The OFFICIAL FFXIV Benchmark & Beta Performance Thread

[Ferr]

0 performance changes for me with the new drivers and a single GTX 460, still having the stuttering

[shaddix]

[Ferr]

I did a quick install though, didnt pass driver sweeper cause everytime I use it something goes wrong and I have to do a system restore...

I got 200 points more in low bench , had no time to try high bench :/

[Skyfoxx]

0 performance changes for me with the new drivers and a single GTX 465, still having the stuttering

^ This, I'm hoping most of the stuttering gets improved / corrected with retail. Starting to save up for an SSD jic though .

[Ferr]

got a good bump on the high res. benchmark, from 2400ish to 3100ish, too bad I dont see any improvement in fps or stuttering in game.

EDIT: ok, did a clean install and I "think" I have less stutter than before. Is still there and is still annoying, but I think theres a little improvement (or maybe is just me lol). GPU usage still drops in the city to 60ish.

[Sithel]

I upgraded my Core 2 Duo I had to an i7-930, still with my 470 GTx. On a fresh install, no overclocking on CPU or GPU. Here are the results just from the driver change from Official 258.96 driver to the new Beta 260.63 Driver, nothing else was changed. Windows 7 areo theme and all the jazz is running.

258.96 Driver
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27.../OldDriver.jpg

260.63 Beta Driver
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27.../NewDriver.jpg

[Eyedea-Seraph]

Just ran the Bench w/ the new 260 Drivers and here are the results i am happy with the bumps up!!

Low:
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4...480720p800.png

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High:
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7...4801080p80.png

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I only have 1 GTX 480 Dual Screen reads 2 cards for some reason.
(forgive me for the size >.>)

[Ferr]

yeah benchmark runs better, but did you guys tried the beta¿ any improvement? I just have a little less stutter (not completly eradicated) and the same fps

[Sithel]

What program can you use to show CPU % usage OSD? Afterburner seems to only do GPU.

I use Core Temp w/ Core Temp Widget then select the widget and choose always on top. This for Vista/Windows 7 ofcourse.

Core Temp:
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

Widget:
http://gallery.live.com/liveItemDeta...7-bbdb7c47183c

[shaddix]

oh shit benchmark really runs better!! O_O!!!!!!! Time to test!

3300>3830!!!!!! 460@890mhz 1055t@4ghz yuuuuuusssss!!!!!!

[Ferr]

forget the bench, test the game! xd i want to see if people are having better performance and gpu usage ingame

[Sithel]

I tested it after the benchmark, it was weird at first. When i first logged in it stuttered a lot but after about 8-10 minutes it all went away. Seems to be working great for me now. Still lower FPS in cities and towns but soon as i step out it goes to 60 FPS.

Spoiler: show

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

[Celeras]

Didn't notice any real difference in my score (4652 was previous high, got 4674 with 260.63), but they definitely fixed the spiking the bench was previously doing. The in-bench reader will no longer spike down to 0.

Latest run: http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1...mark201009.jpg

[Fhuri]

This is on Low- I still need to OC the computer but awaiting a new heat sink first.
I'm pretty happy so far...
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-dr7CLPcUao/TJ...0cpu%20OC3.png
ATI 5770
8 G RAM

[Akiyama]

I tested it after the benchmark, it was weird at first. When i first logged in it stuttered a lot but after about 8-10 minutes it all went away. Seems to be working great for me now. Still lower FPS in cities and towns but soon as i step out it goes to 60 FPS.

Wow, 75% fan speed? What 460 is that with? 75% for me would be helicopter loud.

[Piroth]

wow my score jumped from 2650 to 3400, no more spiking down to 0 and the frame rate is really smooth, gtx460 q6600 @ 3.2ghz

[Sithel]

Wow, 75% fan speed? What 460 is that with? 75% for me would be helicopter loud.

I just set the fan profile to go to 75% fan speed at 55* +
I have the evga 470 and its not loud to me at 75% but putting it at 100% is defiantly helicopter loud lol

[Akiyama]

I just set the fan profile to go to 75% fan speed at 55* +
I have the evga 470 and its not loud to me at 75% but putting it at 100% is defiantly helicopter loud lol

Ahh. Maybe yours is different than mine. I have the EVGA GTX 460 1GB External Exhaust, and at 70% it's unbearable. Hell, past 60% and it's rough. My fan profile is on default. Idles at 40 (sitting at 34C right now) and it'll get as high as 73-74C in spots in game when the GPU usage is up to 98-99%

[Eyedea-Seraph]

Didn't notice any real difference in my score (4652 was previous high, got 4674 with 260.63), but they definitely fixed the spiking the bench was previously doing. The in-bench reader will no longer spike down to 0.

Latest run: http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1...mark201009.jpg

Cel, a friend of mine has the 1055t on a gigabyte 890UDA something.... i was wondering if you can give me some OC specs (i know all chips are different) towards making a stable OC on the 1055t we have him at 3.3ghz but above that seems i need to tinker with some other numbers on it, now i am not to familiar with the BIOS they use and was thinking some base numbers might be a decent start to tinker from, btw hes on stock cooling but i hear its not to bad on AMD how far you think is ok before he needs to upgrade?
Also for some reason it wont show his OC on the benchmark but fine in CPUZ hmmm

[Hyan]

^ This, I'm hoping most of the stuttering gets improved / corrected with retail. Starting to save up for an SSD jic though .

SSD doesn't help with the stuttering, or so I've heard.