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Help Needed! ACK, CRIMSON, someone proffessional please!!!!! [message #102112]

Fri, 16 July 2004 21:13

policepolice
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Hi,

I have a

P4 3.0GHRTZ 800 FSB HYPER THREADING TECHNOLOGY
512 DDR RAM
120 GIGS HD
Asus P4P800 Motherboard AGP 8X Enabled
ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128MEG DDR AGP 8X enabled

and I have this problem when I play renegade on highest graphics. My problem is that when i join a 40 an up player game, I get low FPS such as 30, 40s. Is there anything else to improve the FPS dropps without harming the graphics detail? one more thing is that I do not run anything in the background such as Anti-virus or any other applications.

any help would be appreciated!

policepolice AKA HALF3LIF3 Sad

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Fri, 16 July 2004 21:15

Jaspah
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First of all, 30-40s FPS is halfway decent, you should be complaining if it's 10 FPS...

Second, this is General Discussion. There is a technical support forum. :rolleyes:

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Fri, 16 July 2004 21:18

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...complaining about anything above 24 FPS is silly. I wonder what might be causing said problem, but I really don't see how it could possibly affect you...it wouldn't be an internet connection problem, would it?

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Fri, 16 July 2004 21:22

SHOKAgent
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It's probably that since the server is hosting 40+ players, his video card is taking a hit rendering all those players and vehicles. More RAM would probably be the solution

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ok ok [message #102122]

Fri, 16 July 2004 21:23

policepolice
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first of all j4sPPPP I posted in technical but no one answered since yesterday, second of all, all I just asked was anything to improve and slowdowns, since i have a pretty fast system.

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HALF3LIF3

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Fri, 16 July 2004 21:27

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The only way I can think of improving the performance without adding anything to your system or reducing the quality would be to overclock, but you'd run the risk of melting your system.

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overclocking? [message #102135]

Fri, 16 July 2004 21:46

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how do you overclock? Laughing

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Fri, 16 July 2004 21:53

SHOKAgent
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For videocards, get an overclocking utility such as Radeonator, and do a lot of research before raising the frequencies. You don't want to melt a nice card like that. If you'd like to overclock your CPU or RAM, that would be accessible through the BIOS. The overclocking potential would be dependant on what your motherboard can support.

I'd like to also add that overclocking poses a great risk to ruining your system if you don't have proper cooling, though you should be fine as long as you don't go overboard. I'm also not responsible for anything that happens.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 00:35

Xtrm2Matt
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Or you could change your Monitor Refresh Rate. That keeps my FPS at a constant 85 FPS in a 40 player game. Smile

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Sat, 17 July 2004 00:45

NHJ BV
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I think one of the problems is that the game wasn't made for 40-player multiplayergames. The game was optimised for 16 players, and I think anything above that causes FPS hits not proportional to the number of players.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 01:30

Xtrm2Matt
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Well the reason for the dramactic FPS drop is because if it's 20v20.. then you'll have 70% of them in tanks, firing at each other at the same time. The other 30% will be Snipers or basic infantry in tunnels or hiding where no-one is attacking.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 02:28

Scythar
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Also, try turning off your virus scanners while playing. I found out that my McAfee has somewhy started scanning the Renegade directory whenever I play Renegade online.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 03:00

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You need more RAM, and increasing the refresh rate won't help. The lowest refresh rate you can even get is 60, and your FPS would only increase if it was stronger than the refresh rate.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 04:10

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LOL Im always less than 10 FPS...don't complain Razz

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Sat, 17 July 2004 04:17

Jzinsky
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How do you get the fps info?

No flashy signature..

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Sat, 17 July 2004 05:06

tooncy
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Press tilde (~) or F8 and type FPS. The info should be shown in a box in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 09:14

prox
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Xtrm2Matt

Or you could change your Monitor Refresh Rate. That keeps my FPS at a constant 85 FPS in a 40 player game. Smile

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Yeah, but that only helps me when I'm in a server with below 24 players. When I get on 40 player, my FPS goes down to the 40's. Anyways, my monitor sucks and only goes up to 72 hertz, but its a flat-screen, and it looks good when I have people in the house so I ain't complaining Very Happy

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Sat, 17 July 2004 11:17

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SHOKAgent

For videocards, get an overclocking utility such as Radeonator, and do a lot of research before raising the frequencies. You don't want to melt a nice card like that. If you'd like to overclock your CPU or RAM, that would be accessible through the BIOS. The overclocking potential would be dependant on what your motherboard can support.

I'd like to also add that overclocking poses a great risk to ruining your system if you don't have proper cooling, though you should be fine as long as you don't go overboard. I'm also not responsible for anything that happens.

Overlcoking also voids any and all warranties you might have\had on the video card. Vid cars generaly come with 2~3 year warranties.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 15:42

Master. kirby
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Quote:

and I have this problem when I play renegade on highest graphics

Hmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder what the solution might be...

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Re: Help Needed! ACK, CRIMSON, someone proffessional please! [message #102286]

Sat, 17 July 2004 15:48

SHOKAgent
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policepolice

Is there anything else to improve the FPS dropps without harming the graphics detail?

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Sat, 17 July 2004 16:44

Xtrm2Matt
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Bare in mind, i play at 1024x768 @ 85Hz with my GeForce FX 5600XT 256MB, i get more or less a constant FPS of 85 in 24-32 player games. It doesn't drop below 50FPS in 40 player games.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 16:47

mrpirate
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In a large game like that, there's a big load on the CPU and memory. The best way to improve performance is to overclock, which, unlike some people 'round here seem to believe, isn't that dangerous and won't melt anything.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 16:56

SHOKAgent
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mrpirate

The best way to improve performance is to overclock, which, unlike some people 'round here seem to believe, isn't that dangerous and won't melt anything.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 17:09

mrpirate
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I don't? Ha. Unless you increase the voltage, it's difficult to do much damage to a CPU through overclocking.

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Sat, 17 July 2004 17:14

rm5248
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I get a lot more FPS and smoother gameplay when my computer is cool....

w00t?

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