What I don't like is the following:

I have a i7 960 processor, a GTX 480 card, and good cooling. Yet, where other modern games don't shove me to 100% GPU usage and 80 degrees when I max settings, FFXIV does. If I go 1080p, max settings (with ambient occlusion and AA lowered), my % usage stays high (85-100%) and my temps soar to 75-85 and I start getting some chug here and there. This makes no sense. The 480 was the best card available when FFXIV came out and my processor is above average. So now I play at 720 resolution and with my fan set to 70%, I can stay in the 55-65 range in temps with about 30-40% gpu usage.

So basically, why can't my top-of-the-line card max this game when it can max other games no problem -_-