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    Savagelf's Avatar
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    Aribeth Lightbringer
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    Behemoth
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    Gladiator Lv 90
    vishara is my cpu
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    Judge_Xero's Avatar
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    Divine Gate
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    Exodus
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    Marauder Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Savagelf View Post
    vishara is my cpu
    Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Minimum Requirements
    CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz or AMD equivalent
    Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 8800 or higher, ATI Radeon HD 4770 or higher
    Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Recommended Requirements
    CPU: Intel Core-i5 2.66GHz or AMD Equivalent
    Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 or higher, AMD Radeon HD 7950 or higher
    To summarize - the IPC of the FX 6300 (Vishera) is very close to that of the Core 2 Duo 8300. So while you have above the Recommended GPU for FFXIV to run smooth at Max Settings @ 1080p, your CPU is only equivalent to the minimum specs for optimal performance.

    The Recommended CPU is the i5 750, which has roughly 15% higher IPC than the FX 6300. The game will run well due to the FX 6300 having 6 Cores over the 4 Core i5 750, but when it comes to loading multiple character data, the FX 6300 will get bogged down on a single core and bottleneck the rest of the system.

    By running the game on the lowest settings it automatically reduces the amount of character data that gets loaded making the game run smoother with higher minimum framerates.

    If you would like to compare Benchmarks to make sure there is nothing else going on with your system, here is a Bench of my GTX 760 which has very similar performance to the GTX 660 ti.

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    If your system gets close to that benchmark score, then there are a couple things you can do to make the game run smoother in crowded areas:

    Go to System -> System Configuration -> Graphic Settings

    * Set Graphics Settings to Maximum -> Click Apply and you will see your FPS Drop (Top Right Hand Corner)
    * Check the Box for - Disable Rendering of Objects when not Visible
    * Check the Box for - Use low-detail models on distant objects

    Go to -> Other Settings

    * Change Character and Object Quantity to between Minimum and Normal.

    Then check to see how your FPS are in crowded areas as that will be the most straining area.
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    Last edited by Judge_Xero; 12-28-2015 at 09:30 AM.
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