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[Spheroid]

When I F9 in game I am shocked at the range of fps displayed. I can get low 40s on Canyon but just walking around on Crimson the frames can spike down to the high 20s from the mid to high 30s.

Why this happening? At the beginning of the match nobody is fighting nor is the polygon density changing much from block to block.

I am mainly interested in eliminating the sense of surging I experience while walking. Is there anything I can do at my end or is it something HSR related on their end? I don't want to spend $150 for little gain. I was considering replacing my video card regardless but the advice of this forum may affect the timing.

System:
Win7 64-bit
Phenom II X4 965BE 3.4 Ghz
8 GB RAM
Radeon HD 5750 1GB

[Lordred]

Short Answer: No


Long Answer: Yes



What setting and resolution are you using?

[Spheroid]

1680 x 1050 @60 Hz
Fullscreen
V-sync off
Motion blur off
damage glow on

advanced video effects = medium all
Anti Aliasing = post AA

Edited by Spheroid, 26 July 2014 - 03:34 PM.

[Goosfraba]

Disable post AA.

[Monkey Lover]

Try turning effects and partials down to low and taking off anti aliasing. If you want to run higher settings a faster videocard will help. If you want to run max settings you might need to upgrade your cpu at the same time.

Im running a cpu 50% faster and video card 2 times as fast but I still get some slow downs on the high settings during fights or crazy times. So a faster videocard would help you a lot but its not going to allow the highest settings with zero slow downs.

r9 270 video card is right at your 150 pricerange. This one is 20% faster than I have.

Edited by Monkey Lover, 26 July 2014 - 04:05 PM.

[Goose]

Set glow to off; Set Particles, Shadows, and Environment to Low; Leave PostAA on (it's just about invisible to GPU load)

Add to your user.cfg

sys_budget_videomem = 1024
d3d10_TripleBuffering = 1
d3d11_TripleBuffering = 1
d3d9_TripleBuffering = 1
sys_budget_fps = 45
sys_MaxFPS = 45
r_UsePOM = 0
r_TexturesStreaming = 2
r_silhouettePOM = 0
e_ParticlesCullAgainstViewFrustum = 2
e_ParticlesPoolSize = 0
e_ParticlesPreload = 1
e_ParticlesThread = 1
r_UseGSParticles = 1
r_ShadowBlur = 0
q_ShaderWater = 0
r_UseParticlesRefraction = 0
;
ca_thread0Affinity = 0
ca_thread1Affinity = 0
r_WaterUpdateThread = 0
sys_main_CPU = 0
sys_physics_CPU = 0
sys_streaming_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread2_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread4_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread0_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread1_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread3_CPU = 0
sys_TaskThread5_CPU = 0

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[Spheroid]

@Goose: I will try your suggestions. Also the next patch may improve server performance.

[Bullseye69]

Faster video card would help. R9 270X is a rebranded 7870 ghz and would give you high and 1600 res no problem. I would check ebay for a r9 270x or r9 280 could probley find a good deal.

[Flapdrol]

The biggest drops are probably cpu

run a few games at really low resolution, that should force a cpu limit, if it performs the same it's the cpu that's the problem.

[ninjitsu]

Flapdrol, on 27 July 2014 - 05:40 AM, said:

The biggest drops are probably cpu

run a few games at really low resolution, that should force a cpu limit, if it performs the same it's the cpu that's the problem.

I disagree that his biggest bottleneck is his cpu. That GPU is pretty weak. It was a super budget card back in the day. I've got a system I don't game with anymore, that is very similar to his, but with a radeon 5830. It gets much more stable FPS.

[Bront]

My frame drops were mostly CPU limited, but I wasn't sure at the time (and my old laptop was barely able to handle the game).

Try deleting your shader cache and see if that helps (it got screwed up earlier this year and if not cleared can cause problems like frame dipping).

Now, a new GPU will likely help. I think that CPU is better than a new rig I helped put together for a friend of mine (after he bought the parts before I talked with him), but he has an nvidia GTX 660, and can run 1080P at very high at 70-90 FPS.

Honestly, you might do well with an R270 or a GTX 760 (I like the Nvidia cards better, and would suggest spending the extra $50 for the GTX760, but it's up to you).

[Spheroid]

I ordered a R9 270 for $140(after rebate) on newegg. We will see what happens in a week or less.

My 5750 was getting on in years anyway. I will eventually upgrade my CPU, but not in 2014.

Edited by Spheroid, 27 July 2014 - 06:36 PM.