Switched to 60fps

[StumpDK]

I simply can't figure out how you guys get so good framerates.

At the settings suggested by Dav IRL I'm running 25-30 frames pr. second in Black Shark 2 (updated from disc version of BS1).

 

My graphics.lua is set to 120 maxfps (I've also tried 0 and -1).

Am I completely missing something or is my computer just to slow?

 

I've noticed that my gpu and CPU is never above 80 percent usage. I've even tried to overclock my CPU to 3,2 MHz, but with no changes.

 

Rig:

NVidia Geforce GTX 660

CPU: Intel 9450 (Quad) 2,66 GHz

Ram: 8 gigabytes

Harddisk: 120 gb Samsung 840.

[TZeer]

CPU to slow.

 

Even my i7-3820@4,6 GHz struggle sometimes.

 

My sweetspot is around 1000 objects, more then that and the CPU have to much to do, and will not be able to process much more. So the more object I get in the scene, less FPS I get.

 

One closeup A-10C is about 100 objects.

 

View of Novo harbor is over 2000.

 

View of Tbilisi 600 objects.

 

etc

Edited May 17, 2013 by TZeer

[LexiconG2]

Hi all,

 

Man I love this game and the community and developers.

 

I have been playing capped at 30fps for quite a while with most settings on high. I decided to reduce all the graphics options and try and get a steady 60fps. For 90% of flight I have it at 60fps it's only when explosions and smoke go off do I drop a few frames.

 

The thing is after playing locked at 30 I have come to the conclusion that I prefer medium graphics and smooth gameplay any day over eye candy. In particular I like flying the shark at 60 is just so responsive.

 

The game is a different beast at 60 and graphics are still great. I guess graphics really aren't everything, having a super fast response in cockpit is what this game is all about, the cockpit.

 

Any views?

 

My setup is:

 

Gtx 580

16 ddr3

I7 2600k

Ssd drives

Win 8

Track ir

X52 pro

 

A better question is how are you capping FPS?

[LexiconG2]

CPU to slow.

 

Even my i7-3820@4,6 GHz struggle sometimes.

 

My sweetspot is around 1000 objects, more then that and the CPU have to much to do, and will not be able to process much more. So the more object I get in the scene, less FPS I get.

 

One closeup A-10C is about 100 objects.

 

View of Novo harbor is over 2000.

 

View of Tbilisi 600 objects.

 

etc

 

Since the last update I am done this sim went to crap it performs like shit pure and simple.

[TZeer]

Do you have mirrors on by any chance?

 

Or MSAA set to some insane number like 16 or something?

[PeterP]

A better question is how are you capping FPS?

>>> \DCS World\Config\graphics_readme.txt

 

Hi!

 

Old graphics.cfg is gone and replaced with graphics.lua.

However, please, do not edit this file directly.

Otherwise you'll lose your changes after each update.

 

New method for overriding options is to create (or edit) a file

 

C:\Users\<YOUR-LOGIN>\Saved Games\DCS\Config\autoexec.cfg

 

or

 

C:\Users\<YOUR-LOGIN>\Saved Games\edModelViewer\Config\autoexec.cfg

 

(for model viewer)

 

and place your changes there.

Note:

- autoexec.cfg settings will override the options set via GUI.

- Graphic options in autoexec.cfg should be prefixed with options.graphics.

- file encoding should be UTF-8 without BOM

 

Example autoexec.cfg:

 

options.graphics.maxfps = 30

options.graphics.render3D = false

options.graphics.ScreenshotQuality = 75

-- add custom texture path

-- note the slashes!

table.insert(options.graphics.VFSTexturePaths, "c:/Users/<LOGIN>/Saved Games/DCS/MyTextures")

 

 

 

Happy gaming!

 

dsb at eagle dot ru

[Dav IRL]

A better question is how are you capping FPS?

 

Download notepad ++

Edit graphic config in Dcs directory

Change line max fps to 30

 

 

Better graphics , smoother frame rate but slow gameplay.

[LexiconG2]

Do you have mirrors on by any chance?

 

Or MSAA set to some insane number like 16 or something?

 

No its not I am using the same settings that it was on in the past... ^^ thanks.

[CompressorStall]

I have also been struggling with stutters since 1.2.4. At least in MP. So is it recommended to cap at say 30 or is it hit and miss ?

[Darkwolf187]

If you have a recent NVidia driver, turn OFF vertical sync in game, and then turn on adaptive sync in the Nvidia control panel.

