PC Performance

[LVNona]

Hello !

I have Windows 7 x64, CPU-Q6600, DDR2 1066 x4GB RAM, EN8800 512 GTS TOP.

Also i have latest drivers and bios!

 

Problem - can't play Lockon on maximum settings...when i fly over cities - loosing my FPS.

Even when i turn off-fog, visibility - medium, water-medium.

 

What can help me??

 

P.S>what kind of PC people need to play games of 2005 on maximum graphic setting and maximum performance !? :)

[coolts]

A few pointers

You have a Quad core CPU but LOMAC engine doesn’t use more than one. So, with a Q6600 you basically have a 2.6ghz single core CPU as far as the game is concerned. Overclock to 3.6ghz for a FPS boost. RAM doesn’t seem to matter much either as I have 4gb as well.

Your GFX card is good enough. I have a 1 GB card and can’t play totally smoothly. It’s very CPU bound. Pure GHZ.

Normal PC checks worth doing, (assuming you are confident enough). Check running processes. Run ‘resource monitor’ (the new funky one in 7). It’s the button on the performance tab of task-manager. Get a good idea of where your resources are going. Trim your start-up apps in ‘msconfig’.

[golfsierra2]

P.S>what kind of PC people need to play games of 2005 on maximum graphic setting and maximum performance !? :)

 

Probably a PC made in 2020. :smartass:

 

Lock-On neither supports 64 bit nor more than 1 CPU core. Beside that, Lock-On ist more CPU heavy than GPU heavy.

 

You could try to optimize your settings by assigning Lock-On to just one core and all other stuff to other cores. You further could try to optimize your RAM usage by adjusting your BIOS settings.

 

Beside that, you could try to use some tweaks / settings / Mods described on this forum to increase your FPS rate.

[LVNona]

Probably a PC made in 2020. :smartass:

You further could try to optimize your RAM usage by adjusting your BIOS settings.

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What exactly you mean?

 

Also am i right or wrong - 4core of 2.4 mean 1core=0.6Ghz !? Or multi core have other technology and it°s possible to use all 2.4Ghz on 1 core?

 

Tweaks & mods already using.

What is the best way to affinity lockon to 1 core - use task manager or throw some launcher? it will help for performance?

 

If Lockon use only 1 core why in task manager i have to set affinity for 1 core?

[Fahhh]

4 cores at 2.4 ghz, mean that you have 4 cores, each operating at 2.4Ghz. You should not divide that number(the frequency) or multiply it as some do. If the game uses only one CPU, as Lockon, then for it, you have one CPU at 2.4 ghz. And yes the game only uses one core, but the rest may be entertained by doing other common tasks like running windows load, calculations for freetrack/trackIR... or just idle :)

[golfsierra2]

You could try some overclocking settings

 

BE CAREFUL !

 

- overclock the CPU (2.4 -> 2.8 ?)

- overclock the RAM

- adjust higher HT rate / front side bus

- adjust more aggressive RAM settings

- overclock the GPU

- overclock GPU RAM

 

etc

 

but BE CAREFUL ! Don't touch the BIOS unless you know what you are doing !

 

And like Fahhh said, Windows will assign all tasks to the 4 cores at will. The core supposed to run solely for Lock-On will have to do other stuff as well, as long as you don't interfere and manually assign a core to Lock-On as dedicated task.

Edited February 16, 2010 by golfsierra2

[Skkuda]

Originaly posted by LVNona

can't play Lockon on maximum settings....What can help me??

Your problem its going to partially solved with Lomac flaming cliff 2.

 

AFAIK I have better performance in DCS Blackshark than in Lo Flaming Cliff, and LOCKON 2 is going to work under the same engine.

 

Originally posted by Wags

It would be more accurate to say that both Flaming Cliffs 2.0 and Black Shark use the same generation of The Fighter Collection Simulation Engine (TFCSE)

So it should work better, someone correct if I´m wrong.

 

Skkuda

[Polo]

You could try some overclocking settings

 

BE CAREFUL !

 

- overclock the CPU (2.4 -> 2.8 ?)

- overclock the RAM

- adjust higher HT rate / front side bus

- adjust more aggressive RAM settings

- overclock the GPU

- overclock GPU RAM

 

etc

 

but BE CAREFUL ! Don't touch the BIOS unless you know what you are doing !

