nVIDIA CONTROL PANEL: Manage 3D Settings: Question

[ErichVon]

(This question is specific to DCS Warthog A-10C.)

 

I am getting major off-line game stutters in MISSIONS with lots of AI running. My i7-920 runs less than 20% and RAM runs 50 to 90%. I set my paging file for 9GB.

 

i7-920 @ 2.66GHz; 6GB 1600 DD3 RAM; power pack is 700 watts Cooler Master's Silent Pro; PNY nVidia GTX 260; Windows 7 Ultimate, 64 bit; Asus P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard (not overclocked). Machine was about $2000 in parts from http://www.Newegg.com

 

I have been running the video card in its PREVIEW function in Control Manager. I tried both the Performance and separately, the Quality settings.

 

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What do I need to set up the MANAGE 3D SETTINGS function to get maybe better performance?

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How? There are a mess of settings.

 

SEARCH (ED Forums): "nVIDIA Control Panel"

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http://forums.eagle.ru/search.php?searchid=3396811

 

 

I also have an ATI Radeon HD 5770 card not installed.

 

I also have an identical GTX 260 card, also not installed, because 2 cards at 700 watts are insufficient according to PNY. ---my 1st scratch built build---I did my best...

 

Might do it: Think I will build another, but better gaming machine and use this one to replace my Pentium 4 Dell.

 

Or get that company in Richmond, Virginia to build me one.

 

Advice?

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[EtherealN]

My i7-920 runs less than 20%

 

4-core processor, hyper-threaded. One and a half core (which is what can be expected from DCS:A-10C) would then register as ~20%. (18.75% to be exact.) Thus: it is still very possible that it's your processor.

 

Need to know what your in-game settings are at to judge what's happening.

[Xxx]

The i7-920 could be o/c to a 3.8Ghz, which is what I had my other PC set at. provided you have a good cooler. I use a Thermaltake Ultra and a couple of fans, push - pull.

 

To ensure your GPU is tuned up, I will recommend the Nvidia Inspector. Its superior to the NV control panel and easy to set up. It will provide all the optimisation you require for your GPU.

 

here;-

 

http://downloads.guru3d.com/NVIDIA-Inspector-1.92-download-2612.html

 

Regards.

[ErichVon]

The i7-920 could be o/c to a 3.8Ghz, which is what I had my other PC set at. provided you have a good cooler. I use a Thermaltake Ultra and a couple of fans, push - pull.

 

To ensure your GPU is tuned up, I will recommend the Nvidia Inspector. Its superior to the NV control panel and easy to set up. It will provide all the optimisation you require for your GPU.

 

here;-

 

http://downloads.guru3d.com/NVIDIA-Inspector-1.92-download-2612.html

 

Regards.

 

I am not really a hard core gamer. And I am self taught, I am not college educated as to the computers. So, there is a lot I still do not know.

 

The motherboard I got from Newegg was the same batch a guy bought 30 to build and resell, whatever the term is called as a guy builds machines to sell. I read this in their forum like question/answer about this cpu. He was overclocking his boards and burning them up.

 

Soooooooooooooo I am a bit leery about overclocking it.

 

I have run this machine for 11 months, now as is, without hardware issues.

 

But I have never even come close to running it near capacity until this sim/game.

 

I am not much of a fan for the single shooter games out there, just flight sims and the Yahoo! machine shop groups.

 

I actually got an "out of memory" Windows warning I never have gotten until running specifically Warthog A-10C. I have Ed Botts big book, "Windows 7 Inside Out". I used what he recommended to set the paging file to 9GB and that error has not occurred again.

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[ErichVon]

4-core processor, hyper-threaded. One and a half core (which is what can be expected from DCS:A-10C) would then register as ~20%. (18.75% to be exact.) Thus: it is still very possible that it's your processor.

 

Need to know what your in-game settings are at to judge what's happening.

 

How do I get this info sent to you?

 

Not just stutters, but the page actually freezes and plays catch up, then moves on.

