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FPS problems

Discussion in 'Team Fortress 2' started by Panromir, Aug 4, 2011.

  1. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Hello there,

    first off, you gotta know that I'm not new to PC hardware and games, so don't tell me stuff like "have you tried updating your gfx card's drivers?" - thank you
    Have I tried downgrading them yet? No.

    So here's the story:
    I just got myself a brand new ZOTAC GTX560 Ti AMP! card, which performs perfectly fine.
    In 3D mark Vantage, in AC Brotherhood, in The Witcher 2, in BFBC2. I can play them all maxed out at 1920x1080, no problem.

    My problem is Team Fortress 2. My previous card was a ATi Radeon HD 5770 which ran the game at max settings just fine, FPS hardly went below 100, I also capped it at 121 back then.

    Now since I have this card I'm getting serious FPS breakdowns (remember: ONLY in TF2!), I can't really play the game on 24p pubs anymore, the fps breaks down to 30 at times and I cant seem to find a solution for that.

    2011-08-04 14:50:33 - hl2
    Frames: 5401 - Time: 70341ms - Avg: 76.783 - Min: 43 - Max: 124

    looks like this then

    My specs are:
    AMD Phenom x4 955 @ 3.45 GHz
    Zotac 560ti AMP
    4 gb DDR2 RAM
    Nv 720D Chipset AM2+ Motherboard
    And a X-fi Platinum

    So I tried reinstalling steam, deleting the TF2 cache and all that but nothing seems to help.

    Any ideas?
     
  2. Q-Ball

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    Try to clean your coolers. Both on gfx and on cpu.
     
  3. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Did that when I put the new card in yesterday
     
  4. ReX.be

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    So why not try to downgrade them? Ati drivers arent so good. Had to reinstall older ATI drivers to play COD:BO again after an update...
    But uninstalling drivers is tricky, since you are good with pc: find a driversweeper and get back a few versions to see if it does the trick...
     
  5. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Yes ATI drivers are bad. :roll:
    I just installed a nV (The 560ti is not an ati card :p) beta driver, if that doesnt work, I'll try one from a few months ago
     
  6. Permzilla

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    <a class="postlink" href="http://fakkelbrigade.eu/chris/configs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://fakkelbrigade.eu/chris/configs/</a> ?
     
  7. ReX.be

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    :lol: sry red it to fast thought it was your hd5770...
    From a hd5770 to a 560ti...I still have a HD4890, everything works still fine.
    Great difference ?
     
  8. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    The funny part is that even with the max frames config I get these breakdowns :p

    Again my hardware can run other games, that are a way more taxing perfectly fine, it's only TF2.

    Also, before someone says "your processor is too slow, derp" (which is plain wrong):

    Both CPU and GPU are bored playing TF2.
    Cpu goes around 50%, GPU around 20-40%

    Huge difference :D
     
  9. DataStorm

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    in launch params: -threads 4

    in autoexec.cfg (AMD Quad Phenom's only):
    Code:
    // use in launch params:  -threads 4 
    // or -threads 6 if 6 core.
    
    host_thread_mode "2"				// def. "0", Run the host in threaded mode, (0 == off, 1 == if multicore, 2 == force)
    mat_queue_mode "2"				// def. "-2", The queue/thread mode the material system should use(options/video/advanced/ "Multicore Rendering"):
    						//		-2 = legacy default
    						//		-1 = default
    						//		 0 = synchronous single thread
    						// 		 1 = queued single thread
    						//		 2 = queued multithreaded
    						//		This setting determines the threading mode the material system uses.
    						// 		Value of 2 uses multi-threaded mode. Many users report performance
    						//		increases on multi-core systems when setting this variable to a value of 2.
    r_threaded_client_shadow_manager "0"		// def. "0",
    r_threaded_particles "1"			// def. "1", Determines whether the particle system is multi-threaded.
    						//		This should be set to 1 on systems with multi-core CPUs.
    r_threaded_renderables "0"			// def. "0", Determines whether part of the rendering system is multi-threaded.
    						//		This can be set to 1 on systems with multi-core CPUs to potentially	improve performance.
    r_queued_decals "0"				// def. "0", Offloads a bit of decal rendering setup work to the material system queue when enabled. on(1)/off(0)										
    r_queued_post_processing "1"			// def. "0",
    r_queued_ropes "1"				// def. "1",
    cl_interp_threadmodeticks "1"			// def. 0, Additional interpolation ticks to use when interpolating with threaded engine mode set.
    						//		1 for better speed. 0 for stability.
    cl_threaded_bone_setup "0"			// Def. 0, Enable parallel processing of C_BaseAnimating::SetupBones()
    						//		Often it causes a blinking world/viewmodel when on.
    cl_threaded_client_leaf_system "0"		// def. 0, Note: it makes it crash when on some machines
     
  10. Morrolan

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    I never get why people complaing if they get "only" 30 fps. I've played with less for ages, and I wasn't _that_ bad when I stopped playing it regularly. ;)
     
  11. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    I used to play with 10-20 fps~

    It is bad for hit detection, you cant react that fast, you cant aim that precisely, and if youre used to higher fps rates you see it stuttering a lot.
     
  12. Permzilla

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    Maybe try Gamebooster then
     
  13. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Dude it's tf2 itself not my PC
     
  14. Alias

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    I guess I shouldnt moan at 80fps then.

    But is it sorted? As you said huge boost :D
     
  15. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Yeah for all games but TF2
     
  16. Anonymous

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    delete the tf2 config and deactivate steam clouding. start the game, set your settings and connect. take a look if its better.

    Also check fps_max .
    you should set it to like fps_max 500
     
  17. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    Didnt help, but thanks
     
  18. Killvion

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    I had the same issue.

    You'll actually find 2 or 3 threads from me about this issue in this section.

    Played with m0re's max fps config and only got like 9-20 fps. However when using the chris max quality config it wouldn't become any worse.

    When I bought a new video card, the improvement wasn't all that great (from Geforce 9600 to a GTX 460)

    However, as time progressed, it kept getting better and better.

    I still have no clue why or how, but the issue resolved itself overtime. My fps became better and better. Now I have it capped at 121 and it runs a stable 90-110.
     
  19. Panromir

    Panromir "10/10 amazing guy"

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    If anything, my fps gets lower and lower.

    Now I also get occasional freezes which range from half a second to ~2 seconds.

    If this goes on, even when i got my new mobo and ram, I'll get rid of this game.
     
  20. JaptorResus

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    I had the same problems, after setting antialiasing and filtering mode to highest, I had around 40-50 fps again, 20-30 before...
    I know it doesnt make much sense but it worked for me