 

And like Fahhh said, Windows will assign all tasks to the 4 cores at will. The core supposed to run solely for Lock-On will have to do other stuff as well, as long as you don't interfere and manually assign a core to Lock-On as dedicated task.

 

From my experience (and that's all it is!) I couldn't get LO:FC running at a good speed with maximum settings on my old Q6600, even overclocked to about 3.0Ghz. It did make a frame rate difference compared to 2.4 though - I had all settings at maximum except shadows all planar (the new video card shading bug) and object density/range(?) set to medium.

 

I'm now running an i7 920 at 3.3Ghz and can finally run at 1920x1200 at max settings.

 

Formski

[Sarge55]

Look for a app called "Game Booster" by Iobit. It shuts down background processes for you. Very handy.

 

Turn off water completely. Do a search and you should find a thread which identifies the file you can modify. That will get you the biggest jump in FPS. There are lots of other tweaks but that one should really help.

 

There is also an affinity tool by Jodel for Vista, might be one for Win7 as well.

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

Unless you are flying a lot of anti-ship missions over water and need the water to look good or you want to take some beautiful screenshots, then set Water to LOW.

 

The way Lockon is programmed is that the water runs under all the land. So even if you are flying over land and cannot see any water, if you have water at MEDIUM or HIGH etc then you still pay the FPS price for that water setting.

Also set civilian traffic to OFF. It adds very few moving cars and trucks on the road that are in your sight range, yet it hits FPS since those cars and trucks are all over the map. Only real reason anyone has Civilian traffic ON is to see the moving trains - they can be fun to hunt down.

Edited February 17, 2010 by Brit_Radar_Dude

[coolts]

 

I'm now running an i7 920 at 3.3Ghz and can finally run at 1920x1200 at max settings.

 

Formski

 

 

That big a boost? Planning an i7 920, (or 30), as my next upgrade. Hopefully when FC2 comes out.

 

BTW not sure if FC2 will use the full BS engine in its entirity, just the landscape possibly, (unleess i have understood this wrong). If that is so then we may seee no multicore FPS boost. Fingers crossed.:book:

[RedTiger]

 

Problem - can't play Lockon on maximum settings...when i fly over cities - loosing my FPS.

Even when i turn off-fog, visibility - medium, water-medium.

 

There's you problem.

 

Worry if you're flying at 40k feet over the middle of the Crimea and you get terrible frame rates. You shouldn't worry about them being bad over cities.

 

Cities will MURDER your frame rate. Absolutely kill it!! This is a poor measure of your computer's ability to run Lock On. Just for the hell of it...fly low over Krasnodar.

[lennycutler]

Performance with I5-750

 

I have a new rig using Turbo Boost I5-750 with 4G Ram and NV 260 with 800+MB.

 

I have not overclocked the GPU...but I did enable Turbo Boost...which pushes the I5-750 up to 3.2GHz when demand is up.

 

So far, using Vsynch and all settings set high with water at medium I am getting 60 FPS on a 2048 x 1152 23 inch wide-screen...with Ansio at 15x and AA at 8x combined.

 

Considering that I am running the original lock on at the moment...waiting for FC 2....I am very pleased with the smooth flight over cities and everywhere else.

 

So...assuming that my 4 cores are not currently being used....it looks like the I5-750 is a winner coupled with a good GFX card.

 

I expect FC 2.0 will be a bit more sophisticated....but I should stay in the ball park of my current performance with high settings.

[T-Bone]

lenny,

 

try some crowded campaign missions with 30+ ground units, some static airfield models, and 30+ air units and I almost guarantee that your settings will need to be lowered...

 

T-Bone

[124SqZeljava]

Hello,

 

i have AMD5400+@2,8ghz, 2gigram@800mhz, Gainward 260GTX 448bit and my FC runing so freggin funny on high, over town 15fps, what do i need for this RUSSIAN game 8,0ghz(WTF)CPU...they say directX is on in black shark, but with this(mine) configuration i have same fps even lower then FC. What we can expect on FC 2.0, i mean WTF, BS is same engine as FC and nothing else, do something ED team programers, call some yankey to help you with engine, this is FUNNY!!!

