FF14 shuts my entire computer down

[Rufalus]

Is the power supply getting old? Maybe it's like the load is getting too much when there's too many characters in one zone especially if you aren't using the option to limit fps while tabbed out. Just a stab in the dark.

[Wynn_Storm]

Do you have the AFK camera enabled? If so, try disabling it. Have you tried switching between windowed, full-screen, and borderless windowed? Perhaps disabling full-screen optimization in Windows for this game would help. You should also poke around Event Viewer and see if you can find any errors that coincide with the restart happening. Finally, if you've updated Windows since the issue started occurring, try rolling back.

I don't have the afk camera enabled. I have always had the game running in borderless, i haven't given full screen or windowed a try. I don't know how to disable full-screen optimization, i will have to look into that. How would i go about looking at the event viewer? Is that after a computer shutdown? And i haven't updated windows recently.

Is the power supply getting old? Maybe it's like the load is getting too much when there's too many characters in one zone especially if you aren't using the option to limit fps while tabbed out. Just a stab in the dark.

It could possibly be my power supply, its 4 years old. And no this happens even when i'm sitting alone at my house. I do have fps limited when tabbed/afk.

[thrashette]

I don't have the afk camera enabled. I have always had the game running in borderless, i haven't given full screen or windowed a try. I don't know how to disable full-screen optimization, i will have to look into that. How would i go about looking at the event viewer? Is that after a computer shutdown? And i haven't updated windows recently.

Just open your Windows menu and type in "Event Viewer" to find the utility. I'm no expert, but you can go in and just poke around, looking at recent errors and warnings for some clues as to what is malfunctioning on your system. That's usually my step one when troubleshooting. If your PC is forcing a restart, there's likely to be some sort of error logged in there.

I have the same GPU as you, and it shouldn't be overheating while playing this game. Perhaps you could try using a program like Precision X to force a more aggressive fan curve if you suspect that's the case.