Question:

My computer gets quite a bit louder when running the game. (I only play this game, no other game; XI in the past but I don't recall it doing the same with XI) Fans somewhere bump up with the extra (CPU use I assume) running XIV. Honestly I don't know what specifically gets louder.

I've gotten used to this but wishing it wouldn't. I'm sure it's probably fine, but it makes me feel like its working a lot harder. It did this with 1.0 and I hoped maybe it wouldn't with their new engine, but it does.

When I make my hardware change from a GeForce GTS240 to a EVGA GTX 560, are the newer generation cards (going from 200 series to 500) quieter? I will also be upgrading the PS from 350 to 650 (biggest I could get that was the exact same size physically - might be overkill but better than not enough). Any input as to whether my computer may be quieter or seem to "not be working as hard"? Is there a chance that much newer hardware alone won't be as loud?