Poor Far Cry performance

bonchez · 10-02-04, 08:57 PM

If you look at my system specs in my signature below you can see what I'm running. I get more video lag than I think I should on Far Cry, look at these screenshots and tell me what I can do. Oh, just so you know these were taken at 1024X768 and medium quality on everything, I've put the resolution and quality lower and higher it still runs the same.

aAv7 · 10-02-04, 09:04 PM

That whole outside section on the boat, and then ontop of the boat is cpu limited...your gpu isnt being used much in these spots (notice in these sections your card cools off considerably). People with x800xt's and FX-53's have low fps in these areas....but again, they are running everythin maxed out which is even more stressing.

myshkinbob · 10-02-04, 11:23 PM

It's definitely your cpu. When i got my GT for my old xp2400+ system, i got the same fps dips on the carrier and in training too as i did with my ti4200. Got an a64 which runs at only 200mhz more, i get massively better framerates on that level. Screen below is resized, i took it at 1600x1200 2xAA 8xAF, all the ingame options at VHigh water UHigh, but i didn't want to widen the thread with a huge image, so it's resized to 1024x.

Far cry really needs a good cpu for a steady framerate, it's the most cpu intensive game around, as far as i know.

Kickus_assius · 10-03-04, 12:58 AM

I have to say that I disagree. I can easily get 40-50 FPS on that level with a 9500 PRO and 2500+ Barton @ 2.0GHz on that same exact part on medium settings 1024x768. I think it has to do with his settings somehow or the 5900 sucks ass.

**MikeC** · 10-03-04, 07:58 AM

From X-bit Labs:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...arcry30_6.html

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

From the Tech Report:
http://www.techreport.com/etc/2004q3...y/index.x?pg=1

AMD Athlon 64 3400+, Far Cry v1.1

Riptide · 10-03-04, 09:28 AM

Yeah, that area is CPU limited especially in certain spots like up on the top of the deck. There were several threads about this around the time the 6800/XT became available doing performance comparisons and that's the conclusion that was pretty much reached.

bmg · 10-03-04, 10:24 AM

How do you enable that stats display in the upper right corner?

myshkinbob · 10-03-04, 12:05 PM

press ~ (on US keyboards it's ~, here in the uk it's `, but the key to the left of 1 whatever your locale) and type "\r_displayinfo 1" no quotes.

10-02-04, 08:57 PM	#1
bonchez Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Murrieta, Ca, USA Posts: 192	Poor Far Cry performance If you look at my system specs in my signature below you can see what I'm running. I get more video lag than I think I should on Far Cry, look at these screenshots and tell me what I can do. Oh, just so you know these were taken at 1024X768 and medium quality on everything, I've put the resolution and quality lower and higher it still runs the same.

10-02-04, 09:04 PM	#2
aAv7 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: chicago Posts: 2,250	Re: Poor Far Cry performance That whole outside section on the boat, and then ontop of the boat is cpu limited...your gpu isnt being used much in these spots (notice in these sections your card cools off considerably). People with x800xt's and FX-53's have low fps in these areas....but again, they are running everythin maxed out which is even more stressing. __________________ [SIZE="1"][B]CPU:[/B] AMD64 3200+ Winchester @ 2.2 [B]RAM:[/B] 2GB Kingston Dual Channel DDR 400 [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte K8 Triton nForce4 [B]VideoCard:[/B] eVGA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB [B]Hard Drive:[/B] WD 250GB Sata [B]OS:[/B] Dual boot, Windows XP Home/Windows Professional x64 Edition Retail[B] Audio:[/B] X-Fi Xtreme Music [B]Mouse:[/B] Logitech MX 310 [B]PSU:[/B] 500W Ultra Connect (34A on the 12V+)[/SIZE] [SIZE="1"][B]Xbox 360:[/B] w/ Intercooler @ 1280x1024 , Dynasty Warriors 5, Fight Night Round 3, Kameo, NBA 2K6, Perfect Dark Zero CE, and PGR 3[SIZE="1"][/SIZE][/SIZE]

10-02-04, 11:23 PM	#3
myshkinbob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 402	Re: Poor Far Cry performance It's definitely your cpu. When i got my GT for my old xp2400+ system, i got the same fps dips on the carrier and in training too as i did with my ti4200. Got an a64 which runs at only 200mhz more, i get massively better framerates on that level. Screen below is resized, i took it at 1600x1200 2xAA 8xAF, all the ingame options at VHigh water UHigh, but i didn't want to widen the thread with a huge image, so it's resized to 1024x. Far cry really needs a good cpu for a steady framerate, it's the most cpu intensive game around, as far as i know. __________________ Core2Duo E6400 (3.0GHz@1.3v) \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 \| 2x 1024MB Elixir PC6400 (Dual-Channel DDR2@1.8v) \| 3x Spinpoint SATA 80GB \| Gainward GeForce 8800GTS (@600/1900) \| Mitsubishi DiamondPlus 93SB 19" (1600x1200@75Hz)

10-03-04, 12:58 AM	#4
Kickus_assius Defenestrator of the Weak Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 338	Re: Poor Far Cry performance I have to say that I disagree. I can easily get 40-50 FPS on that level with a 9500 PRO and 2500+ Barton @ 2.0GHz on that same exact part on medium settings 1024x768. I think it has to do with his settings somehow or the 5900 sucks ass.

10-03-04, 07:58 AM	#5
MikeC Administrator Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,831	Re: Poor Far Cry performance From X-bit Labs: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...arcry30_6.html AMD Athlon 64 3400+ From the Tech Report: http://www.techreport.com/etc/2004q3...y/index.x?pg=1 AMD Athlon 64 3400+, Far Cry v1.1

10-03-04, 09:28 AM	#6
Riptide Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 8,303	Re: Poor Far Cry performance Yeah, that area is CPU limited especially in certain spots like up on the top of the deck. There were several threads about this around the time the 6800/XT became available doing performance comparisons and that's the conclusion that was pretty much reached.

10-03-04, 10:24 AM	#7
bmg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 233	Re: Poor Far Cry performance How do you enable that stats display in the upper right corner? __________________ I7 950 processor/Ultra 120 Extreme cooling/Asus P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard/6Gb corsair 1600C7 ram Evga 280 FTW video/Mitsubishi 2070SB 22" monitor/SB XFi-Titanium sound Enermax Galaxy DXX 1000w Power Supply/Coolermaster RC-832 case

10-03-04, 12:05 PM	#8
myshkinbob Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 402	Re: Poor Far Cry performance press ~ (on US keyboards it's ~, here in the uk it's `, but the key to the left of 1 whatever your locale) and type "\r_displayinfo 1" no quotes. __________________ Core2Duo E6400 (3.0GHz@1.3v) \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 \| 2x 1024MB Elixir PC6400 (Dual-Channel DDR2@1.8v) \| 3x Spinpoint SATA 80GB \| Gainward GeForce 8800GTS (@600/1900) \| Mitsubishi DiamondPlus 93SB 19" (1600x1200@75Hz)

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