FPS improvement that works for me

doomlordis · 06-04-10, 05:15 AM

Ok my laptop is pretty poor for new games, half life 2 runs at 60 but SH5 only gets 20- 23 fps outside and around 15 -18 inside.
Laptop is a athlon m300 dual core, 3 gb ram, HD4200 256mb dedicated running windows 7 64.
As you can see not exactly a gaming rig!
Anyway right click on SH5 exe and in compatibility tab tick disable desktop composition. This disables Aero while the game is running and gave me a solid 5-8 fps increase.

irish1958 · 06-04-10, 08:08 AM

Thanks for the info. I suggest you make an entry into the vista/windows7 threads in the SH3-4-5 forums with the tip.

06-04-10, 05:15 AM	#1
doomlordis Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 179 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	FPS improvement that works for me Ok my laptop is pretty poor for new games, half life 2 runs at 60 but SH5 only gets 20- 23 fps outside and around 15 -18 inside. Laptop is a athlon m300 dual core, 3 gb ram, HD4200 256mb dedicated running windows 7 64. As you can see not exactly a gaming rig! Anyway right click on SH5 exe and in compatibility tab tick disable desktop composition. This disables Aero while the game is running and gave me a solid 5-8 fps increase. __________________ subs and birds!

06-04-10, 08:08 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Thanks for the info. I suggest you make an entry into the vista/windows7 threads in the SH3-4-5 forums with the tip. __________________ Irish1958