 

I am running too hot, above what Intel says idle should be, 38 degrees C . I have a couple different software temperature core readers that get the same results under load. It gets near 60 degrees C under load. Intel stock fan. The guru I used for reference, building my machine said a full size case was not necessary. I went by "PC Gamer" magazine's specs for parts, but I have a mid size case: a NZXT Alpha (steel mid-tower) with side fan and clear plastic side, primarily built for the 8800 GTX. I should have gotten a full size case.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

Edited April 19, 2011 by ErichVon

[EtherealN]

38 degrees is fine, the important thing is where it ends up under load. I recommend HW-monitor to track and record the highs: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

 

As for how to send the in-game settings to me: start the game, go into options, and jot down what the settings are. :)

You can also open options.lua (C:\Users\XXXX\Saved Games\DCS Warthog\Config\options.lua) and copy the settings as text from there, looks like this:

 

   ["graphics"] = 
   {
       ["VSync"] = true,
       ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "1camera",
       ["color"] = "32",
       ["heatBlr"] = 1,
       ["scenes"] = "high",
       ["water"] = 2,
       ["fullScreen"] = false,
       ["visibRange"] = "High",
       ["treesVisibility"] = 9000,
       ["aspect"] = 1.7822580645161,
       ["haze"] = 1,
       ["shadows"] = 2,
       ["TranspSSAA"] = false,
       ["effects"] = 3,
       ["textures"] = 2,
       ["lights"] = 2,
       ["MSAA"] = 2,
       ["height"] = 992,
       ["civTraffic"] = "",
       ["HDR"] = true,
       ["clutterMaxDistance"] = 0,
       ["width"] = 1768,
   }, -- end of ["graphics"]

 

Basically, without knowing the settings, I cannot judge whether your machine is performing as expected or not.

 

Finally, for the machine itself, you can collect a DxDiag output and that can allow driver/hardware analysis. Start > Search/Run > type DxDiag, hit enter, start the link that comes up and select "save to file". Then click "Go Advanced" here on the forum and use the paperclip icon in the toolbar to attach the dxdiag.txt file that was created to a post.

Edited April 19, 2011 by EtherealN

[ErichVon]

38 degrees is fine, the important thing is where it ends up under load. I recommend HW-monitor to track and record the highs: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

 

As for how to send the in-game settings to me: start the game, go into options, and jot down what the settings are. :)

You can also open options.lua (C:\Users\XXXX\Saved Games\DCS Warthog\Config\options.lua) and copy the settings as text from there, looks like this:

 

   ["graphics"] = 
   {
       ["VSync"] = true,
       ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "1camera",
       ["color"] = "32",
       ["heatBlr"] = 1,
       ["scenes"] = "high",
       ["water"] = 2,
       ["fullScreen"] = false,
       ["visibRange"] = "High",
       ["treesVisibility"] = 9000,
       ["aspect"] = 1.7822580645161,
       ["haze"] = 1,
       ["shadows"] = 2,
       ["TranspSSAA"] = false,
       ["effects"] = 3,
       ["textures"] = 2,
       ["lights"] = 2,
       ["MSAA"] = 2,
       ["height"] = 992,
       ["civTraffic"] = "",
       ["HDR"] = true,
       ["clutterMaxDistance"] = 0,
       ["width"] = 1768,
   }, -- end of ["graphics"]

Basically, without knowing the settings, I cannot judge whether your machine is performing as expected or not.

 

Finally, for the machine itself, you can collect a DxDiag output and that can allow driver/hardware analysis. Start > Search/Run > type DxDiag, hit enter, start the link that comes up and select "save to file". Then click "Go Advanced" here on the forum and use the paperclip icon in the toolbar to attach the dxdiag.txt file that was created to a post.

 

Hi,

 

(Your avatar kind of looks like how I have always thought God looks like, mine anyway, LOL)

 

I intend to post the info you request.

 

B_U_T

 

Would you mind explaining your thoughts how my i7-920 cpu would be the limiting factor in how Warthog is programmed?

 

Yes, I am ignorant of such things. I am self taught with PCs and learn as I go along.

 

I did just yesterday find out through Task Manager how to assign more cores to this game. The process is defined in Ed Bott's big Windows 7 book, page 178, as "Processor Affinity".

 

I actually found out about it doing a search to the Black Shark forums.

 

I tried it and also tried Game Booster, but in AI missions I still stutter and momentarily freeze up.

 

In training and free flight and missions with less AI, I am fine. My online adventures also are easier, so far.

 

My old Dell, Pentium 4 cpu, I can understand the cpu was not fast enough to do the algorithm calculations. But I would think my Intel i-7 920 cpu would be fast enough.

 

My hard drive is a 7500 rpm one. I am wondering if CPU is waiting on the hard drive?

 

True, maybe I should go take some college computer courses.

