Unstable FPS on high-end build?

[samfisher]

First off, PC specs :

i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz, 72 hours stable on prime95
8GB DDR3 1333MHz
256GB Vertex 4 SSD
160GB Intel X-25M G2 SSD
2x Sapphire 7950 Vapor-X
13.10 Beta drivers

Medium-High settings on FFXIV, and some parts where there really isn't much going on or an area that isn't particularly graphically intensive, I get dropped to 40-45fps. With this setup and at my settings, I expect 60fps throughout.

Don't tell me it's my CPU, cos I can record fraps at 1080 (Fraps is CPU intensive) on Ifrit at 60fps gameplay still (only tried recording at one place).

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[animapain]

Welcome to the high end rigs crap performance club. Unless your PC is super overkill for this game it just doesn't run stable. It could be a few things, DX9 not 11, Drivers not optimized ( which they aren't really tbh ), Game not utilizing resources available fully.

I would direct you to this thread where we are having the same discussion: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...3-fps-in-towns.