Freeze/Crash & BSOD issues

[mjk]

This game runs very hot. If you're freezing/crashing it's probably high graphic load > heat > Intel speedstep kicks in and throttles CPU > crash.

Solution - disable speedstep in your BIOS, lower your graphics settings or get better cooling for your video card.

[Zomba13]

I'm also having random crashes.
I'm not getting a BSOD but my system just freezes, unable to do anything (can't close, ctrlaltdelete, alt tab etc) only thing I can do is restart computer using button on the box. I had 0 issues with Phase 3 and 4. Problem started with Early access like so many others have said.

Computer:
Windows 7 64 bit
6GB RAM
intel i7 920 2.67 overclocked to 3.5
GTX 285 with 320.49

Machine runs perfectly with everything else. Not yet run any sort of stress tests or anything. Last time I did was when I Over clocked CPU and it was fine. System isn't getting too hot while playing this game (gets hotter playing of games and still runs fine)
Playing in windowed mode with graphics mid-high at 1600x900 resolution.

system crashes randomly when playing this game though happens most often when game is the focus rather than something like my browser. I have 2 monitors (if that matters at all). I can't see any reason ingame why it'd crash, I've been fine in fates with loads of people, been fine with all weather types. Played Sunday and Monday all day with no issues at all.

Willing to try anything to make this work but I think SE must've messed up with the release patch. Phase 4 was flawless for me.

[RLW81205]

I'm having similar problems and I've tried many of the solutions suggested but nothing seems to work. What happened to me was that I was getting BlackSOD from time to time but now I can't get past a particular cutscene because each time my computer crashes. It seems like my computer handled other more graphically intensive moments during the game but can not get past this one cutscene.

I have never had this problem before and I've played recent games on high settings. I can understand it's maybe a hardware problem but it's FFXIV that is the cause of that problem. I would just love to know which aspect of the game is causing this situation for so many people.

Sidenote... I have an open ticket with no response yet. Someone already said they had one open for 5 days so I'm not holding my breath.

[Harael]

Ill get the black screen for a few seconds i can still hear my sound running off my headset so im assuming its a driver crash then it will either come back on its own or i have to alt tab or ctrl alt delete to force to go to desktop then tab back in to the game to get back its annoying just started this morning.

[RLW81205]

Ill get the black screen for a few seconds i can still hear my sound running off my headset so im assuming its a driver crash then it will either come back on its own or i have to alt tab or ctrl alt delete to force to go to desktop then tab back in to the game to get back its annoying just started this morning.

I'd gladly take that problem... no offense. I know it's annoying regardless but I, and many others, have to manually reboot our computer. It sucks.

Oh and I'm another AMD user... HD Radeon 6870. Have the latest drivers but going to try the Beta ones recently released.

[dstyle]

using gfx660..rolled my driver back to 314.22. i dont get bsod anymore..but my driver just fails and i end up in the desktop...better than bsod, but still annoying

[DSWBeef]

Just started getting BSOD past couple days. Didnt happen in beta 4 or EA. Started happening after that 6mb patch we had a few days ago.

IM sure it has to be FFXIV. Because Arma 3, BF3, Rift, Dead Space 3, Total War SHogun 2, Ect ect. I can run for hours with no problems. Sometimes I can play for hours with no problems or ill get a crash/BSOD under an hour in..

Mobo: Gigabye 970A-D3
Ram: 4GBx2 Corsair Vengeance
CPU: AMD FX 6 core 3.9ghz
GPU: Amd Radeon 6870
OS: Win7 64

[Lauwen]

Any idea on my problem? I'm scared to run the game incase it causes damage due the the random shut off.

I am in the same boat as you and others in the thread. I have tried all sorts of fixes, I even upgraded to a new graphics card! Still the error persists! These memory dump BSODs are awful as they freeze my entire PC and auto restart it. I do not want physical harm to befall my PC - I am a supporter of SE but with this and the 1017 error, my patience is wearing very thin.

[Renaissance2K]

At least in my case, it's not a heat issue. My GPU was in the low 60s when my game locked up today. You can download a tiny widget that displays the temperature in your taskbar while you play.

Just out of curiosity, does anybody here have a Bigfoot "Killer" network adapter or wireless card? The card has caused stuttering/hanging for me in the past, and it may just be jacked up on steroids for the FFXIV release.

[dstyle]

from this forum and forums from other sites, im narrowing it down to client issue...everyone has been fine during beta, but since EA the problem starting occuring