The OFFICIAL FFXIV Benchmark & Beta Performance Thread

[Cayos]

What score are you getting? I have a Q6600 and a GTX 470. I get around 4k on low. Would this be a huge upgrade if you changed graphics cards? Also, my processor is overclocked to 3.0 GHz from 2.4.

[Tonks]

I can only overclock my processor to 2.7 because it's a stupid Dell. I can get about 3700-3800 on low, which isn't too bad.

I can only get about 2400 on high settings, though.

I was just wondering if going to a 5850 would give me a decent boost, since it seems like the processor can handle more.

[Sithel]

If this has been covered somewhere, please forgive.

But while running the benchmark, and using Afterburner, I can see that my GPU is almost constantly at 98 or 99% usage, whereas my CPU is around 40% usage.

Does this mean I could greatly benefit from a better graphics card?
I was thinking maybe my processor would limit me if I upgraded, but maybe not...

I'm currently using a Q6600 and an HD 5770.

I would like to know this also. Here's my specs on my PC.

I am running a 3.0 Core 2 Duo E8400 OC to 3.6ghz on air
8 gig of DDR2 1066 Memory
Geforce 9800GTx
On Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

CPU is always around 30-40% usage
GPU is always around 95% usage @ (1920x1080) settings stardard. FPS 25-28

I have a Geforce 470 on the way and hope to benefit from that??

Benchmark on high was 2000

Thanks!

[ufo]

I would like to know this also. Here's my specs on my PC.

I am running a 3.0 Core 2 Duo E8400 OC to 3.6ghz on air
8 gig of DDR2 1066 Memory
Geforce 9800GTx
On Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

CPU is always around 30-40% usage
GPU is always around 95% usage @ (1920x1080) settings stardard. FPS 25-28

I have a Geforce 470 on the way and hope to benefit from that??

Benchmark on high was 2000

Thanks!

You should expect about 3300 on high without overclocking the 470. I got 3264 with the same setup only with 4GB of ram.

screenshot:

Spoiler: show

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9384/470high.jpg

[Sithel]

You should expect about 3300 on high without overclocking the 470. I got 3264 with the same setup only with 4GB of ram.

Oh sweet , thanks! We'll have about the same setup. I'll take 3300

[Purrrfect]

I can only overclock my processor to 2.7 because it's a stupid Dell. I can get about 3700-3800 on low, which isn't too bad.

I can only get about 2400 on high settings, though.

I was just wondering if going to a 5850 would give me a decent boost, since it seems like the processor can handle more.

It will give you a boost on the high test. The 5850 is a right good step above the 5770. You probably want to look at your individual core usage, you should have one that's higher than the rest in the test. When that one gets near max think of that as a soft cap in terms of what the cpu can supply to the gpu. At that point increasing gpu power will only help if it is currently sitting at 99% most of the time.

[shaddix]

damn you bastards and your 470s. I could have ordered a 470 the other day but I had a 460 in the mail and didn't want to pay to ship the 460 back. My other 460@900mhz with my [email protected] could barely even pull 3000. And a 470 with no OC can do 3300. What the hell! A 460 @900mhz would be overtaking a stock 470 in every other benchmark. Goddamn you SE!

I think I will send my 460 back before refund window is up and wait on one of those deals on the 470s that keep showing up on slickdeals for ~240 bucks.

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Still dragging my feet on building my new rig since the i7 950 will be cut in price on the 29th, but I just noticed something hella weird. Had ffxiv running for a while, probably like 7 hours today, and my gpu temp is fine under 80C with the fan running at 80%, but I noticed my cpu temp was 90-100C. I have the Q8400 and always noticed kinda high temps with the stock fan(idle is 50C, right now with just firefox upI'm at 55 across all 4 cores). I checked my case, and noticed my cheap little fans aren't pushing much air out. I ordered a coolermaster 92mm cpu heatsink/fan and a 80mm case fan a few days ago from newegg and they should be here Thursday so hopefully that will help, but has anyone ever had such high temps with their cpu? I'm not super computer savy but 100C sounds pretty dangerous to me.

[Ashtray]

Q8400 core max temp is 100 C.

Running 90+ is bad.
If those are stock settings and no O.C., either heatsink/thermal paste was applied wrong, poor airflow, or defective hardware.

Aim for under 80C when overclocking. Stock fan at normal settings should be around mid 60s, low 70s underload.

