Poor performance from a high-end build?

[Phont]

Build:

MOBO: z77 fatal1ty performance

GPU: GeForce GTX 670

CPU: i5-3570k @ 3.4ghz

RAM: 8GB DDR3 Corsair Vengeance

PSU: TX-Series 750W Corsair

OS: Windows 7 64-bit Home Edition


With my specs, I can't even run the game on High (Desktop) with a stable 60 frames. It's very unstable in cities which is somewhat expected, but even outside the city questing I get this same problem. I use Unigine to benchmark my GPU considering the Extreme HD feature on it pushes your GPU to its limits. Having FPS between 35-40 means you can generally run any modern game at 60+ FPS.

Unigine Extreme HD Benchmark:

FPS:
40.5
Score:
1695
Min FPS:
22.0
Max FPS:
76.6

My computer can run other games perfectly fine such as Saints Row 3 and Skyrim on Ultra. I understand MMOs can not necessarily be compared with non-MMO games in terms of performance, but this game is decently optimized from what I've been told.

I have the latest beta drivers for my GPU and I have even freshly installed Windows 7 trying to find some sort of problem that I could fix.

My temperatures are fine when running as well. My CPU stays at about 40C and my GPU runs at about 50C.

[Raist]

like XI, this game is very dependent on your CPU and by extension memory bandwidth, might want to look at that as well. I saw a marked difference between testing with my old XP box when I ran at stock 3GHz and overclocked to 4GHz. It was almost a flat 25% increase in both benchmarks and FPS (used ATT's overlay to watch it in real time)---just from changing the FSB.

If you don't want to overclock the CPU, you might be able to cheat and adjust multipliers/bus speed combination to enhance the bus bandwidth a little. Might help some.

[Phont]

like XI, this game is very dependent on your CPU and by extension memory bandwidth, might want to look at that as well. I saw a marked difference between testing with my old XP box when I ran at stock 3GHz and overclocked to 4GHz. It was almost a flat 25% increase in both benchmarks and FPS (used ATT's overlay to watch it in real time)---just from changing the FSB.

If you don't want to overclock the CPU, you might be able to cheat and adjust multipliers/bus speed combination to enhance the bus bandwidth a little. Might help some.

I'm not too familiar with overclocking. I wouldn't mind trying it though.

[Arikaen]

This game is actually more gpu intensive than CPU though your graphics card seems ok. I actually wouldn't overclock it because it does wear your processor out faster. A slightly better graphics card would probably be better. Www.videocardbenchmarks.net would be a place to start. I can't remember what the minimum for the game to run on is but I believe yours is only slightly above minimum though I might be wrong so try not to flame me too much

[Phont]

This game is actually more gpu intensive than CPU though your graphics card seems ok. I actually wouldn't overclock it because it does wear your processor out faster. A slightly better graphics card would probably be better. Www.videocardbenchmarks.net would be a place to start. I can't remember what the minimum for the game to run on is but I believe yours is only slightly above minimum though I might be wrong so try not to flame me too much

My card is #5 from the top on the high-end graphics card chart.

[Phont]

Anyone else have this similar problem?

[VeeGeeTea]

I'm not too familiar with overclocking. I wouldn't mind trying it though.

Don't O/C your CPU isn't meant for o/c, you'll burn out your cpu causing it to process much slower in the future.

[VeeGeeTea]

My card is #5 from the top on the high-end graphics card chart.

Depending on the brand of your graphic card, it could be either Entry level or enthusiasts level.
If you only spent around $200-$400 that's the entry level range.
The enthusiast level are from $500-$1500

[TouchandFeel]

I have a GTX680, 32gb of ram, and a high end i7 cpu and just like you I have bad performance but only in certain places.
While I think the game could be somewhat better optimized, I think that maybe the overpopulation is exacerbating the performance drops in places like cities since in my experience with the game the big frame rate drops tend to be when I get near areas where people are gathered.

[VeeGeeTea]

Running on MAX FFXIV Settings.

AMD Crosshair V Formula-Z
AMD FX-8350 8 Cores
AMD Radeon 7950
16GB G-Skills
Thermaltake 1000W Tough Power
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Case
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

The FPS are display within FFXIV.

Max FPS:
135.2
Min FPS:
45.8

Remember, cooling is extremely essential to high FPS.
Make sure your system isn't a laptop and that your desktop has sufficient airflow.

I also speculate that your power supplies may be lacking, and unable to push your hardware when it needed most.