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Game still cpu-bound?
zxcvbnm1234
Member Posts: 92
in Guild Wars 2
Last stress test, i mean yesterday it was still like that i think. Is that true or i don't why my fps is too low.
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No, it isn't still cpu bound, but its not possible to answer why your fps is low if you don't give your computer specs.
not according to anet. recent anet blog entry that doesnt really spell out anything clearly
https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/bill-freist-talks-optimization-and-performance/
hope it helps
This article might give you some answers: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/bill-freist-talks-optimization-and-performance/
Oh necro beat me by a second. I must post faster next time.
Reference:
Q8400
8 Gigs DDR2
NVidia Geforce GTX 560
40+ FPS in low population ares
25+ FPS in Lion's Arch
Was running under <20 FPS when it was CPU bound
I updated to the recommended new nVidia Beta drivers like the game client suggested and my performance was markedly improved. After they got some bugs out last night was one of the smoothest performances, graphically speaking, that I have seen out of the game.
Yeah...make sure you get beta driver 304.72...much better performance.
That's never good. I reccomend checking your airflow and cooling accordingly
The Deep Web is sca-ry.
What is this airflow you speak of ? A Mystical force to cool off CPUs and GPUs ?
But if you cooled it, it wouldn't be smokin.
I think the last time I saw a component smoke was a socket 475 under peltier cooling. More like combust there though .
Like this kind of airflow?
Not my cup of tea , Been a LIan li user for 20 years , old habits are hard to break. I am fond of the corsair boxes though . Ive had 2 of those in the last 10 months .
Oh i'm playing it on my laptop which has,
Lian Li is good chit but I'll stick to my Silver Stone everyday of the week for performance vs price.
I seriously don't mean to harp on you Jusomdude but even Quiz (the one who helped you, among many of us, decide on what to build) will tell you that if overall performance is what you are seeking Intel i5 is the way to go (actually above i5 currently nets you zero gain in most PC games due to lack of utilization of i7's "virtual" cores).
I miss DAoC
Should we be using beta drivers for ATI cards?
And what was the usage of your GPU?
You are missing the point here. AMD vs Intel is not the actual argument, per say. The current generation of Intel Chips simply exceed the AMD's versions. Which is the exact reason for the cost difference. My Intel i5 a couple months ago, hell even today, and still costs around $200. Please look to the following article, or do your own search, for why AMD just can't compete with Intel.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/313652-28-perormance-core-2500k-3850
I'm sorry you chose an AMD chip and are now unsatisfied with the performance but I'm faily confidenet (without looking back at old posts) that Quiz explained the trade off you should expect from making said choice. In todays' market the i5 reigns KING in the CPU world for PC gaming. Whether or not this continues into the the future no one knows but based on history we can at least expect that AMD will remain the "budget" CPU while Intel will keep it's place on the throne until proven otherwise.
My point is, the game shouldn't be so damn CPU dependent where no other game is. This processor has served me fine for every other game I've played, and it's ridiculous that I should have to upgrade for one particular game.
It's an issue being that ANet hasn't properly balanced between needed CPU power and GPU power.
the i5 is pretty much overkill for any other game on the market.
And even Quizz thought is was ridiculous that my CPU isn't able to handle it in his last post.
Which if you read my last post (I honestly don't recall if it was in this thread or the other one that point) you will see that the CPU vs GPU issue is one that ANET has yet to decide on. Then again I also stated that regardless of their decision if you expect no issues in WvWvW you will probably have to give in some area.
Quiz is without a doubt the most knowledgeable on these boards when it comes to hardware knowledge but even he/she can be wrong when it comes to software performance, due to its unpredictability, and most likely will the first to tell you so when proven otherwise.