Hey Guys, I need some technical help!

[Deathray]

So before anything here are my system stats.



-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 64bit (build 7601)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
Number of Processors Logical Core Count 4 Physical Core Count 2
BIOS Default System BIOS
Language English (Regional Setting: English)
Physical Memory 8183.109MB
Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
Page File 16364.414MB
Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 909.413GB Free Disk Space 586.440GB
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Graphic Device(s) NVIDIA GeForce GT 320
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+Chip GeForce GT 320
+Maker NVIDIA
+Video Memory 986.563 MB
+Shared Video Memory 3071.906 MB
+DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
+Display Mode 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (59Hz)
+Driver nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
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+Driver Date 4/8/2011 1:14:00 AM
+Driver Language English
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+Vertex Texture Supported
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+Driver Date 2/9/2010 11:28:22 AM
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Now, I've never really had a problem playing video games on my pc, it's fairly new, and up until this point has been able to handle almost everything it plays on the highest graphic setting. NOW, the issue i'm having is that I can barely play ffxiv even on the lowest settings, without lagging. This only seems to happen more profoundly on fullscreen mode, when in windowed i can get away with playing on high-ish settings.

Anyone have a clue as to why this may be happening?
I really want to playyy xD

[Medura]

Id say you need more ram to run it on fullscreen with 1680*1050, at least worked for me, i got about the same specs, but upgraded ram yesterdsay, now it goes like a dream got 24 gig ^^

[Deathray]

You upgraded to 24 gigs of ram? xD

[Noata]

Ok, I checked your system out. You should probly run the official benchmark to see your score, video wise. Your computer's video card looks to be outdated, the recomended minimum is a GTX 460, And your a generation lower, another thing to consider is your monitor resolution, a lower resolution monitor requires less video proccessing, meaning your window'd mode most likely is a lower resolution your card can handle better, If your looking for improved performance, make sure ambient occulsion depth of field are disabled, they really eat up even the latest video cards and your card cannot handle the extra proccessing. also, you can get away with lowering the background draw distance to increase playability. I also recommend you turn shadows down to medium as this game has alot of them. I will also say once more, Ambient occulsion and Depth of Field will kill your card... atleast make sure these are unselected. lower your background draw and shadows and you should be able to get away with the other settings on high. if you want high settings on this game you need a new card. I hope this helps

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...nchmark01.html
download run and compare your score to the chart at the bottom of the site

[Medura]

Ok, I checked your system out. You should probly run the official benchmark to see your score, video wise. Your computer's video card looks to be outdated, the recomended minimum is a GTX 460, And your a generation lower, another thing to consider is your monitor resolution, a lower resolution monitor requires less video proccessing, meaning your window'd mode most likely is a lower resolution your card can handle better, If your looking for improved performance, make sure ambient occulsion depth of field are disabled, they really eat up even the latest video cards and your card cannot handle the extra proccessing. also, you can get away with lowering the background draw distance to increase playability. I also recommend you turn shadows down to medium as this game has alot of them. I will also say once more, Ambient occulsion and Depth of Field will kill your card... atleast make sure these are unselected. lower your background draw and shadows and you should be able to get away with the other settings on high. if you want high settings on this game you need a new card. I hope this helps

Got 6000 on benchmark ^^ Maybe i should upgrade cpu ... with the 3.46 i7 extreme id get max benchmark score now (running game perfect at max settings ^^)

[Noata]

I doubt your video card is the same. plus 24 gigs or ram is outside of Home Premium enviroment, You would have to be running a server motherboard with a OS that supports the 24 Gigs

My bad let me retract my statement, Home Premium supports up to 16 Gigs, so 24 gigs would be needed for ultimate or enterprise or proffessional, and would likely be on a motherboard of a server

Also as a side note, the Hexacore i7 extreme editions were out benchmarked by the Sandy Bridge quad core intel released, that Sells for way cheaper. Unless your doing mathmatical number crunching a hexacore is not what you need for gaming. Get the Sandy Bridge quad core for $300, and save $700 on something you dont need

[Loth]

Now, I've never really had a problem playing video games on my pc, it's fairly new, and up until this point has been able to handle almost everything it plays on the highest graphic setting. NOW, the issue i'm having is that I can barely play ffxiv even on the lowest settings, without lagging. This only seems to happen more profoundly on fullscreen mode, when in windowed i can get away with playing on high-ish settings.

Anyone have a clue as to why this may be happening?
I really want to playyy xD

Your problem is the graphics card, the GT 320 is below the minimum requirements.

As has been suggested, when you are running in windowed mode, you are most likely also running at a smaller resolution than your monitor, thus lessening the work the card have to do per frame.

[Train88]

You might want to check the Nvidia control pannel. It overrides any settings you make for the game and that might be pulling more than you can handle. With 24g of ram and that 300 serie (which is after the 9000 one) your machine shoudn't have a problem running this.

[Geesus]

You might want to check the Nvidia control pannel. It overrides any settings you make for the game and that might be pulling more than you can handle. With 24g of ram and that 300 serie (which is after the 9000 one) your machine shoudn't have a problem running this.

Ok I was going to say this card may not play it but after reviewing the stats and comparing them to my stats (GPU only) you should at LEAST be able to play this game on medium settings. I'm using a GT 9600 which is lower then your card and I have no problems running the game on 1920x1080 in the FFXIV Config with no AA, 8 General drawing, 3 background, lowest Shadow, DoF on, Ambient OFF, Texture qual and filtering High. Sometimes in Ul'Dah it can get a little slow on rendering the NPCs or PCs but otherwise, I have no issues.

Edit: Added this for reference



-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64bit (build 7601)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
Number of Processors Logical Core Count 4 Physical Core Count 4
BIOS BIOS Date: 08/21/09 20:06:55 Ver: 08.00.15
Language English (Regional Setting: English)
Physical Memory 12279.055MB
Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
Page File 24556.305MB
Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 297.991GB Free Disk Space 179.732GB
Storage D:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 596.170GB Free Disk Space 395.270GB
Storage E:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 298.081GB Free Disk Space 93.599GB
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Graphic Device(s) NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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+Chip GeForce 9600 GT
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+Video Memory 487.563 MB
+Shared Video Memory 3583.906 MB
+DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
+Display Mode 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
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[Loth]

You might want to check the Nvidia control pannel. It overrides any settings you make for the game and that might be pulling more than you can handle. With 24g of ram and that 300 serie (which is after the 9000 one) your machine shoudn't have a problem running this.

Ok I was going to say this card may not play it but after reviewing the stats and comparing them to my stats (GPU only) you should at LEAST be able to play this game on medium settings. I'm using a GT 9600 which is lower then your card and I have no problems running the game on 1920x1080 in the FFXIV Config with no AA, 8 General drawing, 3 background, lowest Shadow, DoF on, Ambient OFF, Texture qual and filtering High. Sometimes in Ul'Dah it can get a little slow on rendering the NPCs or PCs but otherwise, I have no issues.

Just because the GT 320 is a "newer" card, does not automatically make it faster.
In fact, it is slower than your old GT 9600.