bad lag on high end gaming pc

[kazuma256]

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Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 64bit (build 7601)
Processor AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor
Number of Processors Logical Core Count 6 Physical Core Count 6
BIOS Default System BIOS
Language English (Regional Setting: English)
Physical Memory 8191.180MB
Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
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Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 232.786GB Free Disk Space 164.884GB
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Graphic Device(s) NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
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+Chip GeForce GTS 450
+Maker NVIDIA
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+DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
+Display Mode 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (30Hz)
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+Driver Date 8/3/2011 7:50:00 AM
+Driver Language English
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+Driver Date 5/3/2011 4:33:46 PM
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that is my pc for the most part. and im getting bad lag on this system. does any body have any recommendations they can give me? so i can play this game at some good settings.

[Darrkness]

my system:

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Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 64bit (build 7601)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
Number of Processors Logical Core Count 4 Physical Core Count 4
BIOS BIOS Date: 11/13/09 09:50:31 Ver: 5.14
Language English (Regional Setting: English)
Physical Memory 8191.180MB
Virtual Memory 2047.875MB
Page File 19189.375MB
Storage C:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 920.653GB Free Disk Space 477.954GB
Storage D:\ Hard Disk Drive Total Disk Space 10.760GB Free Disk Space 1.562GB
DirectX Version DirectX 11
Graphic Device(s) NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
+Device \\.\DISPLAY1
+Chip GeForce GTS 450
+Maker NVIDIA
+Video Memory 993.438 MB
+Shared Video Memory 3071.848 MB
+DAC Type Integrated RAMDAC
+Display Mode 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
+Driver nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
+Driver Version 8.17.0012.7533
+Driver Date 5/21/2011 6:01:00 AM
+Driver Language English
+Vertex Shader 3.0
+Pixel Shader 3.0
+Vertex Texture Supported
Sound Device(s) HP 2509-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)
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+Device Name nvhda64v.sys
+Driver Version 1.00.0015.0000
+Driver Language English
+Driver Date 6/21/2010 3:07:36 PM


this is my system info we practically have the same thing you just have a better processor. i run mine with all settings on maximum except for Ambient Occlusion check box and general drawing quality set to standard everything else is at the bottom of the list on maximum setting with full screen and the only lag i get is latency issues with the net and a lot of people online at once

oh and make sure that you have enable hardware mouse cursor box is checked i unchecked it and my mouse cursor lagged to high heaven!

[origamikitsune]

Do not turn on Ambient Occlusion. Do not set your General Draw Quality above 8. If you can't actually tell the differences between say, 8x AA and 16x AA, then turn it down. And I don't mean stare at the screen and try to find the difference. Go do a dungeon run and see if you actually notice the difference.

Go into your Program Files (x86) / Square Enix / Final Fantasy XIV. Right click on ffxivgame.exe and bring up the properties. Disable Desktop Composition (this turns off Aero while the game is running, and will net you anywhere from 5-15 FPS depending our system.) Defrag your hard drive as well; FF14 is extremely susceptible to HD lag.

If you lag seems to be network related and you are using wi-fi, switch to a wired setup if you can. Turn of UPnP in the FFXIV Config.

[kazuma256]

ok ty im going to try and do some of those things. i have built this pc my self. im not using wifi. i have a striped down version of windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. and im going to try those settings some more sense i have tweaked my nvida control software.

[Darrkness]

that worked a little bit for me.. i tweaked a few settings with the nvidia software and download regular driver updates

[origamikitsune]

Anything else left over is probably going to be HDD lag. This game is super sensitive to it. The stuttering experienced in Ul'dah for example is almost always caused by the hard drive and can be mostly eliminated by having a very good drive, or getting an SDD (which in most cases is enough to remove the stuttering)

[Darrkness]

Anything else left over is probably going to be HDD lag. This game is super sensitive to it. The stuttering experienced in Ul'dah for example is almost always caused by the hard drive and can be mostly eliminated by having a very good drive, or getting an SDD (which in most cases is enough to remove the stuttering)

SDD? i'm a little behind on my PC lingo can you elaborate?

[origamikitsune]

Solid State Drive. Its basically the same technology used for thumb drives, phone SIM cards, SD cards, Memory Sticks, etc., etc. Only it is put into (typically) a 2.5" or sometimes 3.5" drive bay size, and are much bigger. Intel's are particularly good in terms of best performance to price, with most of the memory companies close behind (Corsair, etc.), and the hard drive manufacturers falling behind in quality. There are also PCIe SSDs which are MUCH MUCH faster than the SATA2/SATA3 drives, but these are typically much more expensive than SATA SSDs, which are already much more expensive than regular hard drives (about 3-4mo ago, 80gb SSDs were as expensive as 1tb external drives)

[Darrkness]

I didn't realize they had that kind of tech last i knew that kind of memory device was way limited to like 10 gigs at best! i didn't know that they had that big of capacity these days! tech is growing so freaking fast!... my PC has a 1tb HDD in it right now.. whats your opinion of a good sized SSD at a good price?

[Zenaku]

I have a 450gts and play on 2xMSAA 8 drawing quality 3 background drawing quality shadows high. Depth of field on texture quality high texture filering high. Depth of field does drop my FPS from 60 outside to about 30-40 and in side city from 40-50 to 20-30. So this is the reason i be taking it off when i get back on ffxiv i do enjoy depth of field and i have no lag but i hate seeing my fps that low lol.