[159th_Viper]

.....my FC runing so freggin funny on high.....

 

Lower your Settings ;)

 

Honestly, it's not Rocket-Science. Then again.........:music_whistling:

[124SqZeljava]

Lower your Settings ;)

 

Honestly, it's not Rocket-Science. Then again.........:music_whistling:

I am lower my settings, but that is not the point or you are just another dumb ass who do not wanna understand wtf i am saying and acting wiseguy:music_whistling:.

Point is, that i do not wanna lower my settings cos every other game runing smoothly, but this game from this publicier running like "tttttttttttttttttt" on high setings.

 

FIX ENGINE OR WHAT EVER YOU HAVE TO DO. so much money for PC and playing like this, 15$ is too much for game running like this.

[159th_Viper]

I am lower my settings.....

 

So what Pray-Tell is the Issue? Oh Yeah - You're Trolling, Flouting the Forum Rules as you Go..........:music_whistling:

 

Let's be Blunt here: Want to Run on High Specs? Forget it - Your P.C. Sux! And please refrain from the Temptation of paying $15 - No Loss there!

 

Suck it Up or Upgrade, alternatively Quit your Trash-Talking or Take it Elsewhere.....You Understand Now WTF I am trying to Say ;)

[coolts]

hang on. if i have a crap pc and i want to run a game at max settings.....maybe if i rant about it, magical elves will appear and make it work.

 

or. turn some sliders down

and. stop insulting people who try to help

[Fahhh]

=124Sq=Zeljava, This is the way things are. If you don't like it, then sorry. No one will make you pay 15$ if you don't want to. And no one said it will fly like the wind. It's a flight simulation, it's expected not be as light performance wise as Mario bros.

 

I bet you can't play for example Crysis or the latest stalker at max settings, but you continue to rant here about ED and FC.

[124SqZeljava]

(@Fahh)I have said what my cofig is, they had said what we need for playing and that is non sense, cos it wont work. I am talking in the name of all comunity and FC gamer since all you do not have balls to tell that, just nice words from all of you, I ASK YOU NOW WHAT PC CONFIG WE NEED TO HAVE??? btw i am runing now @ 2x3,0 Ghz CPU is that enough???

[Fahhh]

And did they say that you can absolutely max out the settings with the recommended config? I don't think so... It's recommended for somewhat medium settings at somewhat moderate resoliution. In case you don't know how 3d games are rendered, the more resolution and details you put in, the performance power needed grows in a geometrical proportion.

 

So no one will tell you exactly what config is needed, it depends on so many things. It's just, the more performance you have, the better...

[golfsierra2]

2x3.0 GHZ is just 1x3.0 GHz, because Lock-On is a 32 bit software only utilizing one core.

 

Try to make it 3.2 or 3.4 GHz and you'll note a difference.

 

And please stop ranting just because you are frustated. Nobody wants to read that here and I'm speaking for the rest of the community here (except yourself).

[124SqZeljava]

2x3.0 GHZ is just 1x3.0 GHz, because Lock-On is a 32 bit software only utilizing one core.

 

Try to make it 3.2 or 3.4 GHz and you'll note a difference.

 

And please stop ranting just because you are frustated. Nobody wants to read that here and I'm speaking for the rest of the community here (except yourself).

Well that`s the problem, now is 2010 and that suck runing on 1 core, I SAY **** MISILLE MODIFIED IN 2.0 AND MAKE US PLAY WITH WOODS, TREES OVER FULL CITIES WITH 60 FPS, i have PC for that, every other game runing nice, and i do not wanna listen it is SIMULATOR lmao, it`s game, nothing else...

[Fahhh]

If I have to choose, I'd say, the **** with trees and full cities with 60fps, i want better(more realistic) missiles. If you only want nice scenery, go play HAWX.

 

And by the way, your Athlon is not powerful enough so that the GTX260 can really show what it can do. And in a very-CPU dependant game like lock on the results as you see are far from spectacular. You know it's not only the frequency of a processor that counts. A Core i3/i5 even running at 2.4 Ghz will vastly outperfrom your Athlon X2 @ 3Ghz! Even in games that use only 1 cpu, newer designs are much more efficient and for a lower clock provide better performance.