 

Thanks for your response.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[EtherealN]

Hi,

 

(Your avatar kind of looks like how I have always thought God looks like, mine anyway, LOL)

 

Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. :D

 

Would you mind explaining your thoughts how my i7-920 cpu would be the limiting factor in how Warthog is programmed?

 

It's not your CPU specifically. Basically, any CPU on the planet can relatively easily be made to limit - all you have to do is add more units and, most specifically, more units with autocannons. Each bullet needs independent ballistics calculation, so just add more and any CPU will be brought to it's knees.

 

The same does, incidentally, apply to GPU's as well, but since there's so much physics and aerodynamics involved in a product like this the CPU is more likely to be the "first one hit".

 

I did just yesterday find out through Task Manager how to assign more cores to this game. The process is defined in Ed Bott's big Windows 7 book, page 178, as "Processor Affinity".

 

Won't work. Usage of extra cores requires that the application is multi-threaded - that is, it needs to be designed from the beginning to run simultaneously in separate threads. Assigning affinities will only move the singular thread around, and while it might in some cases grant some benefits, DCS:A-10C has full affinities already set by default.

 

I actually found out about it doing a search to the Black Shark forums.

 

This only applied on the first release version of Black Shark. After the first patch it had affinity automatically assigned.

 

But I would think my Intel i-7 920 cpu would be fast enough.

 

Yes, it should be, but with the caveat that it is very easy to bring it to it's knees with this simulator if you do it "on purpose". Even my Sandy Bridge can easily be brought low - I'll just add a tonne of units and wham. For general usage you should be fine, however. Most cases of stutter are not caused by hardware at all - usually drivers would be the culprit, or in some cases hardware settings. (Some have improved through disabling Speedstep, Hyperthreading and such through BIOS.)

 

My hard drive is a 7500 rpm one. I am wondering if CPU is waiting on the hard drive?

 

Depends on the drive - there's a lot more to the HDD's than the rotation speed of the platters: you get it's performance through a combination of rotation speed, number of platters and platter density. (Think of it like CD's vs DVD's - they're equal size, but one is denser, so if they rotate at the same speed, the latter will have a higher transfer rate.) However, depending on the specific type of stutters you might be experiencing, this can indeed be the case; if the simulator needs access to a resource file (be it a sound file, texture or other resource) and your HDD is slow in delivering it, it can indeed cause the simulator to freeze.

 

However, the point I wanted to highlight originally is the fact that 20% CPU utilization does not necessarily mean that your CPU is doing fine and you should look elsewhere, since DCS runs in two threads. Windows typically reports CPU utilization as a single percentage, while in actual fact you should think of it as four CPU's - and just like you needed special programming to make something run on multiple CPU's back in the old days when you needed multiple physical CPU's to do it, the same holds true today. So as an absolute theoretical maximum DCS can only take two cores: with Hyperthreading disabled this would look like 50% CPU utilization. In reality though, it's more likely to end up with one full core and one core at most half-full - which would show as 37.5%. Then we add HyperThreading, which causes the CPU to present itself as if it's not 4 CPU's but 8. (Open Task Manager to the Performance tab for a look at that.) This means two things: it's theoretically possible for the CPU to be completely full - but for windows to think that only 50% is being used if those 4 "logical" cores are empty. (If whatever is being run only runs in 4 threads, that means it can run what looks like 4 cores on max with 4 cores empty, causing the appearance of there being additional resources left while there isn't.) Similarly, be very careful with manually assigning affinities here - for example, if I tell a process to run on core0 and core1 on my machine, I've actually told it to run only on one core, since core1 is a "logical" core that physically is the same as core0.

 

So once we have allowed for Hyperthreading, your processor can say that it's only running on 18.75%, but it still doesn't have anything extra to give the DCS process.

 

I've taken a screenshot of Task Manager and nVidia Inspector while I was flying. On it you can see a CPU that reports as 17% used, and most of the 8 presented cores seem practically unused - indeed only one (the one that has DCS on it) appears to be under any real sort of load. But that's the thing - if that load goes up to max on that core, the process cannot start spreading out to any of the others. The only spreading it can do is sound (which already runs separate), and DirectX driver can do things elsewhere - and obviously Windows itself and any programs you have in the background can run happily on the other cores. But let's say the core running DCS itself gets completely "full" due to the workload and I am "officially" bottlenecked at the CPU? My CPU would only report as ~20%, because those 4 "logical" cores would sit and look empty, and the other three "real" cores wouldn't be filled.

 

 

True, maybe I should go take some college computer courses.

