Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hey guys Apart from tweaking the config to get more fps wich Bbloke mentioned Tuesday night, is there anything else i can do to my system to squeeze more out? I noticed in a previous post guitarman posted his DXdiag up. Now i would do the same but can anyone honestly be arsed to look through it to see if there can be improvements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted October 25, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I for one could be arsed to read your Dxdiag for you m8 So post away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Really? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I have an old SB live 5.1 upstairs in an old machine, would that run better/faster than onboard sound? Plus, i haven't got round to finishing my FSAutostart yet cos it's too damn gobbledegookey. Haven't a clue what to leave or turn off yet. Like i said, not enough time for trial and error... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I'll probably post a few things up during tonight... cos I've got my head in someone else's rebuild and its a rush job. Test your current game and settings before making any alterations and make a note of your settings before changing anything so you can back track. I test using the Black Death track from 0.05 secs to 1:10 secs (I miss the stutter from the LA5 and FW cos its the recorders stutter and to me not really relevant to testing). Check your in game refresh rate with Fraps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Here's a nice program that can help you change your conf.ini settings easily: Extract the file into your default game folder (normally: C:\Program Files\Ubi Soft\IL-2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles) I config_editor.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted October 25, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Dxdiag looks good. Only thing to experiment with is sound acceleration, having it accelerated is taking CPU cycles. If it sounds OK on 'Standard' and you get a lift in FPS (following Bblokes test guide above) then great. To lower it run the Dxdiag tool, and lower acceleration on the sound tab. SB Live vs nForce....performance wise the same, quality wise I'd say the nForce is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 well after an hour or so of tweakin the config, i'm happy so far Using the Black Death track i start with 60 fps which doesn't drop untill the road attack where it averages 40/55 never going below 35fps. Quite an improvement on default config which averaged 30/40fps lowest being 19! Nvidia settings used : Geforce6800GS 1024X768 32bit AA 2XQ AF 4X Conformant texture clamp : Use OpenGL specification Extension Limit : OFF Force Mipmaps : BILINEAR Negative LOD Bias : CLAMP Transparency Antialaising : MULTISAMPLING Trilinear Optimisation : OFF Triple Buffering : OFF Vertical Sync : ON I'm hoping the processes bit helps give me some valueable resources back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 ~S~ B16Enk Dropping the sound to standard acceleration gave me a 5fps boost!! Cheers for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Looking good so far. I have my ATI mipmap detail set to Quality rather than high quality and I cant tell the difference! I also have my card set to triple buffer (my preference - test that and see how you go!) You also show 60 fps when starting Black Death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Mine is actually the XFX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Thats even better. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Palava Posted October 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Ok, dropping my DESKTOP res to 1024x768 gives me the option to raise refresh rate to 75hz but being a TFT, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted October 26, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Ok, dropping my DESKTOP res to 1024x768 gives me the option to raise refresh rate to 75hz but being a TFT, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 my il2config guide http://www.airwarfare.com/guides/config_guide.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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