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Nubliretacos
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 Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:48 am Post subject: 40 FPS in APB even with extremely low settings |
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I'm playing a not so known game called All Points Bulletin (TPS shooter) and I'm sick of having 40 FPS whenever I'm playing in crowded areas.
Windows 7
AMD Phenom 955 Black Edition, OC to 3,9 GHz
8GB RAM
HD7870
So, this game is extremely bad optimized and even with lowest possible settings it's lagging hard when I'm playing in crowded areas... I have overclocked both the CPU and the GPU as much as I can. I have replaced the stock CPU cooler with a CMaster Hyper 212 Evo. The problem when OC the CPU is not the temperature, it's something else.
I guess it's my CPU that's the bottleneck in my setup, but is it maybe possible to OC it a bit more or is 3.9 GHz the most I can get out of it?
These are my stats when playing the game (why isn't the CPU and GPU working at 100% when my fps drops?):
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| Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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Check the official forum
forums.gamersfirst.com/topic/297122-technical-issues-faq/page__p__2877054#entry2877054
For troubleshoting issues, it is best to run the system at stock clocks and defaults though, and try not running any monitoring software while running the game, they also consume resources. |
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Nubliretacos
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Seriously, why do you even post when you don't know what you're talking about?
The reason I don't make a thread on the official forums is because their knowledge is worse than mine. They don't know what they're doing at all.
It's a fact that APB is a bad optimized game that's eats a lot of computer performance. I would like to pinpoint if it's my CPU that's the bottleneck in my case. If so, how much more can I OC it in order to get better FPS? |
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misace
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Windows in multiCPU enviroment is constantly switching task between all cores. So if you have single threaded application, you wonīt see 1 CPU working at 100% but 4 CPU, each running each at 25%.
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Nubliretacos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| misace wrote: | | Windows in multiCPU enviroment is constantly switching task between all cores. So if you have single threaded application, you wonīt see 1 CPU working at 100% but 4 CPU, each running each at 25%. |
But all of my cores are almost running at 80%...? |
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Because game is very good optimized to run on multi core CPUs.
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Nubliretacos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| misace wrote: | | Because game is very good optimized to run on multi core CPUs. |
So, is it my CPU that's the bottleneck in this case?
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Marcin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:25 am Post subject: |
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This game is not bad optimized but buggy and you cann't do anything to get better performance. Ahh and one more thing be more nice for people who is tryinmg to help you even if tips are useless !
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Nubliretacos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Marcin wrote: | | This game is not bad optimized but buggy and you cann't do anything to get better performance. Ahh and one more thing be more nice for people who is tryinmg to help you even if tips are useless ! |
The game is really bad optimized. Everyone is complaining that their FPS are getting worse after every patch.
People with really good computers can of course run the game with good FPS but am I not able to OC my CPU more than 3.9 GHz? |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:30 am Post subject: |
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So what you are asking ? If you have knowledge about overlocking then you done what is possible.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| Marcin wrote: | | So what you are asking ? If you have knowledge about overlocking then you done what is possible. |
I pretty much want to make sure that it's my CPU that's the problem before I buy a new one.
I'm also wondering why I can't OC my CPU more than 3.9 GHz. It will get unstable and bluescreen if I go up to 4 GHz. The temperature is fine but I guess I have to increase the voltage, or is 3.9 GHz the best I can get out of this CPU? |
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misace
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| Nubliretacos wrote: | | misace wrote: | | Because game is very good optimized to run on multi core CPUs. |
So, is it my CPU that's the bottleneck in this case? |
I donīt know. But it looks like CPU is fully loaded.
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Marcin
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Many reasons of that can be but most propable is that you do not have enough knowledge about overclocking. Just quick google says that model runs max 4.2-4.4GHz so at this buggy game you will not get much more FPS.
Your CPU is good for games and I do not see reason to change it.
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Nubliretacos
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| Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Marcin wrote: | Many reasons of that can be but most propable is that you do not have enough knowledge about overclocking. Just quick google says that model runs max 4.2-4.4GHz so at this buggy game you will not get much more FPS.
Your CPU is good for games and I do not see reason to change it. |
Yeah, it's a shame that I can play every game I can find on max settings without any lags whatsoever. But APB on lowest possible settings, even with modified settings files in order to make the game look even like more shit I'm getting bad FPS in crowded areas.
If I want better FPS in APB the only thing I can do is buy a new CPU, so why do you not see a reason to buy a new CPU? |
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Spent 300$ and gain 5 FPS in this buggy game - that is why I do not see sense of upgrade.
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