 

College is overrated. I've never even been to college. :P

 

Thanks for your response.

 

Sorry that it took a while, I wanted to try and get it "right" while still not complicating it too much. Dunno if I succeeded in that though. :P

 

Let me know if something needs clarification. It is a bit wall-of-text-y. But basically, as a summary for your computer specifically: your CPU should in most cases do just fine. But it can still bottleneck though, and when it does it will not say "100%". It won't even say "50%" unless you have something really big running in the background. However, depending on the type of stutters you are experiencing, your HDD might well be the cause if it is what we've come to call "load-stutter" as opposed to "micro-stutter" (which is a different thing and can happen to any machine irrespective of hardware).

[ErichVon]

Drivers?

 

How do I get this info sent to you?

 

Not just stutters, but the page actually freezes and plays catch up, then moves on.

 

I am running too hot, above what Intel says idle should be, 38 degrees C . I have a couple different software temperature core readers that get the same results under load. It gets near 60 degrees C under load. Intel stock fan. The guru I used for reference, building my machine said a full size case was not necessary. I went by "PC Gamer" magazine's specs for parts, but I have a mid size case: a NZXT Alpha (steel mid-tower) with side fan and clear plastic side, primarily built for the 8800 GTX. I should have gotten a full size case.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

 

Hi,

 

Not sure which post out of this thread to quote from.

 

My video card is a GTX 260 installed.

 

I also have a XFX Radeon Hd 5770 not installed.

 

As to stutters and freezes, to me, its like my video cache is overloaded, and the card is waiting for updated info. It is worse closer to the ground. You bet I play with the Controls box in Options. It is worse in very active AI Missions.

 

When I downloaded this game/sim, I was running the nVidia Drivers Update 258.96 WHQL or 260.99 WHQL and it ran pretty good without major stutters or momentary freezes. I also have listed in my backup source the 190.38 WHQL that I probably tried with the GTX 260 graphics card when running Aces High. I took the latest update for my card after purchasing Warthog, the 266.58 WHQL and the stutter problem was much worse. Last night I downgraded back to 258.96 WHQL and the stutters are less. I tested it on a pre-recorded mission from DCS that was "hard" and rather intense AI and it ran better.

 

In 2007 I ran Aces High on my Dell Dimension 3000 on the integraded video chip inside which did not perform well. I upgraded to a Radeon X1300 which was a tad better. (I am not a hard core gamer, I learn as I go.) Last year I built this new machine which was light years better than the 3000, but I found I could not run the video card there (Aces High) very well without downgrading the driver for it. I think this is true, here.

 

Also, found this thread:

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http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=68060

 

and a Google search:

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http://www.google.com/#q=DCS%3A+A-10C+stutters+and+freezes+Windows+7%2C+64+bit&bih=675&biw=1568&fp=1&hl=en&safe=active&cad=b

 

which revealed the above link and this:

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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:7V5q8EYStEMJ:forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php%3Ft%3D68037+DCS:+A-10C+stutters+and+freezes+Windows+7,+64+bit&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

 

I am looking for the common denominator of this situation.

 

And trial and error.

 

I wonder how far I can go as to a new video card with my Asus P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard? I will be hanging out to Tom's Hardware for a few days.

 

Two issues are:

==========

Overclocking the cpu

 

and / or

 

new video card and / or (ugh!) new motherboard.

 

Might be better to get a new machine and relegate this one to replace my old Dell. VelocityMicro is where I would go instead of scratch building another one.

 

Right now, I am just thinking and experimenting trying to get this machine to perform better.

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[Xxx]

ErichVon, I have replied to your post re the GPU in your other thread.

 

The questions you pose are all answerable, however they are not fast answers.

 

I will say from my experience;-

 

Your i7 920 is good.

Your MoBo is also good.

your GPU...as I said in other thread, more Vram, more speed is good.

Your HD, any decent HD is good, provided and its a big proviso, its properly defragged.

If you go into the Bios ( just press Delete when its starting ) you can disable speed step and hyperthreading. Also a few other parameters if you are interested.

