[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Elkwood]

So no proof, just more theories? I have yet to see any attention paid to the relation between particular opcodes and average temp, wanna do some serious testing?

So I'm no stranger to 12-24 hour stress-test cycles, what's your point with the week thing?





LMAO so ignorant, all the password screen is is an Internet Explorer instance (annoying windows exploration sounds kick in for it if enabled), my GPU voltages are at idle settings too and it reports 0% usage, CPU 0% usage at lowest multiplier step.

And nope, I didn't report you lol, nice from you to whine about it though.

Uhh no its not JUST an instance lol IE isn't gonna raise your temps like that. So please o exalted one explain why temps go up 15C on THAT screen before even in game. This explanation i have to hear.

[Ilean]

Uhh no its not JUST an instance lol IE isn't gonna raise your temps like that. So please o exalted one explain why temps go up 15C on THAT screen before even in game. This explanation i have to hear.

Because your computer is broken at some, perhaps several levels. That or my PC is from the future where machines have found a way to avoid being Ovetaxed© by SE games.

I'd ask Mr. Occam for the answer.

[Elkwood]

Because your computer is broken at some, perhaps several levels. That or my PC is from the future where machines have found a way to avoid being Ovetaxed© by SE games.

I'd ask Mr. Occam for the answer.

So your full of it got it. thanks for the response

[Ilean]

So your full of it got it. thanks for the response

Am I?

GPU
400Mhz, Max 700Mhz
Activity 0%

CPU
28% Frequency
7% Usage

http://picturepush.com/public/5859354

Take your PC to get checked by someone who knows what he's doing.

[Elkwood]

Am I?

GPU
400Mhz, Max 700Mhz
Activity 0%

CPU
28% Frequency
7% Usage

http://picturepush.com/public/5859354

Take your PC to get checked by someone who knows what he's doing.

Actually no but thank you for proving my point for me, your gonna tell me you idle temp is 56C on your GPU? If so then you need to get your crap checked out.

[Ilean]

Actually no but thank you for proving my point for me, your gonna tell me you idle temp is 56C on your GPU? If so then you need to get your crap checked out.

Orly? Well I get 71C under FFXIV load and the card's max safe temp is 90C, so I guess I will live with it.

But hey, lets not worry about my temps, I am not the one crying that my PC is going meltdown.

[Elkwood]

Orly? Well I get 71C under FFXIV load and the card's max safe temp is 90C, so I guess I will live with it.

But hey, lets not worry about my temps, I am not the one crying that my PC is going meltdown.

Mines 50C after load but on a hot day yes its damn near 70 which is ridiculous I'm sorry but I don't build my PCs to watch them work that hard.

[TheRac25]

Actually no but thank you for proving my point for me, your gonna tell me you idle temp is 56C on your GPU? If so then you need to get your crap checked out.

never actualy seen a higher than midrange card in person have we? <thats too bad>

i dont even get kicked out of 2D clocks till its past the char selection screen, must be an nvidia thing to overheat in an IE shell window

[Aenarion]

Uhh no its not JUST an instance lol IE isn't gonna raise your temps like that. So please o exalted one explain why temps go up 15C on THAT screen before even in game. This explanation i have to hear.

The FPS has Really has very little to do with the argument at hand. I think the problem with this conversation here is were all talking about 2 different things. I know what you are trying to say and unfortunately it has no bearing on this conversational topic.

The optimal requirements for this game are a GTX 460, 2.0 GHZ Processor and 2GB of RAM and 15GB HDD space...

Right now my system is fine, it is running at 60FPS in Ul Dah with No One loaded on my screen, My GPU temperature is 45C, and all my settings are set to default standard for this game. This right now is fine I have no complaints.

The issue with the game is based on this, If I turn off FFXIV, and wait 20 minutes for my system to completely cool down to no load settings my GPU hovers at 25C, Keep in mind this may vary depending on room temp in my house, right now it is 60F outside and in my house so temps are a bit lower.

Now please explain to me how when I load the login screen the temps jump 10-15C there should be NO LOAD on that login screen.

When 1 person loads on my screen my FPS drops from 60-40 FPS and the temperature jumps on average 7-10 Degrees, in an open area not in town. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTING THE GAME IS ON 1-10. It means the game engine is not properly optimized to run and play on our systems. Which means that the game is accessing out hardware more times then it should and causing temperatures to rise higher then they should by overworking our hardware. Currently overworking is probably not a big deal as most of us bought new systems, but 2-3 years down the road constantly working our hardware the way it does will cause overload and hardware will burn out.

Now SE has admitted this in posts on these very forums, as well as over the phone to various people as they have called to complain about things. Constantly running hardware at 100% is a bad thing whether it is designed to be run at said loads or not. Hence forthwith the argument at hand that yes the game is Overtaxing our hardware by causing unnecessary strain on the various components.

Can't be arsed to read all 48 pages of this, but if your machine is spiking just from opening the log-in menu, maybe it's time to do some house cleaning/maint. on your system.

opening the same log-in screen on my system raised my GPU load by a whole 0% and increased the temp. by... 0 degrees.

There's no argument that FF14 is poorly optimized at best, but I would refrain from throwing every single performance issue that pops up at the feet of the program. There are numerous factors that may have lead to the problem you've encountered, which may or may not be directly or indirectly related to FF14, such is the nature of PC gaming.