Game crashes while in-game...

[n3wman918]

Hello. I seem to be having a real issue lately with the game crashing. it says ff14 has encountered a problem and then crashes after I hit okay. It may be coincidence but it seems to happen a lot in "Camp BW". The S and R doesn't get lower before crashing so it doesn't seem to be a connection problem. I even ran a virus scan to see if that was it and still not nothing. Here are my specs:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/29/2011, 13:34:18
Machine name: KENNY64BITWIN7
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110408-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc
System Model: XPS 630i
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 1684MB used, 6500MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9442)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9442&SUBSYS_05021028&REV_00
Display Memory: 2295 MB
Dedicated Memory: 504 MB
Shared Memory: 1790 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: FPD1975W
Monitor Id: GWY077B
Native Mode: 1440 x 900(p) (60.070Hz)
Output Type: HD15
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1052 (English)
Driver Version: 8.791.0.0
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/27/2010 03:54:24, 645120 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D702-11CF-8477-0825BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9442
SubSys ID: 0x05021028
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem7.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_RV7X:8.791.0.0ci\ven_1002&dev_9442
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C

[Coldfire]

What's your GPU temperature when the game crashes?

[n3wman918]

It seems to have stabilized as the afternoon went on(seems like BW is not as packed either). Can my GPU overheat if there's a lot of people in the area? I can post the temps of how it is right now if need be.

[n3wman918]

Sorry for double post...the video card just hit 90 degrees Celsius in BW while waiting for behest. It happened when a 3 man party ran by me

Edit: The game crashed while doing Behest at/or around 86 degrees Celsius.

[Coldfire]

That's pretty damn hot even for a HD4870. I think the technical specification before the card starts breaking is around 105°C. 130°C is when it get's dangerous and parts might explode. 90°C should be the absolute maximum for gaming. But at that temperature the memory often causes problems after some months resulting in artifacts, crashes, etc.
The HD4800 series was really problematic in that aspect :/

[n3wman918]

Ahh so you're saying the card took a beating for getting too hot from playing the past few months?

[Coldfire]

It's at least possible. Also happened with some other models. This game heats up GPUs pretty fast and some cards can't take the heat for a long time.
Solution is to manually increase the fan speed or replacing the cooler (not recommended unless you plan on getting watercooling).
Or just buy a new and cooler GPU (but that's just what AMD/NV want xD)

[origamikitsune]

You can loose significant heat on your card by reducing the load on the GPU as well. What are your FF14 settings at? If your General Draw Quality in the configuration program is set at 9 or 10, reduce it to 8. You aren't likely to notice any difference in graphics quality, but it will reduce the load significantly (I lost about 10degrees C with this change). Post your config settings, and we might have additional tweeks for you to try that will lower GPU load and thus heat footprint without sacrificing noticeable quality.