 

As for GPU drivers, well again your Milage May Vary. I do suggest you use Nvinspector and here is a link to a post which may help;)

 

http://www.simforums.com/forums/need-a-bit-of-help-with-new-nividia-inspector-195_topic38878.html

 

If you want to overclock your i7 here is what I set on my i7;-However, make sure you have a good CPU cooler and a well cooled case...( see it gets more factors involved)

 

i7 920 @ 3.80GHz DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24

 

 

JumperFree Configuration Settings

AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL

CPU Ratio Setting: 19

Intel ® SpeedStep Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® Turbo Mode Tech: DISABLED

BLCK Frequency: 200

PCIE Frequency: 100

DRAM Frequency:1600

UCLK Frequency:3200

QPI Link Data Rate: AUTO

 

DRAM Timing Control:

1st Information :

CAS# Latency: 7

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 8

DRAM RAS# PRE Time: 7

DRAM RAS# ACT Time: 24

 

2nd Information :

DRAM Timing Mode: 1N

 

CPU Voltage: 1.32

QPI/DRAM Core Voltage: 1.35

DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.65

Load Line Calibration: ENABLED

CPU Spread Spectrum: DISABLED

PCIE Spread Spectrum: DISABLED

 

 

Advance CPU Settings

CPU Ratio Setting: 20

C1E Suppport: DISABLED

Hardware Prefetcher: ENABLED

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: ENABLED

Intel® Virtualization Tech: DISABLED

CPU TM Function: DISABLED

Execute Disable Bit: DISABLED

Intel ® HT Techology: DISABLED

Active Processor Cores: ALL

A20M: DISABLE

Intel ® SpeedStep Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® Turbo Mode Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® C-STATE Tech: DISABLED

 

ADVANCED MENU

PCI-PNP PLUG AND PLAY OS= YES

 

POWER MENU-

HARDWARE MONITOR

CPU- ASUS QFAN= ENABLED

TURBO MODE

SYSTEM - ASUS QFAN= ENABLED

TURBO MODE

 

BOOT MENU-

BOOT SETTINGS-

FULL SCREEN LOGO= DISABLED

 

TOOLS MENU-

EXPRESS GATE= DISABLED

 

 

 

F10-SAVE AND EXIT

 

However before you do any overclocking, I would try to eliminate anything on your system which may be a rescource hog. AV programs can eat CPU cycles, any software you have that loads on boot etc. Hit RWin and R and type "msconfig" in the box then have a look at what boots at startup. I would get rid of everything you dont need. I only have 4 things at start up.

 

These are only ideas. You have a good spec and should be able to have smooth flight. Trouble is there are lots of things goin on in our PC's that dont care about an A10c dropping bombs and dispensing CMS to deflect an incomming SAM, in other words the important stuff:thumbup:

 

Hopt this helps.

[Distiler]

 

I have been running the video card in its PREVIEW function in Control Manager. I tried both the Performance and separately, the Quality settings.

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What do I need to set up the MANAGE 3D SETTINGS function to get maybe better performance?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

for wich sim? using the preview function and it's presets I think it forces AA and AF, this is good for DCS:blackshark and FC2 but not for A-10. For A-10 "use the advanced 3d image settings" check the dcs:blackshark nvidia default profile (it's bugged and it works for dcs:a-10, but not for dcs:blackshark) and force AF but let the application manage AA. For blackshark and fc2 create a profile pointing to simulator.exe and force both AA and AF. If you get how this way works (I mean, setting your own profiles instead of using the preview presets), it's best.

[ErichVon]

for wich sim? using the preview function and it's presets I think it forces AA and AF, this is good for DCS:blackshark and FC2 but not for A-10. For A-10 "use the advanced 3d image settings" check the dcs:blackshark nvidia default profile (it's bugged and it works for dcs:a-10, but not for dcs:blackshark) and force AF but let the application manage AA. For blackshark and fc2 create a profile pointing to simulator.exe and force both AA and AF. If you get how this way works (I mean, setting your own profiles instead of using the preview presets), it's best.

 

I took the latest Nvidia update and got a lot of stutters and freezes, so I went back to last summer's update and am doing better.

 

I played around with the settings and am using the DCS: Blackshark settings already and I am also doing better.

 

Just this morning I backed up my system. So once I get a copy of my BIOS, I will start playing around with the various BIOS settings I have read about to the forums here.

 

I have 6 gigs of DD3 by 1600 RAM and will expand it to 12 GB because I am running at about 80%.

 

And once I get the cooling situation better under control I will try overclocking it. I have not done overclocking, yet as to my experience.

 

Weak link to my Windows 7 whatever it is called system check is my 7500 rpm hard drive which I may get a 10,000 rpm one.

