Computer help

[Judge_Xero]

Yeah I just got a low 1440 score on the high laptop settings and the dx11. And yes looking at my disk space the local is less that 1/4 full meanwhile the recovery is almost full for whatever reason. I dunno what is the issue with my computer and why it is going to shit like this.

It takes these little laptops everything they have in order to just run FFXIV (if you open task manager while the gaming is playing you'll notice that the CPU usage is like 99%)

All it takes is a couple other programs running in the background, and FFXIV takes a huge performance hit, due to it being so CPU intensive.

[MatthiasS]

A SSD( Solid State Drive) would surely help with load times. I run a 256 GB SSD for my OS and games I play often. Aside from that, your real issue your graphics (I'm guessing, I wouldn't mind knowing your processor). Most laptops don't have much in the way of upgradabilty, but if you take your laptop to Geek Squad or something, and ask if it CAN be upgraded, they'll tell you, so you can then consider your options. It doesn't sound like you are a big do it yourself on computers, so I would be wary of cracking the laptop open. Of course, there is always google if you don't feel like talking to a pro.