DCS World running extremely low fps

[Rogago]

Hey guys

 

I just got a new rig and I am very disappointed that DCS world is completely unplayable.

I get an average of 9 fps, as high as 14 and as low as 4 even in the lowest settings! It actually makes no difference if I play on low or high I still get the same fps.

DCS Black Shark runs ok at around 25 fps but it's not inside DCS World.

Can anyone please help me?

My new PC was supposed to be very good and I am very pissed that I can't play.

 

My PC:

 

Intel Core i7 2600 Quadcore 3.4Ghz

16Gb RAM

Zotac GeForce GT 610 2Gb

Resolution of 1920 x 1080

 

 

Thank You!

[blackbelter]

Geforce 610 is far from being 'very good'...

 

Unless you have made a typo there, I would suggest you to upgrade your graphics card, as it is clearly the bottle neck of your system. Aim for 650 at least, or above, if you want to enjoy DCS world...

[lunaticfringe]

It's the 610. That has 48 (!) total processor cores; compare to the mid range GTX 650 with 384, or a current "performance" specification GTX 760 with 1152.

 

I actually just upgraded from a laptop running a Quadro 880M, which had 48 cores as well, and was overclocked to a core frequency similar to that of the GT 610 you have; the absolute *best* volume of pixels it could push maintaining around 30FPS was 1366x768.

 

The 2600 is a second generation i7 chip, so that's solid for DCS; 16GB is good here, too. Thus, it's purely the card that's holding you back. You need to turn down the resolution, or swap the card.

 

It would, however, be a useful card to you for multiple displays, namely a panel output for gauges through Lua scripts, so don't toss it if you can do the two or three screen thing. However, if you're investing in a card, don't do anything less than a 650 at this point.

[EtherealN]

My PC:

 

Intel Core i7 2600 Quadcore 3.4Ghz

16Gb RAM

Zotac GeForce GT 610 2Gb

Resolution of 1920 x 1080

 

As observed by previous posters, the problem is highlighted. That graphics card is not made for games, it's made to (barely) run a windows desktop and (barely) display Netflix and Youtube content. You're looking at roughly a tenth of the permformance of even a mid-range gaming card. In fact, it is just a renamed GT520, a three years old card that was "bad" (for gaming) even on the day of release.

 

It does give about double the raw compute power than has the integrated graphics cirquit in the I7-2600, but unfortunately that is like saying an automobile is twice as fast as a tractor. It might be better, but you're still not going to the racing cirquit with it.

 

You will have to get a new graphics card to play games that are recent. (It should serve as a warning bell that you get only acceptable performance in the original Black Shark, considering that BS1 was released in 2008.) To give solid advice on that front, it would be helpful to know these components of your computer:

 

- Motherboard

- Power Supply Unit (PSU)

- Computer chassis. (The critical info is how much room exists around the PCI-Express ports; if it's a really small chassis, some cards might simply not fit inside, and we want to be sure you don't end up buying a card and then not being able to fit it inside the computer.)

 

As a general guide to nVidia graphics card naming, btw, you want to analyze the digits. Nowadays there's three, in your case "610".

 

The first digit is basically "generation", but this is often just marketing lingo. A 6th gen GPU might just be the same chip as a 5th gen. And two cards that both have 6th gen designation might be running completely different silicon.

 

The second digit is the important thing; it places it in the market segments; higher number indicates more performance. And 1 is the lowest number used. (Although they did release some 605's to OEMs, which are rebranded 510's.)

 

The third digit is there to allow some special gizmoes sometimes, sometimes to indicate it's a dual-card (has two GPU's on it), sometimes that it's a minor revision that fits between two of the normal performance slots.

 

Most of the time, like here, you'll see things bump down in the second department. I am using a GTX560Ti (the Ti is another hard-to explain designator they use, it's better than the 560, but was actually released before the 560; no-one understands the logic of hardware marketers). In 6th-gen lingo, that would probably be somewhere around equivalent to a 650. In 7th gen, probably somewhere around equivalent to a 740. However, do note that this is just a rough guide, things can change radically depending on when they change chip technologies and so on, and often the lower half of the segment will be running old chips and the upper half will run something completely different that might make such comparisons go wide off the mark. But if you don't have the energy to dig into the gritty details of how the chips work, that should be a useful approximation.

 

My instinct is that a 760 or something similar to that would probably be about right for you. It should run the simulator better than my card does (and I run it with almost everything maxed, though not quite everything), and won't cost very much either.

Edited March 14, 2014 by EtherealN

[Rogago]

Thanks a lot for the info!

Truth is I don't know anything about GPUs, this was very useful.

Here's some additional info of my PC:

 

Motherboard: Intel D102

Power Supply: 1000W

Coputer chassis: ATX USAP Tower 67

 

I'm thinking about expending around $300 on a new GPU

Which one would you recommend me?

For the price I'm thinking a GeForce GTX 770 2Gb

 

Also I see a lot of sub-brands like EVGA, PNY, ZOTAC, ASUS, etc.

Whats the difference on this ones? Which one is better?

 

Thanks a lot!

[Goose_Man]

A GTX 770 is perfect for DCS and your budget you're looking at.

 

Since it sounds like your not tech savvy and looking at overclocking anything, see if you can find something in your budget that's factory overcooked (most are from third party vendors). Company is your choice, comes down to personal experience and warranty policy really.

 

Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS are all companies I've supported and can recommend in regards to GPU. Not to say others wouldn't be a great choice to.

 

Good luck, happy gaming. Nice rig minus the GPU!

Edited March 19, 2014 by Goose_Man

[outlawal2]

Thanks a lot for the info!

Truth is I don't know anything about GPUs, this was very useful.

Here's some additional info of my PC:

 

Motherboard: Intel D102

Power Supply: 1000W

Coputer chassis: ATX USAP Tower 67

 

I'm thinking about expending around $300 on a new GPU

Which one would you recommend me?

For the price I'm thinking a GeForce GTX 770 2Gb

 

Also I see a lot of sub-brands like EVGA, PNY, ZOTAC, ASUS, etc.

Whats the difference on this ones? Which one is better?

 

Thanks a lot!

 

I have owned all of the brands you have listed and they are all solid equipment.. Find the best deal on any one of these and you will be a happy camper...