Frame Rates and Memory
 

Most likely be hammered to death in the past, but I couldn't find any relevant info on the site.

I have just doubled the memory in my PC (512 to 1Gb) expecting an increase in Frame Rate - totally disappointed as no change at all.:cry: I have an NVidia 5500 with 256Mb Ram. Has anyone got any tips on how to get the fps above 15 when at sea with nothing in site. I have the following NVidia settings:-

System Performance - High Quality (doesn't seem to make much difference to frames rates)
Antialiasing - Application Controlled
Anisotropic - Application Controlled

MLF

I don't know the answer, but I'll venture a guess. I used to have 512 mb, then I upgraded to 2.5 gigs, and my FPS shot WAAY up. It runs so smoothly now. I have a GeForce 6800. It's probably just your video card. Do you have the latest drivers from the website?

PS: I believe the phrase you're looking for in your signature is "Je pense, donc je suis." Literally, "I think, so I am." (I think, therefore I am.)

Why not simply use the original?

"Cogito, ego sum." ;)

"Vidi Vendi Veachi"
I came I saw I conquered

or in U-boat terms

I sailed I dove I torpedoed.

As for the frame rate issue I assume your running GW see if you have high rez sea floor on and also lower your partitcal rates. (By lowering the partitcals you maybe make it harder to shoot planes down because there will be no tracer to follow)

Mine is a twist - I think therefore I flee (run away, give up). No point in using something thats's already been used. :)

I'll try the particle solution suggested by Hybris and see what happens (not at my PC at the moment). Thanks for the responses.

MLF

Hi Rose If thats latin would you please translate "Death before Dishoner" for me please. thanks in advance and Good Hunting:)

[quote=HybrisAs for the frame rate issue I assume your running GW see if you have high rez sea floor on and also lower your partitcal rates. (By lowering the partitcals you maybe make it harder to shoot planes down because there will be no tracer to follow)[/quote]

Hybris

I have low res sea floor (file size sand01 and stone01 - 128Kb). I reduced particles from 100% to 50% - still stuck at 15fps. :cry: . I have the NVidia 9.147 drivers. I think they are the latest. I also have an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processor.
MLF

seriously off topic:

bar latin: "vidi vici veni!"

cheers,
Garrincha

Please, Please Please!!!!:roll: Getting back to Frame rates. Any ideas, help at all, please? I've tried all suggested and I still only get 15. I would have expected to see some difference by doubling the memory????

MLF

Ditto. I keep seeing signs of people with 150 - 200 frame rates, and I'm lucky to get anything over 20. I'll pop a cork o' champagne if I ever see 30.

My guess is that it is the video card. The 5500 is getting old. Is it AGP8x or Pci Express 16x?

It is clearly not the prosesor, as I had the the same one a little while ago. With that processor, 1,5 gig RAM and a 6600GT 256MB AGP card I often had around 70-90 fps with GW.

What about power? A weak power supply will let you down. (There is a sticker on the side of the unit inside your cabinet)

Wrong order. It's "Veni, vidi, vici." ;)

But back to topic now...

Get yourself at least a ATI X800pro or something similar (Really cheap now) . Its the graphics card that runs the game .

Could be combination of things like video card, CPU, hard drive, memory, cache and so on. As all these have a bearing on the peformance of a game. But what you will find is that the video card is the most important thing.

You can have a super dooper fast processer and even run SCSI or Raptor drives. But thing is if the video card can't keep up then its all pointless ;) ..

What kind of CPU are you using?

I am assuming that your video card is a direct X9 card being part of the FX series of video cards. Which I am assuming is an AGP card to?

Thats correct... "Veni, vedi, et vinci...." (Julius Cesare), traslation may be..... Come here (MF), look around (SOAB), et vinci (if you can... piece of sh....) :rotfl:


About the FPS....

Hi MLF.... if you have problems with FPS, you can try some things.

At first attempt to uninstall you game, defrag your HD, and make a fresh install over a recently defragmented HD.

Do not set you control panel at "High Quality", adjust it at "Best Performance"

Do not let AA and AF set at "Aplication Controlled", adjust them to OFF.

Check the timming of you memories, check if both memories has the same settings, install them one by one and check this data.

You can adjust this in Auto into the motherboard Bios.

Attempt to use not too much high resolution tetures.

Attempt to move a little bit down the particles slider.

Do not use high refresh rate into your monitor, and disable Vertical Syncro into game and control panel.


Attempt to use End It ALL 2 to close all unnedded programs running into the background.

Attempt to use Security Task Manager or similar to close all unneeded servive and proccess runing into the background.

Attempt to use some programs to defrag memory as :
FreeRAM XP Pro, Game Optimizer, Game XP or similar...

If you are using an ONBOARD sound card..... attempt to install a PCI sound card, onboard cards "eats" the CPU resources.
I was having problems with FPS too, in the critical moments, FPS was down to 7FPS even 3 FPS, i was using an Onboard SoundMax.
After install a PCI sound card, in the critical moments, FPS drops down to 30/40 as minimun.... a really great improvement. I installed a X-fi XtremeMusic.

There was more expensive cards, as the X-Fi Fatal1ty, it has its own 64MB RAM included, i dont buyed it because i was not sure if the add of a PcI sound card could bring an improivement, but after seen the performance increase, i really think it may be a good option too, but it is too much more expensive.

Instead the XtremeMusic is an 100 one, the Fatal1ty is a 250 one.

Finally attempt to maintain your system cleaned and optimized, you can use CCleaner or similar.

Perform registry clean every day, yoiu can use jv16 Tools or similar.

Maintain the system clean of waste, spy and others, use Ad-Aware, Spy Boot and other similar, clean your system every day.

Good luck ! :up: