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Posted on 6/17/10 at 2:41 pm
Posted by dizerik
Lake Chuck
Member since Mar 2009
8434 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 2:41 pm
Tried playing some COD on my computer.. Built a pretty good rig about a year ago with enough RAM to run the game easily..


only problem is my frame rate is garbage. I have a GeForce 9800GT which I am positive should be able to run COD4 without any issue. My FPS is dropping down as low as 60 though... Any tips?
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
45031 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 2:42 pm to
what resolution and texture detail?
Posted by Muppet
Member since Aug 2007
50512 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:01 pm to
From googling around:

Make sure everything in your case is connected properly.

Try /seta r_rendererPreference "Shader Model 2.0" in the console.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79588 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:03 pm to
quote:

what resolution and texture detail?



Also...

What about the rest rest of your hardware ?

Processor ? RAM ?
Posted by Muppet
Member since Aug 2007
50512 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:10 pm to
The RAM requirement is pretty low by current standards... < 1GB. May be a processor problem though.
Posted by SprintFun
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2007
45829 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:25 pm to
A computer only runs as fast as its slowest part. It doesn't matter if you have 16GB of RAM if you're running a slower processor, shitty mobo, bad graphics card, etc. But I don't think 60FPS is bad for an online game, either...
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
69754 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:27 pm to
quote:

shitty mobo


Posted by g33kd00d
LC
Member since Jul 2005
111 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

My FPS is dropping down as low as 60 though...


60 isn't low especially if that is your minimum. I think that is about right for a 9800GT.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79588 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

only problem is my frame rate is garbage


quote:

My FPS is dropping down as low as 60 though


This really does not compute.


Posted by SprintFun
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2007
45829 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 4:44 pm to
I used to play EQ and I had to look down at the ground the whole time because my FPS was so terrible. I'd shank a bitch for a minimum of 60FPS.
Posted by jefforize
Member since Feb 2008
45031 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 4:47 pm to
60 is pretty fricking awful in 2010./ (objectively speaking, not relative to his specs)

and yeah, i played MMOs on fricking 5 framerate too. it sucked


drop resolution, drop texture quality, increase framerate
This post was edited on 6/17/10 at 4:52 pm
Posted by UnclassyStudent
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
2852 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 5:13 pm to
LINK


60 fps looks about normal. I don't think you should really focus too much on the actual frame rate as long as its running smoothly.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
79588 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 5:26 pm to
quote:

60 is pretty fricking awful in 2010


Not really. A game running at a consistent 60 fps is very smooth
Posted by UnclassyStudent
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
2852 posts
Posted on 6/17/10 at 9:24 pm to
LINK

quote:

Modern action games, including popular console shooters such as Halo 3, are locked at 30 FPS maximum


quote:

Even though the typical LCD monitors of today are locked at 60 FPS, making extremely high framerates impossible to see in realtime
Posted by JPH77
Mobile, Alabama
Member since May 2009
1690 posts
Posted on 6/18/10 at 5:31 pm to
quote:

my frame rate is garbage. My FPS is dropping down as low as 60 though... Any tips?

Yes go read up on FPS and check out the max fps your eyes can see. Then get back at us.
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