 

DCS: A-10C is where my attention is at. LockOn I have never played and Flamming Cliffs I played about a week. Flaming Cliffs might be more fun for interactive combat like Aces High is. I do miss the 300 plus guys all on one server, the 3 countries, and fighting towards a goal of capturing the map---which I wish DCS had and paying a monthly fee for a big server map instead of these LAN parties would be fun and worth it.

 

Last night, late, I played on the 74th's England server no problems at all and I am in NY State. Learning the Maverick and am actually killing stuff.

 

I am doing better.

 

If I am going to spend $500 on a new video card, I think I'd be better just getting a new PC.

 

Thanks for your reply,

 

Erich

:pilotfly:

[Steel Jaw]

So should hyperthreading still be disabled for A10C or can we turn it back on now?

[ErichVon]

ErichVon, I have replied to your post re the GPU in your other thread.

 

The questions you pose are all answerable, however they are not fast answers.

 

I will say from my experience;-

 

Your i7 920 is good.

Your MoBo is also good.

your GPU...as I said in other thread, more Vram, more speed is good.

Your HD, any decent HD is good, provided and its a big proviso, its properly defragged.

If you go into the Bios ( just press Delete when its starting ) you can disable speed step and hyperthreading. Also a few other parameters if you are interested.

 

As for GPU drivers, well again your Milage May Vary. I do suggest you use Nvinspector and here is a link to a post which may help;)

 

http://www.simforums.com/forums/need-a-bit-of-help-with-new-nividia-inspector-195_topic38878.html

 

If you want to overclock your i7 here is what I set on my i7;-However, make sure you have a good CPU cooler and a well cooled case...( see it gets more factors involved)

 

i7 920 @ 3.80GHz DDR3 1600 7-8-7-24

 

 

JumperFree Configuration Settings

AI Overclock tuner: MANUAL

CPU Ratio Setting: 19

Intel ® SpeedStep Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® Turbo Mode Tech: DISABLED

BLCK Frequency: 200

PCIE Frequency: 100

DRAM Frequency:1600

UCLK Frequency:3200

QPI Link Data Rate: AUTO

 

DRAM Timing Control:

1st Information :

CAS# Latency: 7

DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay: 8

DRAM RAS# PRE Time: 7

DRAM RAS# ACT Time: 24

 

2nd Information :

DRAM Timing Mode: 1N

 

CPU Voltage: 1.32

QPI/DRAM Core Voltage: 1.35

DRAM Bus Voltage: 1.65

Load Line Calibration: ENABLED

CPU Spread Spectrum: DISABLED

PCIE Spread Spectrum: DISABLED

 

 

Advance CPU Settings

CPU Ratio Setting: 20

C1E Suppport: DISABLED

Hardware Prefetcher: ENABLED

Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: ENABLED

Intel® Virtualization Tech: DISABLED

CPU TM Function: DISABLED

Execute Disable Bit: DISABLED

Intel ® HT Techology: DISABLED

Active Processor Cores: ALL

A20M: DISABLE

Intel ® SpeedStep Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® Turbo Mode Tech: DISABLED

Intel ® C-STATE Tech: DISABLED

 

ADVANCED MENU

PCI-PNP PLUG AND PLAY OS= YES

 

POWER MENU-

HARDWARE MONITOR

CPU- ASUS QFAN= ENABLED

TURBO MODE

SYSTEM - ASUS QFAN= ENABLED

TURBO MODE

 

BOOT MENU-

BOOT SETTINGS-

FULL SCREEN LOGO= DISABLED

 

TOOLS MENU-

EXPRESS GATE= DISABLED

 

 

 

F10-SAVE AND EXIT

 

However before you do any overclocking, I would try to eliminate anything on your system which may be a rescource hog. AV programs can eat CPU cycles, any software you have that loads on boot etc. Hit RWin and R and type "msconfig" in the box then have a look at what boots at startup. I would get rid of everything you dont need. I only have 4 things at start up.

 

These are only ideas. You have a good spec and should be able to have smooth flight. Trouble is there are lots of things goin on in our PC's that dont care about an A10c dropping bombs and dispensing CMS to deflect an incomming SAM, in other words the important stuff:thumbup:

 

Hope this helps.

 

You guys do not seem to be too concerned about killing processes (re: lean and mean) like to Flight Simulator and Aces High. I think it is BlackViper.com has his experiences and web pages. What a pain that is figuring what to turn off and not mess up the system. I do use Game Booster. AlacrityPC does not seem to be friendly with Windows 7, 64 bit. Its percursor was great using XP.

 

Thanks much for your reply. I will experiment with what you have mentioned.

 

Erich

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