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[Jeffrey Wilder]

MWO as we all know is a really bad CPU hog.

Have anybody experiment with the graphics settings that are most effective in reducing CPU load?

[Yosharian]

Jeffrey Wilder, on 06 June 2015 - 12:00 AM, said:

MWO as we all know is a really bad CPU hog.

Have anybody experiment with the graphics settings that are most effective in reducing CPU load?

I'm no expert but I got most of these settings from one, in another thread - can't remember where it was though, sorry.



I get more or less decent FPS (60-ish on average) with this, sometimes it drops hard (45-ish, sometimes less), although lately that happens less.

My rig is an i5-3550 @3.3GHz with a GTX 770, so quite strong graphically but a fairly old and slow CPU.

Edit: I also have these settings active in my user.cfg file (located in Mechwarrior Online directory):
gp_option_ShowCockpitGlass=0
r_DepthOfField=0
r_HDRGrainAmount=0.0
I have no idea if these particular settings make any difference to CPU load, though. Also with the latest client changes, user.cfg may not actually affect the game anymore.

Edited by Yosharian, 06 June 2015 - 12:35 AM.

[Abisha]

Jeffrey Wilder, on 06 June 2015 - 12:00 AM, said:

MWO as we all know is a really bad CPU hog.

Have anybody experiment with the graphics settings that are most effective in reducing CPU load?

the problem is with you.
i just check it, and it's all normal 23% for MWO
http://www.mediafire...xey2/23%25.jpg#

Suggest you learn a little about computers before trow around nonsense.

if you don't know anything about software or computers, no problem.
sugest you install something called advanced system care and disable any type of anti/spyware scanners before launching any game they are not needed when you are not surfing.

[Yosharian]

Abisha, on 06 June 2015 - 12:46 AM, said:

the problem is with you.
i just check it, and it's all normal 23% for MWO
[redacted]

Suggest you learn a little about computers before trow around nonsense.

if you don't know anything about software or computers, no problem.
sugest you install something called advanced system care and disable any type of anti/spyware scanners before launching any game they are not needed when you are not surfing.

What the **** is this ****.

[Mudhutwarrior]

Yosharian, on 06 June 2015 - 01:18 AM, said:

What the **** is this ****.

It's your typical tryhard attitude. And people wonder why newbies leave the game in droves.

[Yosharian]

Mudhutwarrior, on 06 June 2015 - 02:09 AM, said:

It's your typical tryhard attitude. And people wonder why newbies leave the game in droves.

It has to be a bot, right? Or a troll? Nobody is this ******* stupid.

[Dark DeLaurel]

Yosharian, on 06 June 2015 - 02:10 AM, said:

It has to be a bot, right? Or a troll? Nobody is this ******* stupid.

uh..you've been here long enough to know the answer to that

[Mudhutwarrior]

Yosharian, on 06 June 2015 - 02:10 AM, said:

It has to be a bot, right? Or a troll? Nobody is this ******* stupid.

Nope, When I went looking at joining a team there was typically one or two guys just like the above. I stay solo for good reason.

[Dark DeLaurel]

Mudhutwarrior, on 06 June 2015 - 02:18 AM, said:

Nope, When I went looking at joining a team there was typically one or two guys just like the above. I stay solo for good reason.

Not all teams are a bunch of twats.

Now as to OP,
We need more information like what CPU you have system RAM, GPU, etc.

[Mudhutwarrior]

Dark DeLaurel, on 06 June 2015 - 02:52 AM, said:

Not all teams are a bunch of twats.

Now as to OP,
We need more information like what CPU you have system RAM, GPU, etc.

True but from what I have seen most teams have at least one.

[Yosharian]

Mudhutwarrior, on 06 June 2015 - 03:10 AM, said:

True but from what I have seen most teams have at least one.

I asked around in-game if anyone was running a group. First one I joined turned out to be a really nice bunch of people. I guess I lucked out.

[Mudhutwarrior]

Yosharian, on 06 June 2015 - 03:12 AM, said:

I asked around in-game if anyone was running a group. First one I joined turned out to be a really nice bunch of people. I guess I lucked out.

I ran with a nice bunch of guys before but they all left. They are out there though. You did luck out.

[Ovion]

The most important one (and biggest resource hog) is Environment.

The general method to eke best graphics + best performance is:

Ovion, on 02 February 2015 - 02:51 PM, said:

Under Advanded Options:
Start with everything in Advanced at LOW or OFF.
The most important one to have set 'LOW' is the Environment setting.
This is the single biggest resource drain.
After that, you can attempt raising Object Detail and Texturing to MEDIUM and see how it affects performance.

From there it's just tweaking the settings, raising each option Advanced Option one at a time to a point you still get a reasonably consistent 25-35FPS+ with the best graphics you can.

I would say improve Environment only after most settings are at MEDIUM, and Object Detail and Texturing are set to HIGH.

[Troutmonkey]

I ran an AMD 1090T and a ATI 6970. It ran at like 25-30fps with settings at high. Changing the settings to LOW didn't improve my performance at all.

I upgraded my GPU to a 970, a card with more than double the processing power of the previous card. I experienced zero performance gains.

I have now also replaced my CPU with a 4790k, which has increased my FPS max to 70, but it still frequently dips to 30-45 on many maps. Meanwhile I'm running Witcher 3 on Ultra with a stable 45+ FPS

The game is far from optimized and needs lots of work

[Dark DeLaurel]

Mudhutwarrior, on 06 June 2015 - 03:10 AM, said:

True but from what I have seen most teams have at least one.

It is in all how the unit screens people, we have stayed small because of this. It allows us to pick and choose people that are not arsehats.

[Axeface]

I had exactly the same problem, my cpu has started to get too hot because it's about a year old. Probably built up a bit of dust and needs a proper clean. I looked at my temps the other day and it was hitting 90, so I limited my FPS in Nvidia Inspector to 55 - to both eliminate screen tearing and lower CPU temps. Now it doesnt hit 80.
You can just turn on vsync too but MWO's performance really tanks with it.

EDIT: Oh, I also set max pre-rendered frames to 1 to lower cpu workload a bit.
Oh, I'm not sure because it depends on the engine, but shadows might be rendered by the cpu in mwo, its cryengine right? If it is then the gpu renders them and reducing wotn lower cpu load, worth testing probably.

Edited by Axeface, 06 June 2015 - 09:05 AM.

[Goose]

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[MechaBattler]

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Edited by MechaBattler, 06 June 2015 - 01:11 PM.

[Jabilo]

Not a single usefull reply so far.

PGI have specifically not only stated that the game is broadly CPU limited but have also specifically recommended which graphics setting to adjust if you find yourself in that situation:

Environment, Object Detail and Shadows to low or medium

Edited by Jabilo, 06 June 2015 - 01:29 PM.

[Ovion]

Jabilo, on 06 June 2015 - 01:28 PM, said:

Not a single usefull reply so far.

PGI have specifically not only stated that the game is broadly CPU limited but have also specifically recommended which graphics setting to adjust if you find yourself in that situation:

Environment, Object Detail and Shadows to low or medium

What the hell did I post then?