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Topic Started: Dec 5 2006, 09:04 PM (130 Views)
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Well, I got my new MacPro 2.66......and to say the least it has made a great difference in the game. I have gone from 12-15 FPS to 85 with all settings maxed. It's like a whole new game and as Evil put it has brought tears to my eyes.....

But I learned a few things in the transition and quest for more FPS. Maybe you already knew this stuff....

1. AA Frames Per Second is capped at 85....no one gets more than that on the maps. You get more in the intro and menu areas, but not the maps. This goes for both 2.5 and 2.7.

2. If you have a fast video card, turn off VSYNC...your FPS will be capped by the ability of your monitor otherwise. The tearing and shreading is not noticable.

Thats two things I learned about FPS......maybe you knew.......I didn't.

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seems like you CAN get more than 85 fps

http://www.tweakguides.com/AASF_9.html
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Importantly you should note that your maximum FPS online is limited by your Netspeed value. The Unreal Engine has an FPS cap of 90 when playing online, however Netspeed values below 5000 will further reduce this FPS cap. For example, I get 60FPS maximum with a Netspeed of 5000, but I reach the 90FPS maximum with a Netspeed of 8000 or higher.
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I think a lot of players THINK they get more than 85FPS but really do not and probably are just rounding up when they say so.....(60 to 90 is the common phrase used...) but 85 is max from what I have read. If I can find the DEV posting on FPS, I'll post it here. Like I said you can get more in the menu but not in the game. (I sometimes get almost 500 in the menu) If someone is actually getting more in game I would like to see the screenshot and then post your specs and what you did to get more.

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http://aaotracker.com/thread.php?threadid=...ghtuser=&page=1 :cool:
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Hmmm...I'm still not convinced you get more than 85 while playing. Two of those shots are from Jail and the others are in spectate mode......still, I could be incorrect. I was just trying to pass along some info on FPS that I learned in hopes we could get a discussion going on how to improve FPS for everyone in the squad. If I find out any secrets, I'll post them here. I hope others do also. The net speed issue has my interest peaked, I'll have to look into that.

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I get 85 steady fps all the time no mater what map or what version
If your fps drops (goes up and down) is not true reading
I can bring it up on AA max 119 fps but I will need to add a second
Dual video card

Test your system on 2.7 Steamroller with a full server of 26
I get 85 fps steady, meanwhile everyone drops completely to 15 to 26 fps

NVIDIA 9250gx2 one Gig memory dual video card 512 x 2

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Dec 6 2006, 12:16 PM

NVIDIA 9250gx2 one Gig memory dual video card 512 x 2

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Damn where you getting this stuff? Nvidia just launched the 8800 and your already on the 9250???? lol you mean 7950 right? Well I get 85 max in 2.5 it's constant in 2.7 it varies only maps that drag me down really is steamroller but at 70 fps I can't complain. I only got this little old ati 1900.
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Yes u are correct GeForce 7950 Gx2
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Well, I HAD the X1900XT and was getting 85 on all maps in all conditions with all settings maxed (Don't know about Steamroller though) but, alas, I just pulled and returned it to the Apple store, it kept overheating and shutting me down. So I'm back to 85 on some and less on others. I'm going to research the best options for me and my paltry budget.

Anyone have any idea what another 7300Gt would do? My MacPro is the 2.66 version. Maybe I'll just wait untill the next latest and greatest card comes out......decisions...decisions.

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Well, I HAD the X1900XT and was getting 85 on all maps in all conditions with all settings maxed  (Don't know about Steamroller though) but, alas, I just pulled and returned it to the Apple store, it kept overheating and shutting me down.  So I'm back to 85 on some and less on others.  I'm going to research the best options for me and my paltry budget.

Anyone have any idea what another 7300Gt would do?  My MacPro is the 2.66 version.  Maybe I'll just wait untill the next latest and greatest card comes out......decisions...decisions.

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the 7300 gt is so far below the 1900 it's not evn funny. Putting another one in there will let you hook up 2 more monitors thats it. There's no SLI in the mac pro's so extra cards do nothing. It's strange your card is overheating because mine is running very cool. If you need the 1900 to run cooler I'd drop 20$ and get this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835186002

Drops your 1900 temperature a lot.

It's definetly a huge mistake to run the 7300 over the 1900 if you plan on gaming on it.
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Oh...believe me I know the difference in the performance.....it's pathetic......:( Still 5 times faster than what I had, but yes I will have to make some kind of a buy if I want to compete......the Tech said that it was just be a bad card and he was going to replace it, but I decided to take a step back and evaluate all my options first. There may not be any.....thats one whopper of a card.

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Hmmm...I'm still not convinced you get more than 85 while playing.  Two of those shots are from Jail and the others are in spectate mode......still, I could be incorrect.  I was just trying to pass along some info on FPS that I learned in hopes we could get a discussion going on how to improve FPS for everyone in the squad.  If I find out any secrets, I'll post them here. I hope others do also.  The net speed issue has my interest peaked, I'll have to look into that.

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http://aaotracker.com/thread.php?threadid=...ghtuser=&page=5
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5889/shot0024016tu.jpg
this one is a SS from online playing

but i dont care, my computer never goes over 30 fps :D
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Hmmm...I'm still not convinced you get more than 85 while playing.  Two of those shots are from Jail and the others are in spectate mode......still, I could be incorrect.  I was just trying to pass along some info on FPS that I learned in hopes we could get a discussion going on how to improve FPS for everyone in the squad.  If I find out any secrets, I'll post them here. I hope others do also.  The net speed issue has my interest peaked, I'll have to look into that.

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http://aaotracker.com/thread.php?threadid=...ghtuser=&page=5http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/5889/shot0024016tu.jpg
this one is a SS from online playing

but i dont care, my computer never goes over 30 fps :D

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