Hey all. I've been having this constant issue with FFXIV that i can't seem to solve. I normally can play FFXIV on high settings without any issues to the game, no lag or stuttering except maybe several seconds when first entering uldah and a bazillion models are loading, or when the servers themselves are freaking out for everyone.
But when i have firefox open, sometimes i seem to have weird stuttering issues with my mouse while browsing the web, and there's momentary hitches sometimes. It seems worst when firefox is in fullscreen mode, especially if i'm near an aetherite, but it happens to some extent regardless. It also gets dramatically worse sometimes when i open other programs, such as paint or minecraft. sometimes kindle seems to set it off too. the lag stays until i set my active window back to FFXIV, then comes back instantly when i change it out, making it nigh impossible to do much other than browse the web, and even that's pretty annoying.
I'm wondering if its something to do with java, since i hear firefox uses it, and i know minecraft does. It just seems odd for me to be stuttering so much when my computer is easily able to handle multiple programs otherwise. Is there something i can do to stop the madness? >.<
some computer information:
Windows 7 home edition 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU 950 @3.07GHz
Memory: 6.00 GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (3835 MB total available graphics memory)
Hard drive: Standard boring hard drive, 600 GB, no money for a good SSD yet. ;;