Low FramerateFollow

Hey guys, I just upgraded my video card from an Nvidia GTX 465 to a GTX 770 Superclocked. FFXIV runs better but I'm a little surprised the FPS is in the 20's-30's in crowded city areas like Limsa on maximum settings. Below is my build and below that are the average usage percentages according to the computer's sensors while spinning the camera and running around near the Limsa aetheryte crystal:

Build:
GPU: GTX 770 Superclocked
CPU: i7 875 K @ 2.93ghz
RAM: 8GB @ 1600mhz
SSD: 60 GB

Usage Average/Temp:
GPU Core: 75% / 51°C
CPU Total (all cores): 40% / 72°C
RAM Load: 42%

It's cool and all, I can turn down the graphics settings to be closer to 60 FPS as much as possible but I just want to know if this kind of performance is typical. Also since the CPU is chillin' and the GPU isn't hitting 100% I'm wondering what the bottleneck could be (GPU Core peaked at 89%). Does anyone here have solid 50+ FPS in crowded areas on max settings? Does SLI/Crossfire do the trick?

On a side note, I wish there was an option to load player characters on PC the way it does it on PS3 and in FFXI; just the characters near you and party members (I think that's how it does it).

I have the same card and an i7 4770K which runs at 3.5 GHz and I run at a pretty steady 60 FPS even in crowded areas.

Can XIV take full advantage of multi-core? I don't think it can.