[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Elkwood]

You really do make me lol, a custom cooler isn't the cure to all ills. Guess what, i can achieve 50c too if i set my gpu fan to 80%.

I never stated it was the cure to all ills, I just simply stated it dropped my temps by 50C in game. It is the solution I have on hand currently for my benefit so that I do not fry my card. Others that have a GTX 460/470 can attest when that fan ramps up it is loud as hell. It is an old fan design and should be replaced regardless of what XIV does to the card. The game is still far more taxing on hardware than any other game in history and I still believe it to be a design flaw in the game itself.

[MonsieurVerde]

I never stated it was the cure to all ills, I just simply stated it dropped my temps by 50C in game. It is the solution I have on hand currently for my benefit so that I do not fry my card. Others that have a GTX 460/470 can attest when that fan ramps up it is loud as hell. It is an old fan design and should be replaced regardless of what XIV does to the card. The game is still far more taxing on hardware than any other game in history and I still believe it to be a design flaw in the game itself.

Doubtful, since the GPU is being used so much the temps are fairly normal nor is it "More taxing than any game in history". >_>

[Elkwood]

Doubtful, since the GPU is being used so much the temps are fairly normal nor is it "More taxing than any game in history". >_>

Verde come on man you cant honestly sit here and tell me 85C is Normal on a stock GPU. No other game has even gotten my GPU remotely close to that. Now how can you say it is not taxing the system over abundantly but yet not say it is the most taxing game on the market today because of all the processing it apparently has to do. You are just contradicting yourself here, which to me right now is making no sense.

[MonsieurVerde]

Verde come on man you cant honestly sit here and tell me 85C is Normal on a stock GPU. No other game has even gotten my GPU remotely close to that. Now how can you say it is not taxing the system over abundantly but yet not say it is the most taxing game on the market today because of all the processing it apparently has to do. You are just contradicting yourself here, which to me right now is making no sense.

Key Word STOCK. Everyone knows referance cards have really bad coolers. It is creating so much heat because it is being used fully. What's not to understand?

I merely said it wasn't the most taxing game "In History". There are far less optimised games, like Crysis. >_>

[Elkwood]

Key Word STOCK. Everyone knows referance cards, have really bad coolers.

that's not the point, the point is it is still the game causing the burden as was admitted moments ago by SE