[CrstyCptSteveWitherspoon]

Yea... currently running 95-100C with ffxiv up. I have the new heatsink/fan coming..

[Sithel]

Got my GTX 470 put in today. Not the 3300 I thought I might get but o'well its close enough. I gained about 1100 points over my 9800GTX I had.

Spoiler: show

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...igh_GTX470.jpg

Here's my PC specs:
I am running a 3.0 Core 2 Duo E8400 OC to 3.6ghz on air
8 gig of DDR2 1066 Memory
On Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

And for all the people saying the 470 runs hot, I dunno. I was worried about it, but it runs about the same as my 9800. 35*C idle and 58*C under a load at 75% fan speed.

[Wulfgang]

haha wat 95-100 degrees? 100 is typically the danger threshold for Intel chips and most people don't run them past ~85 for any prolonged period of time. I like to keep mine to ~78- because I'm a vagina.

[mintyice]

Alright, someone put together a list of components for the best $500, $750, and $1000 rig.

[ufo]

Got my GTX 470 put in today. Not the 3300 I thought I might get but o'well its close enough. I gained about 1100 points over my 9800GTX I had.

Spoiler: show

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...igh_GTX470.jpg

Here's my PC specs:
I am running a 3.0 Core 2 Duo E8400 OC to 3.6ghz on air
8 gig of DDR2 1066 Memory
On Windows 7 64bit Ultimate

And for all the people saying the 470 runs hot, I dunno. I was worried about it, but it runs about the same as my 9800. 35*C idle and 58*C under a load at 75% fan speed.

If you turn off aero (it looks like it might be on from the titlebar) and turn off afterburner while you bench you should increase the score a bit.

[shaddix]

your cpu shouldn't get even close to 100c >.>;;;;; GPU 95c max is ok.

@Sithel: What are your 470's clocks running?

[Sithel]

@Sithel: What are your 470's clocks running?

Looking at EVGA's Precision it shows:
Core Clock : Grey out (nothing)
Shader Clock: 1215
Memory Clock: 1674
All stock settings that I haven't messed with.

If you turn off aero (it looks like it might be on from the titlebar) and turn off afterburner while you bench you should increase the score a bit.

I did have Aero on, but I don't have Afterburner, I have the EVGA Precision Tool that was running. So I turned those off and it did jump up to 3222. It did help some, thanks!

[shaddix]

Here's a screenshot of my [email protected] GTX460@890mhz cpu/gpu usage standing right outside the blacksmith guild staring at those couple of npcs + 1 PC. Game res @1600x1200 with 8xAA

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2629723/14ss/wtf.jpg
W T F

even running all through limsa my gpu usage never goes over 45%, but CPU never goes under 70 and a lot of times is pegged at 100%

But the benchmark pegs my gpu at 100%(cpu 60-90% iirc) except at the starting indoor scene.

[Ashtray]

I guess I didn't have the correct ram clocks and settings when I benched but I am mainly interested in how this game preforms with Hyper-Threading and without Hyper-Threading.

i7 930
Cogage True Spirit (Backplate version /w Spring Screws)
Asrock Extreme X58 (lol amazon 69 bucks)
G.Skill 2000 Mhz Tridents 6GB in Triple Channel 9-9-9-24
Geforce GTX 470 x2 (bench uses 1) Stock Settings The ones with 607 core clock on default


All on Low

No Hyper-Threading @ DDR3 2000

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...3_NoHT_Low.jpg


With Hyper-Threading @ DDR3 2000

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...886_HT_Low.jpg

Max CPU clock No Hyper-Threading @ DDR3 2100

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...axSettings.jpg

Can't really push any further past 4.4 unless I get better hardware, need better cooling and a better mobo.

Anyone get the same results with HT versus Non-HT? Results being no difference.

[shaddix]

Do any games use more than 4 threads?

[Jojimbo]

Here's a screenshot of my [email protected] GTX460@890mhz cpu/gpu usage standing right outside the blacksmith guild staring at those couple of npcs + 1 PC. Game res @1600x1200 with 8xAA

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2629723/14ss/wtf.jpg
W T F

even running all through limsa my gpu usage never goes over 45%, but CPU never goes under 70 and a lot of times is pegged at 100%

But the benchmark pegs my gpu at 100%(cpu 60-90% iirc) except at the starting indoor scene.

Have you tried outside? LL for me dropped GPU usage and slightly upped CPU usage (although it only went to ~25% CPU/~45% GPU, outside was 10% CPU/65~% GPU)