 

Running with vsync on when using hardware that can't actually do more than 60 fps reliably can cause all sorts of framerate choppiness. Adaptive sync does nicely, and seems to avoid most of the tearing.

 

I definitely agree on smoothness over eye candy.

[Rogue Trooper]

+1 one on adaptive sync, still gives tearing with TiR but less tearing than no Sync but more than Vsync (30 or 60).

Far superior smoothness of game play than standard Vsync.

[Rogue Trooper]

>>> \DCS World\Config\graphics_readme.txt

 

Is this actualy capping the frame rate or is it a Vsync that halves the Fps each time the frames drop 1 fps below the set vsync (60 or 30 fps?)

[Tone71]

I believe it's just a cap, not like vsync which synchronises with refresh rate. With vsync on I can also get 45 fps, not just 30 or 60.

[Rogue Trooper]

hmmmm nice

[Darkwolf187]

Capping framerate is also a good idea, since it can reduce micro-stutters that you get when you have an SLI setup. And in scenarios where your card is able to render much faster than 60 FPS it'll stop your card from stressing itself unnecessarily.

 

Note, the tearing issue is NOT TrackIR's fault. It's just that when you are using a trackir you tend to swing your view around a lot and therefore change large sections of the screen at once, making the tearing more evident. You can see tearing without TrackIR.

 

I run with maxfps set to 60, vsync off in-game, adaptive sync on in control panel, and display refresh set to 60 Hz. Works pretty nicely, although tbh my usual framerate is under 60 (45ish or so) since I'm pushing 7680x1440 resolution.

[SkateZilla]

Sweet.. I dont have to move my Model Viewer AutoExec back from backup after every updte now!

[SharpeXB]

If you have a recent NVidia driver, turn OFF vertical sync in game, and then turn on adaptive sync in the Nvidia control panel.

 

Running with vsync on when using hardware that can't actually do more than 60 fps reliably can cause all sorts of framerate choppiness. Adaptive sync does nicely, and seems to avoid most of the tearing.

 

I definitely agree on smoothness over eye candy.

Yes. Adaptive Vsync works really well.

[martinistripes]

As I said, this tearing must be nvidia related. I had v-sync enabled in game only with no FPS limit and TrackIR5. There's been no tearing visible so the sync seems to work. Just in case I'd been missing something, I tried limiting FPS to 30. It made no visible difference to the sync, just made the game look consistently slower most the time.

[Dav IRL]

If you have a recent NVidia driver, turn OFF vertical sync in game, and then turn on adaptive sync in the Nvidia control panel.

 

Running with vsync on when using hardware that can't actually do more than 60 fps reliably can cause all sorts of framerate choppiness. Adaptive sync does nicely, and seems to avoid most of the tearing.

 

I definitely agree on smoothness over eye candy.

 

Just would like to say the adaptive v sync works amazing. Way better than expected very smooth. Thank you. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

[Oznerol256]

For the people of you who ask themselves what causes the tearing, i have posted an explanation on another thread:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1726869&postcount=20

[FZG_Immel]

I also like having 60-70 fps as a minimum

[Bucic]

Related

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=104346&highlight=vsync

[Bucic]

For the people of you who ask themselves what causes the tearing, i have posted an explanation on another thread:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1726869&postcount=20

Thanks for the explanation. Now, if you'd just cut the bull* below out... This is ED Forums. You won't get far with it anyway.

 

Apart from that, i dont see any reason why you would want to have a monitor that refreshes faster than 60 times a second (except you need one refresh for each eye e.g. when viewing stereoscopic 3D). Your eyes wont see any faster than 60 times a second. Do you know that most movies are recorded in frame rates like 30fps or 29.97fps ? Actually, projectors and TVs specifically build to view movies usually cant refresh faster than that framerate.

[winz]

Yep, your eye can certainly see the difference. Might not be so obvious in current LCD era. But back in CRT age 60hz vs 100hz was very very obvious.

[B25Mitch]

The reason movies are filmed at 24fps, and still look smooth and fluid, is due to one simple factor: motion blur.

 

Motion blur, when done properly, fills in the missing information between frames and creates the illusion of continuous movement.

 

 

Since we obviously don't have motion blur in DCS, we need much higher framerates to compensate for the disjointedness between frames.

 

 

In film, the camera records all the photons entering the lens in that 1/24th of a second, which is why the resulting image conveys movement much better than our unedited screenshots do.