Poor SLI support

[darkvision]

try disabling the SLI then run the game, it should run better. not every game will be perfect with SLI, also each system is different coz people have their windows, driver software, etc config'd totally different too.

i have problems running the game in quad SLI but have no issues running dual SLI where other games i have no problems with quad. most MMO i have played cant really handle SLI/Xfire properly

[Arkh]

most MMO i have played cant really handle SLI/Xfire properly

And this is not acceptable anymore in 2013

[darkvision]

And this is not acceptable anymore in 2013

actually it is to be expected, is SLI/Xfire run on every single PC in the world? No, its not but game developers are slowly working on having SLI/Crossfire as a norm. things like this take time. while its becoming more common the fact is that more gamers are using 1 GPU compared to dual/triple/quad SLI/Xfire.

this, in my opinion, is due to certain limitations to DirectX 9.0c, which FFXIV currently uses. DX9 can utilize SLI/Xfire but has certain limitations. when DX11 is implemented i hope the SLI/Xfire support to be improved greatly, also i do hope on DX11 only version of the game which i would doubt will happen but is possible.

More and more games are coming out now as DX11 only due to Xbox One and PS4 both use DX11.1 i just hope games move to 64bit only too but wont happen any time soon

[Astralen]

It doesn't officially support SLI yet. Anyone saying they run perfect on an SLI system is either lying, doesn't understand how to monitor FPS, or they're an idiot! Anytime I see someone claiming their SLI system runs flawlessly I ask them to go stand in front of any dungeon entrance...and they're always treated to some wonky performance drops.

Beta 3 didn't support SLI at all (0% usage on GPU2) but the benchmark system did. When the game was released SE said that SLI/CFX would be working and it does. But of course it could be better optimised. I only have a 60Hz monitor and aim for 60fps Vsync enabled which I get most of the time. But there are some weird drops here and there.

[jonnyram39]

SLI or no SLI looking at the crystal in sub towns show frame drop big time and this is when barely anyone around that seem to be a issue is the crystals causing me major issues.I can look the other way and be at a steady 60fps no problem.

[necrosis]

And this is not acceptable anymore in 2013

Yes! Every game must support something that only a small percentage of the user base has!

You sound like the whiny people that bitch and moan XYZ game does not work right with their 47 monitor eyefinity setup.

[hyoga]

I remember there was an official statement from SE that the game is not yet optimized for SLI gaming experience. I believe when Nvidia came out with the driver that had FFXI ARR profile built-in and people started raising the SLI question during beta testing. SE says they will announce it along with when DX11 will be supported at the time I read that post during beta.

I have yet to come across an official statement from SE after the beta to clarify whether it is in the works to support SLI community!

[darkvision]

AMD also released driver update to include FFXIV ARR corssfire profile but no official word has been given by SE about SLI/Crossfire

[InVizO]

It is not SLI guys, I have 2 760s and an i7 3770k. I get 30fps when in mor dhona looking at the aetheryte crystal. One Card or Two I get 30FPS so my video cards are not the bottleneck, the CPU is obviously not the bottleneck, it is therefor the game code on DX9 not using new hardware very well