RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi guys, first, sorry for my broken english. I have problem with performance in DCS. Sometimes I have a smooth FPS (around 100) and sometimes I have a low FPS (around 25-30). The same mission, same location and same settings...some of my friends have the same problem as me. RALT + ENTER (remaximized application) did not resolve this problem for me. My SPECIFICATIONS: Intel i9 9900K 32 GB RAM DDR4 RTX 2080S M.2 disk (I have DCS installed here) any ideas? Best regards Molnija Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi Molnija. Can you please attach your log file please? ( C:\Users\your_name\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log ) Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi Molnija. Can you please attach your log file please? ( C:\Users\your_name\Saved Games\DCS\Logs\dcs.log ) Sure, and thank you for quick react! Attachment added...Logs.rar Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Sorry, I can't open your RAR file. I only need your 'dcs.log' file anyway, you don't need to zip/rar it. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Thank you so much... dcs.log Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 The same mission, same location and same settings...some of my friends have the same problem as me Sounds to me like that's what we need to explore. What module, what mission, what location, what are you looking at when fps drops and does it go back up when you look away? Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Molnija, your log seems alright. I don't see any abnormal error. But even though you have 32GB of RAM, you might want to use a bigger pagefile (right now, you have a 4 GB pagefile). However, this has proably nothing to do with your FPS drops. I agree with Taz: if you all had the same FPS drops, this is something to do with the mission. For instance, FPS heavily drop during sunset for a few minutes. Some big Syria cities also make FPS drop. Not to mention missions populated with more than a thousand ground units. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Guys, thank you for helping me... I have my own training mission on DCS MiG-19P on Kaukaz map, and there is problem with FPS drops.I have 135 all object on the map, it is no a lot. But this problem have independently from map and mission. FPS drops after loading mission, after loading i have 25 - 30 FPS (sometimes). If this problem occurs so i must restart DCS...after restart DCS i have good FPS (100). This problem occurs every 2 - 3 fly...it is restrictive. I have this problem around 2 month. Maybe reinstall DCS? But I don't really want to do it, because i have a lot modules... Apologized for my english... I'm sorry Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Guys, thank you for helping me... I have my own training mission on DCS MiG-19P on Kaukaz map, and there is problem with FPS drops.I have 135 all object on the map, it is no a lot. But this problem have independently from map and mission. FPS drops after loading mission, after loading i have 25 - 30 FPS (sometimes). If this problem occurs so i must restart DCS...after restart DCS i have good FPS (100). This problem occurs every 2 - 3 fly...it is restrictive. I have this problem around 2 month. Maybe reinstall DCS? But I don't really want to do it, because i have a lot modules... Apologized for my english... I'm sorry Okay, that doesn't sound like what you initially said. This sounds more like you're running out of something. Or your DCS is recompiling instead of using shader cache. You can try deleting fxo and metashaders2. Check to make sure you have enough disc space and big enough swap file is on your fastest drive. And that your Saved Games folder is also on your fastest drive. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Okay, that doesn't sound like what you initially said. This sounds more like you're running out of something. Or your DCS is recompiling instead of using shader cache. You can try deleting fxo and metashaders2. Check to make sure you have enough disc space and big enough swap file is on your fastest drive. And that your Saved Games folder is also on your fastest drive. Thank you. My DCS is installed on 450GB M.2 disk...i have installed only DCS and Windows 10 and I have second 2TB HDD on photos and other private documents. On M.2 is 250 free GB. Ok I will try to delete FXO, and metashaders2, please can me tell exact name this file and location where I can found it? Hmm i see my processor CPU is know on 29% usage...it is a lot on i9 9900K whithout any running program (see attachment). best regards Molnija Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I see your Windows 10 is up to date, which means you might have "Hardware accelerated gpu scheduling" turned on. Try turning that off, please. Don't use any NAS to store any part of the game (even the Saved Games part). Don't use any HDD to store any part of the game either (even the Saved Games part). You want DCS to run on an SSD. What is your antivirus? MBAM, BitDefender and some others are known to cause issues with DCS. Also, check your NVIDIA settings, and try these: FXAA = disabled AA fgamma correction = disabled AA mode = controlled by the game AA transparency = disabled MFAA = disabled Power management mode = Maximum performance Vertical sync = Fast (don't forget to disable V-sync in game) Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz1004 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Turn your task manager to see what process is taking up your CPU. And I don't know what that monitoring program is but those programs themselves can take up to 15% of your CPU. fxo and metashader2 are in your \Saved Games\DCS\ Just delete the folders. Do that everytime DCS updates. DCS will take longer to start first time you delete those. It is normal. And again, you have to make sure Saved Games is also on your M2. Better Smoke - Better Trees Caucasus - Better Trees Syria - Better Trees Mariana - Clear Canopy Glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Power management mode = Maximum performance Do you mean this (see attachment)? I have curent default set "Vyvážený výkon = balanced performance"...i must set last option "Vysoký výkon" - "High performance"??? Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 Turn your task manager to see what process is taking up your CPU. And I don't know what that monitoring program is but those programs themselves can take up to 15% of your CPU. fxo and metashader2 are in your \Saved Games\DCS\ Just delete the folders. Do that everytime DCS updates. DCS will take longer to start first time you delete those. It is normal. And again, you have to make sure Saved Games is also on your M2. Thank you...for you ideas... Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Do you mean this (see attachment)? I have curent default set "Vyvážený výkon = balanced performance"...i must set last option "Vysoký výkon" - "High performance"??? This is also a good idea, but I was talking about the NVIDIA setting: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answ...um-performance Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 OK Flappie and Taz, thank you so much.... I have curent NVIDIA setting: FXAA = disabled AA fgamma correction = disabled AA mode = controlled by the game AA transparency = disabled MFAA = disabled Power management mode = Maximum performance Vertical sync = Fast "Hardware accelerated gpu scheduling" (in W10) is Turned Off Next, i deleted FXO and Metashaders2. Curently I have good FPS, tested 10x runing DCS and bug with FPS less not present, looks it resolved! Last question, guys, please can my help with game setting? I need good quality (excelent graphic), hardware i have good (i9 9900K, 32GB DDR4, RTX2080S, M2 <- here is DCS installed). This is my current setting (see attachment). Translate Czech (Slovak) to EN *Vysoká - High Nízka - Low Výchozí - Default best regards Molnija Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Excellent news. :) Set "Global cockpit illumination" ON. This option is FPS greedy but it's worth it. Big plus for immersion. Your other settings are good for quality graphics. Afterwards, if you're not satisfied with your FPS, set "Terrain object shadows" to "Flat". No big difference with "Default", but it saves a few FPS. MSAA is also greedy. If you want even more FPS, set it to "x2" if it's OK for you. Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussianKnights Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Thank you for valued information. OK, i enable global cockpit illumination, it looks more realistic! Superb! FPS i have the same. :) Look attachments. Motherboard: ASUS Rog STRIX Z390E GAMING Processor: Intel i9-9900K (without OC) RAM: DDR4 Kingstone 32GB, 3133MHz, CL15 Graphics Card: ASUS Rog Strix RTX2080S OC Joy: Saitek X56 PRO + Pedals TrackIR: 5PRO + TrackClipPro OS: Windows 10 PRO x64 bit My DCS dreams: MiG-23MLA, MiG-29S, MiG-31, Su-17M4, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Mirage F1, Tornado IDS, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-24P and new maps: Central Europe (1970 - 1990), Vietnam (1960 - 1980), Afghanistan, Cuba, Kaliningrad and more new 3d AI models :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappie Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Enjoy! :thumbup: Don't accept indie game testing requests from friends in Discord. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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