FPS limiter, any advantage?

[Steel Jaw]

Is there any performance advantage to limiting the FPS in graphics.cfg?

 

Thanx!!

 

:thumbup:

[Lixma 06]

I use it. I set it at 40fps, makes the overall experience smoother instead of FPS fluctuating between extreme highs and lows.

[Steel Jaw]

I use it. I set it at 40fps, makes the overall experience smoother.

 

So I suspect, thanx Lixma.

 

Anyone else have any experience with this?

[SonofEil]

I have mine limited to 40 as well. Like stated above, it smooths out the normal stuff, but the effects (gun, etc.) still bring it to it's knees.

Disclaimer: I haven't had a lot of time with B4 yet, maybe 2 hours, so I don't know that I've "pre-compiled" all of my effects yet, as has been mentioned in other forums.

[diveplane]

slapping it to 0 , will force maximum frames ingame , however less cpu cycles for other duties , this can result in a mixed bag affair, and possibly cause more micro stutters setting fps to 0.

[skypirate]

Are you guys talking about the "MaxFPS = 120;" line in graphics.cfg?

[Lixma 06]

Are you guys talking about the "MaxFPS = 120;" line in graphics.cfg?

Yep.

[Necroscope]

30 is more than enough for me.

[hassata]

39 for me and is a smoother experience.

[Boberro]

I use max 30 and I like smoother play than jumps from 10 to 50.

[asparagin]

Also if you use v-sync then the fps will be automatically limited to the refresh rate of your monitor. (mostly 60)

 

BTW: are the values in graphics.cfg (resolution, v-sync, fullscreen) default ones, why don`t they correspond to the real values?

Edited December 27, 2010 by asparagin

[Boberro]

Some things from graphics.cfg have been moved to options.lua IIRC.

[HiJack]

I use max 30 and I like smoother play than jumps from 10 to 50.

+1

[asparagin]

Thx. So we can just ignore the options from graphics.cfg that appear in options.lua..

[Necroscope]

IMHO - V-sync is not an option here. Cause if it enabled you'll got FPS only equal or LOWER to your monitor refresh rate multiplied or devided by 2.

F/E/ - if your LCD have 60Hz refresh rate - FPS can be - 120, 60, 30, 15, 7, 3.

If the programm and PC are able to provide only 29FPS - V-sync will cut it to 15.

 

SFME.

[HiJack]

Some things from graphics.cfg have been moved to options.lua IIRC.

What? What options.lua are you talking about? The one in the Mission Editor folder? Can't find other options.lua :huh:

[asparagin]

IMHO - V-sync is not an option here. Cause if it enabled you'll got FPS only equal or LOWER to your monitor refresh rate multiplied or devided by 2.

F/E/ - if your LCD have 60Hz refresh rate - FPS can be - 120, 60, 30, 15, 7, 3.

If the programm and PC are able to provide only 29FPS - V-sync will cut it to 15.

 

SFME.

 

You use trackir?

[asparagin]

What? What options.lua are you talking about? The one in the Mission Editor folder? Can't find other options.lua :huh:

 

It`s somewhere in the missioneditor-data-scripts folder,yes

Edited December 27, 2010 by asparagin

[HiJack]

It`s somewhere in the missioneditor-data-scripts folder,yes

I belive that options file only are a base for your mission creation and will not inflict on your local klient.

[asparagin]

I belive that options file only are a base for your mission creation and will not inflict on your local klient.

 

You can check that some options like resolution found in options.lua correspond to the ones you set in the ingame options screen.

[Weaponz248]

IMHO - V-sync is not an option here. Cause if it enabled you'll got FPS only equal or LOWER to your monitor refresh rate multiplied or devided by 2.

F/E/ - if your LCD have 60Hz refresh rate - FPS can be - 120, 60, 30, 15, 7, 3.

If the programm and PC are able to provide only 29FPS - V-sync will cut it to 15.

 

SFME.

 

 

I thought that Vsync off would cause bad graphics? So basicly if i turn Vync off i will get better FPS. Now do I turn it off in the config file or just turn it off thru my driver software?

[Necroscope]

You use trackir?

 

Yes.

It's better to have some tearing sometimes that 15 fps during all mission. IMHO of course.

[asparagin]

I thought that Vsync off would cause bad graphics? So basicly if i turn Vync off i will get better FPS. Now do I turn it off in the config file or just turn it off thru my driver software?

 

V-sync removes "graphics tearing". This is particular noticeable when you use trackir, due to quick, sudden panning. There are a lot of discussions about it. I found it in combination with trackir indispensable.

Check also this thread for beta 4:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=63987

 

It's better to have some tearing sometimes that 15 fps during all mission. IMHO of course.

Why is your cap at 15 fps? Mine is at 60 with v-sync on.

[Necroscope]

I thought that Vsync off would cause bad graphics? So basicly if i turn Vync off i will get better FPS. Now do I turn it off in the config file or just turn it off thru my driver software?

 

For sure.

You most likelly also got picture tearing on fast head-turns. Some times it's anoing. But as I said it's happening some-times.

IMHO - V-sinc forced off in driver and MaxFpsLimit=30 in graphics.cfg

[Steel Jaw]

Great discussion.

 

Need some hot babe pics though...heh...:D

 

Im gonna play around with the FPS number BUT

 

what is the generally agreed upon FPS number that the human eye needs for smooth play?