4770k
16GB RAM @ 1600
Radeon R9-280X (the new rebranded 7970) & Catalyst 13.11b

I thought this would get me a rock-solid 60 field FPS, but it often hovers at 40-50.

I'm still at a point where I can return things. What should I improve to boost my FPS without turning off any graphics settings? Am I at the limit of my HW without overclocking? Do I not have something configured right?

Thanks!

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don't listen to the others about the game being CPU limited. I'd be surprised if you are getting even 60% usage on your card or your CPU. What is being limited is the game being on DX9 and not being able to take full advantage of new hardware. Best you can do is leave it maxed out and disable shadows when lots of players come on screen

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Originally Posted by nasomi

Try an SSD. They can make a big difference. Monitor your gpu usage while playing and see if it's capped.

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Well SSD dont help loading times that much as with other games (like WoW for example where I got a 50% increase). Since all areas are instances and not much seems to be streamed from the HDD/SSD, I don't think it will help against what you're thinking about.

i5 3750K @ 4.4GHz
16GB RAM 1600MHz
GeForce 680 SLI 2GB
Corsair Force3 SSD

Playing at 1920x1200, Maximum, Vsync enabled, 60fps capped
Getting 60fps solid most of the times except during FATEs and while standing in crowded cities where the fps drops to 30-35FPS

yeah you probably want to run CFX or SLI if you're worried about getting 60+ at all times, and dont skimp on CPU get something good, a quality i5 or i7.

I'm running a Core i7 990X with dual 580s at 2560x1600 and so far im getting 60+ at all times as far as I've noticed, even during heavy fates

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Originally Posted by Squa11_Leonhart

turn aero back on.

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Why? I found it to be a burden on older systems and have gotten used to window transparency being off.

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Originally Posted by Astralen

Well SSD dont help loading times that much as with other games (like WoW for example where I got a 50% increase). Since all areas are instances and not much seems to be streamed from the HDD/SSD, I don't think it will help against what you're thinking about.

i5 3750K @ 4.4GHz
16GB RAM 1600MHz
GeForce 680 SLI 2GB
Corsair Force3 SSD

Playing at 1920x1200, Maximum, Vsync enabled, 60fps capped
Getting 60fps solid most of the times except during FATEs and while standing in crowded cities where the fps drops to 30-35FPS

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I do have an SSD. I found that even though the game does not stream zones, it does stream NPCs. On my old PC (with a fast, but traditional HDD), I would have to wait for NPCs to pop up. If I let them out of my sight, I'd have to wait for them to reload. It was painful when I had to turn in Levequests in Ul'Dah, because I had to wait for both the Levemete NPC and the Leve acceptor NPC to appear.

Aside from being OC'ed, my system is fairly close to yours in power. I think that I may problems may stem from being too picky.

i5 3.4 ghz
2100 MHZ 8 gig ram
gtx 570 1280 ram

i get solid 60 alot except in crowded areas and fates dips to as low as 20 fps

I'm running Titan at 2560x1600, core i7 with 32 gigs of ram. I get solid 60fps on max (sometimes a little more). I never see it dip below 50 in dense areas.

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Originally Posted by InVizO

don't listen to the others about the game being CPU limited. I'd be surprised if you are getting even 60% usage on your card or your CPU. What is being limited is the game being on DX9 and not being able to take full advantage of new hardware. Best you can do is leave it maxed out and disable shadows when lots of players come on screen

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Uh huh? I have a i5-3570K at 4.6GHz and sitting in town CPU usage is upwards of 80% with 2x7950 in Crossfire. Not CPU limited? I get the same FPS using a single 7950...

I've got a gtx780 running at 1300MHz, and a 2500k at 5GHz. With the 15th update, in packed areas I get 20fps at 1024x768 and 1920x1200 -- I used to get at least 40 ! How could you possibly be getting 50? Even the fastest i7 is only 30% faster than what I've got in games that use 4 threads or less (ARR seems to use only 3).....

Tried again today, and my framerates are back to normal. I'm confused!

everyone put your epeens away... the game is CPU limited. Removing shadows is the biggest fps gain. I run max on i5 Haswell 4670k at 4.4Ghz and 2x GTX 680 in SLI and still get 30-45 in cities. everywhere else its above 90 and in crazy fates i get like 15-20.

Can't throw money at bad code, i am happy overall though because my friends crap pc plays at max at 20-30 fps and he considers that "no lag" and is blissful he didnt have to upgrade

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Originally Posted by Diraco

I've got a gtx780 running at 1300MHz, and a 2500k at 5GHz. With the 15th update, in packed areas I get 20fps at 1024x768 and 1920x1200 -- I used to get at least 40 ! How could you possibly be getting 50? Even the fastest i7 is only 30% faster than what I've got in games that use 4 threads or less (ARR seems to use only 3).....

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don't ask me how. I just am. I'm not a hardware expert. I just throw lots of money at my computer every year for work reasons and as an added bonus it works well as a gaming rig too.

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don't ask me how. I just am. I'm not a hardware expert. I just throw lots of money at my computer every year for work reasons and as an added bonus it works well as a gaming rig too.

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the only time I've ever REALLY see it dip below 50 is when that behemoth fate pops it drops down to 30ish I think (which is acceptable). That stuff is nuts.

I figured it out, my water loop was clogged so my CPU was throttling :(

i5 4670k 4,4 ghz, single gtx 770, in super crowded areas dips to 30-40, lowest i have seen is 29 on some fate...

Your resolution makes a big difference.

I have an i7 950, 12gb ram, 2 gtx580's in SLI, but play at 5760x1200 surround resolution and pull 40fps in most places.

Greetings,

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