SpecterM 10 Posted October 7, 2013 Hi, My system Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.4GHz ASUS P8P67 LE REV 3 Intel P67 LGA1155 12GB DDR3 EVGA 04G-P4-2766-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GD onboard Realtek ALC892 Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit edition H700 Raid controller with 2 Seagate 120gb SSD's running in Raid0 The default settings gave me average frame rates of roughly 30. After some time the frames would drop into the teens and made the game un playable. I watched a video tutorial and Adjusted some video settings that has been giving me an amazing game experience. Key features of these settings. GENERAL VIDEO OPTIONS Quality Most set to Ultra, High and Standard Clouds - disabled Visibility Overall - dropped to 1000 Object - 835 Shadow - 80 DISPLAY VSync - disabled AA & PP Post processing All effects set to 0 SSAD - disabled Antialiasing FSAA - 2x ATOC - All trees and grass PPAA - FXAA High With these settings and my hardware at the obstical course on stratis I get an average of 100fps Everything is smooth as butter and looks amazing. Moving to the terminal at altis I get an average of 120 and depending on the direction im looking it might dip into the 90's. Moving into the city of Agios Dionysios right int he heart of it, My frames drop down to 70's dipping into 60's. Again. Everything is smooth and looks amazing. It should be noted that my FPS testing is done in the editor. Now the true testing. Getting into game. the ws.arma sa-matra servers. I get in and my average fps stays about 60. but after about 30 minutes my fps drop lower than 30 and the game looks bad and basically stutters. Can anyone explain what might be going on here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecterM 10 Posted October 7, 2013 Yes. The longer I spend logged in playing a game. The worst my frame rate rates get, to the point its un playable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beagle 684 Posted October 7, 2013 Yes. The longer I spend logged in playing a game. The worst my frame rate rates get, to the point its un playable.If this happens in MP it's a server issue since soem Afdmins do not understand that server FPS and client FPS are related in RV engine...server runnign bad makes everyonre have a bad game...bad for a MP only game like A3 currently is. Light missions with low AI count do work fine though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rubber Grunt.dk 10 Posted October 7, 2013 it's like in Arma2 mp where client fps would drop and the game had to be restarted to restore fps and this had to be repeated (forever)...it has never been adressed in patches... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jiltedjock 10 Posted October 7, 2013 You have set your view distance very low, hence the good frame rates. The view distance for a multiplayer mission is set by the server. It may be a good bit bigger than what you have set on your client, hence the lower frame rates. As for degredation over time, once the server frame rate - simulation cycles - start to drop into the 20s, it affects the clients' FPS. If I were you I would overclock your CPU. My 2500k is running at 4.7 Ghz on air cooling. Even with an average cooler you should be good for 4 to 4.2 It will make difference to Arma frame rates and allow you to play with a better view distance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecterM 10 Posted October 7, 2013 You have set your view distance very low, hence the good frame rates. The view distance for a multiplayer mission is set by the server. It may be a good bit bigger than what you have set on your client, hence the lower frame rates. As for degredation over time, once the server frame rate - simulation cycles - start to drop into the 20s, it affects the clients' FPS.If I were you I would overclock your CPU. My 2500k is running at 4.7 Ghz on air cooling. Even with an average cooler you should be good for 4 to 4.2 It will make difference to Arma frame rates and allow you to play with a better view distance. Ive thought about overclocking. I have a H60 Watercooler, but was kind of afraid to overclock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamasan8 11 Posted October 7, 2013 You have set your view distance very low, hence the good frame rates. The view distance for a multiplayer mission is set by the server. It may be a good bit bigger than what you have set on your client, hence the lower frame rates. As for degredation over time, once the server frame rate - simulation cycles - start to drop into the 20s, it affects the clients' FPS.If I were you I would overclock your CPU. My 2500k is running at 4.7 Ghz on air cooling. Even with an average cooler you should be good for 4 to 4.2 It will make difference to Arma frame rates and allow you to play with a better view distance. But still, overclocking wouldn't do anything about server performance, which is the main problem to begin with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jiltedjock 10 Posted October 7, 2013 But still, overclocking wouldn't do anything about server performance, which is the main problem to begin with. Yes that's true, but it would allow him to play single and multi player with a better view distance, and his CPU will overclock easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecterM 10 Posted October 8, 2013 With the click of a button I got 4.429 overclocked on my cpu. This has helped when I move into the cities on altis. And it has made longer durations of game play more tollerable. thanks for the advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jiltedjock 10 Posted October 8, 2013 Glad you got a good result, these are great CPUs. I think you will be fine at that overclock on an H60 - like I said, I am on 4.7 with air cooling and never go over 70 degrees whilst gaming - however it is worth monitoring. I'd recommend RealTemp http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ , set an alarm on it for a temp that suits you. My alarm is at 80 degrees. Have you got hyperthreading on or off? Off is recommended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
