Major FPS drop/screen stuttering after upgrading video card to GTX 770.

[Andrewzz]

He has already RMA a previous MSI to the new EVGA, so it isn't a faulty card.

[Nazarim]

I'm having the same issue after the patch; i made no changes to anything now my FF14 is running at OP describes, this started after patch. I think this is on SE's end.

[Masked]

He has already RMA a previous MSI to the new EVGA, so it isn't a faulty card.

At this point, since the re-install of windows there are only 2 things it could be.

1) Bad driver...Which, he should then roll back to an older driver and try again.

2) Bad card. - Since his card is working well for other games but, spiking, it's either the card or the driver. - Clearly the PCI-E slot is functioning because it's working so, it's not a MB issue and in the same token, the voltage spike on a bad rail wouldn't cause a temp fluctuation -- It would blow out the card so, since it's still working, it's not a PSU issue.

He could have the rear vent of the card blocked...But, even with bad airflow - There's no excuse for those temps.

It's really an either or situation...

[Andrewzz]

I have no idea either as he has also tried the game with a borrowed 660 and having the same issue. I would recommend testing a different PCI slot (If he has one available) updating BIOS, and installing a previous driver (Download them directly from NVIDIA webpage)

[Masked]

I have no idea either as he has also tried the game with a borrowed 660 and having the same issue. I would recommend testing a different PCI slot (If he has one available) updating BIOS, and installing a previous driver (Download them directly from NVIDIA webpage)

A different PCI-E slot isn't the issue since this is a 1 game problem. He's stated it functions well for D3 and D3 is a moderately GPU-based game so, it's definitely not the slot.

Updating bios won't do much because, once again, it's functioning for everything else.

The primary issue is that the card is overheating and not functioning in a graphically intense environment.

I'm very confident at this point, it's the card or the driver.

There are 3 things I would try moving forward:
1) Roll back to a previous driver that worked well for FFXIV -- I'd roll back to 320.18 or 320.49.
2) Drop performance down on FFXIV to the very bottom, see if that helps, if it does, then we can REALLY narrow the issue down.
3) If neither of the above work, it's simply a bad card and you should return it for a new one...

[Zand]

Appreciate all the feedback I'm getting here. Just thought I'd give everyone an update and response to a few of the suggestions.

I called the MB manufacturer, it's an ASRock Intel x79 Extreme 4, and they said I have the most recent BIOS for Sandy Bridge processors. It's worth noting that my processor is a Sandy Bridge, NOT an Ivy Bridge as I originally thought, Intel i7 Quad Core 3820 (3.6 GHz).

I did try out older drivers, I believe 320.49, but to no avail. I have also tried putting the card into a different PCI slot, but also no luck on that.

There have been a few suggestions that I haven't tried, such as lowering all of the FFXIV graphic settings. I also didn't get a chance to try the second thing mentioned in Lurkios' post. Does anyone think either of these will make a difference? Based on everything I've already tried? Don't want to have to swap out my AMD card again just to have the same problem again.

[Masked]

There have been a few suggestions that I haven't tried, such as lowering all of the FFXIV graphic settings. I also didn't get a chance to try the second thing mentioned in Lurkios' post. Does anyone think either of these will make a difference? Based on everything I've already tried? Don't want to have to swap out my AMD card again just to have the same problem again.

At this point, I think you should update the MB bios...Since it's clear you haven't...Just because. Then roll back to 320.18 and do a purge with DSweeper.

Purge Nvidia EVERYTHING and then do a custom install, exclude Nvidia Experience -- Never install that crap.

Try again with minimum settings on FFXIV - If there's still an issue, I'd say anti-lasing is too high and at that point, we can tweak it so it's working as intended.

Ultimately, I think you have a hot card.

[Andrewzz]

Also when installing the new drivers, check the mark to do a clean installation, and unmark to install Nvidia Experience and 3D vision driver and 3D vision driver controller.

[Zand]

I already have the latest BIOS that will work with my processor. The tech support stated that the newer BIOS are intended only to be used w/ Ivy Bridge processor, and could otherwise mess up my MB.

Interesting about the Nvidia Experience and 3d Vision driver/controller, haven't tried not installing those. Maybe I'll try that when I get home in conjunction with the other things that were mentioned.

[Andrewzz]

Installing a more updated BIOS won't affect how your motherboard behave, it just includes support to newer CPUs and components, without dropping support to previous ones.

About the driver, yes, if you don't own a 3D monitor there is no need to install those, also if you aren't using hdmi audio output from your card, you can skip to install HD audio too. So, installing the Graphics driver and PhysX should be enough, be sure to mark "Perform clean install"