[nux` Tizz]

Hi guys.

I thought I was done with fps issues, but since few weeks, its back.

Here my config :
- Core 2 Duo E4400 (Conroe)
- Nvidia 9600 GT
- 2 Go RAM
- Mobo Gigabyte 965P-DS3
- ADSL 8Mo with CPL adaptator
- Windows XP Pro Corporate SP3 32 bits
- com_maxfps on 125
- ut_timenudge "0"
- cl_packetdup "3"
- cl_maxpackets "42"
- rate "25000"

Here things I tried :
- Antialiasing off
- Anisotropic filter off
- Threaded optimization off
- Single display performance mode ON
(in nvidia panel)
- Affinity for the io processus on 1 core
- Medium settings in urt (with my hardware, I don't want to low my settings even more)
- Motherboard / ethernet / graphic card drivers updated



I have trop issues on several maps, especially when there are a lot of people.
During pcw, it drops from 126 to 120 / 110 or even 100, not to say 90 sometimes.
But the most interesting is that its significant only when im playing online. When I watch the demo of the match, I have (almost) NO drops.

Reading the mitsubishi's guide, I learnt FPS are tied up with connection settings. But I couldn't find out more about it.


So if you have any ideas about what I could do, thank you in advance. :)

This post has been edited by Tizz: 19 March 2010 - 06:49 PM

[Rav3n]

You're complaining cause your FPS drops to 100 or 90? Are you serious?

[nux` Tizz]

Yeah, and its significant when you play, like being in bullet time for couple a seconds. Its very annoying, especially when you had steady FPS for a while (and its more 125 --> 90).

[Rav3n]

Tizz, on 19 March 2010 - 07:03 PM, said:

Yeah, and its significant when you play, like being in bullet time for couple a seconds. Its very annoying, especially when you had steady FPS for a while (and its more 125 --> 90).

Get a grip dude, there's no chance you can notice a significant difference in gameplay between 125 and 90, between 90 and 45 sure but 125 to 90? It's all in your head.

[Sneaks]

Rav3n, on 19 March 2010 - 02:56 PM, said:

Get a grip dude, there's no chance you can notice a significant difference in gameplay between 125 and 90, between 90 and 45 sure but 125 to 90? It's all in your head.

I think he is saying that with his hardware he was expecting constant fps, can someone help.

Regardless of what the human eye can register, we cant compare it directly with online fps. Computerised fps isnt as 'smooth/fluid' as the human eye.

[nux` Tizz]

Raven : Lol, you can call me stupid as well.

But, yes, I notice the difference. I don't need to check the fps meter, I clearly see the image slowing down, I look at the FPS meter and the number is below 125. So, I DO notice the difference. I'd say, when the drop is about 15 or more, the difference is clearly notable.

This post has been edited by Tizz: Yesterday, 09:27 AM

[Greateye]

Tizz, on 19 March 2010 - 03:23 PM, said:

Raven : Lol, you can call me stupid as well.

But, yes, I notice the difference. I don't need to check the fps meter, I clearly see the image slowing down, I look at the FPS meter and the number is above 125. So, I DO notice the difference. I'd say, when the drop is about 15 or more, the difference is clearly notable.

I understand you in 100 percent ! I have same problem, my configuration is:

Radeon 4870 from Gigabyte 1gb gddr5
AMD Athlon x4 620 (2,8ghz x 4)
4 GB DDR2 800mhz
Mobo from Gigabyte
Internet connection 6MB/1MB
OS: Windows 7 64bit

I was trying to set one core 0 it dont helps, I was trying to set all setups on fcuking low - it dont helps too. I dont have idea what can be wrong, I've stable 90 FPS in BF BC2 and isnt it weird ? UrT is old game, I was trying to run it @ Win xp ... same problem, FPS are constant when I am alone @ map or 2 or 3 guys are running somewhere (market @ casa). I was changing my graphic drivers from newest to oldest ... grrr, It dont helps too !

Ahm, If u all guys have constant 125 fps and in action u are loosing 10,15 of them u getting slowed and I feel it. I want notice that I had constant 125 fps at slower notebook with same cfg.

If someone from FS or someone of U guys can help for us ... plz do that ;)

Cheers and sorry for my bad english ! :)

[mitsubishi]

If normal is even up to 300 on a completely empty map and one gets about 125 on a full map (limit of the game to 125 ignored), it's quite normal to drop to 100 occasionally.

Also this game is still a lot depended on the CPU. TwentySeven's work with VBO is supposed to change that a lot (since VBO methods send a lot of the work on the GPU). That means, you depend a lot on single CPU core even if you have a quad core (without affinity forced settings) since the game is largely single-threaded.

[nux` Tizz]

mitsubishi, on 20 March 2010 - 01:55 AM, said:

If normal is even up to 300 on a completely empty map and one gets about 125 on a full map (limit of the game to 125 ignored), it's quite normal to drop to 100 occasionally.Also this game is still a lot depended on the CPU. TwentySeven's work with VBO is supposed to change that a lot (since VBO methods send a lot of the work on the GPU). That means, you depend a lot on single CPU core even if you have a quad core (without affinity forced settings) since the game is largely single-threaded.

Yeah, I know.
But I used to play with steady FPS, totally stuck on 125, at least in pcw (where there are about 10 players on the server) for a very long time, and I can't figure out what changed on my PC. I made tests by killing all processus that are CPU eater, nothing changed.

[nux` Tizz]

I tested the vertical synch, but there is no way to set it up properly. With in_mouse -1 I have a huge negative mouse accel, and with in_mouse on 1, I have a huge mouse accel.
Its a shame, it could have been a solution.

This post has been edited by Tizz: Yesterday, 01:17 PM

[mitsubishi]

Oh high probability is dust: if the GPU or CPU downclocks itself due to system temperature it may happen over time more to accumulation of dust,

or even a change of seasons (and a radiator next to it).

[nux` Tizz]

Interesting, I gonna clean up a lil bit with a air dust remover. I'll keep you posted. :)

[Greateye]

It dont helps for me :/ I have putted to my computer other RAM'S (4 gb ddr2 800mhz kingston hyperx) - nothing changed ;/ I think about CPU for now ... maybe some part @ my mobo is blocking smthg ;/ What u think about that ?