graphics card/processor help!

[nasomi]

I always look at individual cores, and it's generally balanced relatively well among the first 4, none of which exceeding 50%. Maybe the sticker said i7 2600k, but the processor in side is not, if you are getting capped cpu, which you never mentioned, merely saying that it must be the cpu if your framerate doesn't chagne. Have you looked at the cpu when comparing single vs crossfire? Perhaps you don't have a multi-gpu profile loaded? Are both cards being loaded when you play in crossfire? do you have gpu monitoring that tells you how heavily they're being used?

[Zephir]

GT440 is the "problem"

grab a 460/560 or a 5770/5850 and you can achieve what you want...

Your processor is fine

BTW 2600k can't be a bottleneck

ATM I have a @4700 mhz 2600k becouse on this PC i usually try benchmark and other..but with stock 2600 k i don't have problem of bottlenecking (on a 590) or on other setup

[Zorlin]

Been building pcs for 15years worked in 2 hardware stores been an oc/hardware fan for years believe me i know what im saying. the i7 2600k bottlenecks ff14 with everything maxed at 1080p. Ill get some screenies in abit. download MSI afterburner and have gfx loads on screen when a gfx load is not 100% and yr fps arent cap at 60 means yr cpu is bottleneck in this case its the engine fault. you think they building an engine from scratch just cause they have free time?
Nasomi a 6950 alone can max ff14 at 1080p. ive got both my 6950 mod into 6970s. Crossfire/no cf gives the same fps. It is CPU bottleneck not cause the cpu isnt powerful but the engine makes bad use of multiple cores. youll have a core at the 80%-90% while others being way lower. Just try it yrself show me 60fps in uldah in a populated place.

[Aenarion]

Been building pcs for 15years worked in 2 hardware stores been an oc/hardware fan for years believe me i know what im saying. the i7 2600k bottlenecks ff14 with everything maxed at 1080p. Ill get some screenies in abit. download MSI afterburner and have gfx loads on screen when a gfx load is not 100% and yr fps arent cap at 60 means yr cpu is bottleneck in this case its the engine fault. you think they building an engine from scratch just cause they have free time?
Nasomi a 6950 alone can max ff14 at 1080p. ive got both my 6950 mod into 6970s. Crossfire/no cf gives the same fps. It is CPU bottleneck not cause the cpu isnt powerful but the engine makes bad use of multiple cores. youll have a core at the 80%-90% while others being way lower. Just try it yrself show me 60fps in uldah in a populated place.

I beg to differ, as far as I can tell, the slowdowns when there are a lot of characters on screen isn't really due to gpu/cpu limitations (or even hdd for that matter, if you're not moving).

Case in point: right now I'm hovering between 49-51 fps @ 1920x1200 windowed mode, standing in front of a very populated area in uldah. My gpu load? 60-65%, and cpu load is around 25%, with no cores exceeding 50%. My guess is that there's some network-involved slowdowns caused by the brilliant design that is the ff14 server/engine.

my system is a i7 920 and a 580gtx, which is decidedly less capable than a 2600k.