This is getting pretty tiring...

[MyrahiRounfa]

When I started this game, I managed to obtain a steady frame rate average of 30 to 60, tweaking settings as I go over the last year.

Blah blah blah lets get to the point.

In patch 1.9 I was psyched for the new raids, and I ran them....at 20 fps...
So after more tweaks and a driver update, i got a good 30 to 40 fps in the two raids.

and now in 1.9a, I ran 20 to 25 in the third raid.

Square...Enix... Are you trying very hard to alienate me? At this rate I will not be able to enjoy any of the endgame content comfortably, my settings are literally all on the lowest option at this point, I more then qualify the system recommended requirements.

So basically every time you release a patch, my computer will have less and less ability to run the content smoothly.

Should I quit the game now and save myself the trouble?

[Marquisbern]

Which graphics card are you using?

[MyrahiRounfa]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, Super Galaxy Factory OC model, runs twice the chipsets original clock, and the VRAM is OCed so hard the card thinks it has 4 gigs, as seen on my DxDiag

[Loth]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, Super Galaxy Factory OC model, runs twice the chipsets original clock,

That is quite impressive! At what core/shader clock does the card run?

and the VRAM is OCed so hard the card thinks it has 4 gigs, as seen on my DxDiag

What? OCing the memory clock has nothing to do with the amount of memory being reported.
What you are seeing is on-board ram + shared memory.

To help with figuring out what is wrong, it would help if you could use the FFXIV Config application and copy/paste the system info, plus list at what settings you are running the game.

[MyrahiRounfa]

I posted the FFXIV system config info, come check it out

[SunTzuuu]

Your pc is only a gpu ? Try listing ALL your specs,because i think your cpu might be bottlenecking your setup.And about your gpu,its Impossible for a gpu to oc to Twice its original clock,that would fry it instantly.

[MyrahiRounfa]

A lot of people say my Processor may be bottle necking, but truth be told if I do have to change my processor, please don't say i7, and if you do, it needs to be cheap enough for me to replace my motherboard to fit it on @@

[MyrahiRounfa]

I have posted my specs, meant to post it in a reply to you, whoops :P

[Jediman]

I have NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 and its not giveing me no problems whats so ever frame rate average 20-30

[Ruri]

Graphics engine is broke, "they are working on it". I'd assume it would be fixed by 2.0 lol...