Would it be worth a try for people with multi-core processors and problems to assign a single CPU core to their Client.exe in the task manager?Originally Posted by Zoltan
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22-05-13, 09:48 #1I am BlackMaze
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Originally Posted by SilentEye
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EDIT: Originally Posted by Zoltan
One of my clanmates who also had FPS problems confirmed yesterday that my proposed fixes helped him a lot.
His CPU runs on full power constantly now (power consumption will raise a bit) and his FPS issues are gone.
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22-05-13, 10:10 #3I am BlackMaze
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Oops Originally Posted by nabbl
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Yes that's right. I tried the proposed fix of nabbl from www.computerbase.de and disabled the "Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology of my Intel I7-2600 and disabled C1E, C3 and C6 messages for the operating system too.
My processor ran on 2,4 GHz in powersafe-mode before because NC doesn't use the full power of one single core. Now my CPU is running in turbo-boost mode and is runnung now on 3,9 GHz with a temperature around 65 - 75 °C.
The time that Plaza 1 in front of the medicar need to load all players was about more than 0,5 seconds. Now it's less that 0,2 to 0,1 seconds. The fps freeze is very short now.
An other example is Pepper Park 1 Club Veronique. While i ran to the door i get fps freezes for about 1 second and now less than 0,2 seconds.
I have a Nvidia GeForce 260 GTX and I thought that I need a better graphic card to get better performance. But the CPU settings helped a lot and other games like Battlefield 3 work better now
A nice and easy tool to see your cpu speed, ram speed and usage and anything else is CPU-Z. It's freeware and works on the most Intel cpu's: http://www.cpu-z.de/
Thanks for your help nabbl
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while i understand that this might be good for performance it's a terrible terrible idea to let the cpu run at it's BOOST speed. that's a surefire kill. not to mention the excess heat and noise from my fans. i get it, this game is old. it's cpu hungry. still there must be a way to optimize the code or the meshes before having to oc my cpu to make it run at 60 fps in every situation. the sprite issues i posted are one thing that could be and should be optimized. maybe make an option to turn them off? i wouldn't miss them.
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22-05-13, 12:47 #6I am BlackMaze
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I always run at 62 FPS and I have no problems playing ever, there must be easier solutions for you guys.
My specs;
Quad core i7 2,4ghz
3 x 2GB 1600mhz (triple channel) memory
ATI Radeaon 5830 1GB DDR3
Resolution 1920x1080
Also my notebook runs fine;
Quad core i7 2,8ghz
2 x 2GB 1600mhz (dual channel) memory
Nvidia Optimus 400 (or something similar, I forgot the name)
Windowed mode
Fog and grass reduced
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Why "kill"? TurboBoost is Intel's idea. Originally Posted by eNTi
Yes, that's the only problem. Originally Posted by eNTi
Of course there is, every code can be optimized. But someone has to do it, so don't demand the work to be done unless you're willing to pay the salaries. Originally Posted by eNTi
No, it's not. It does great even on slow CPUs - as long as they don't grind into full stop when power is most needed. Originally Posted by eNTi
Modern CPUs employ extremely aggressive power saving mechanisms. That's where power savings come from: the moment CPU thinks it has little to do, it slows down and/or stops. The problem is, it's not as smart as it should be, and CPU often stops when is most needed. And apparently, the way NC is written either misleads power saving mechanisms or makes the results of a slowdown especially noticeable to users (but Massaker's remark about Battlefield suggest it's a problem not limited to NC).
This is why disabling "Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology" fixes the problem, at great cost of heat and noise.
There are many SpeedStep settings between "max saving" and "full power" so probably there is something that can prevent problems yet still yield some power savings. So, make comprehensive tests, find the optimal setting and share the knowledge.
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