Yes, big time. That's why you didn't notice much performance gain from overclocking the Phenom II, because you were already GPU-bound. My...
The issue is this game is terribly optimized so the HUD eats your frames for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. That's why this long thread...
user101: Wuuttt? I don't even... Everyone is now dumber for having read that
Maybe it helps on a potato PC, but reducing audio channels does nothing if you have a dedicated sound card or a CPU that meets the minimum requirement
*Daybreak Game Company, not Sony. You've been away for a while. SOE doesn't exist anymore. ;) How can you expect SLI to scale well in a game as...
True, but turning it off does provide a massive performance boost, esp. in SLI, even if the game isn't particularly playable that way. Last year SOE...
SSAO is completely GPU-based
You're complaining to the wrong entity. SOE doesn't exist anymore. Oh, you want better performance in SLI? Turn off the HUD.
CPU-heavy settings in order: HUD Render Distance Shadow Quality Everything else is GPU
Then provide evidence of never dropping below 60 FPS in 96+ vs. 96+ at full Ultra
At full Ultra never dropping below 60 FPS in 96+ vs. 96+? Specs?
So you're validating his point. Because turning down all the most demanding settings and leaving all the non-demanding ones at Ultra naturally...
In that case, buying a mobo of the wrong socket and platform/DDR generation than what your CPU supports is a major case of "u dun goofed." It has...
Exactly why are you comparing a Z97 and X99 board? Totally different platforms and sockets (LGA 1150 vs. LGA 2011-v3). That means different CPU...
You would need an LN2-cooled Intel CPU at around 6 GHz or so
How fitting. user300115, I see you've met our resident troll user101.
Yep, I've almost the same system and the improvement in FPS and stuttering with HUD off is staggering. With HUD off, the game is very playable on...
If you're using Windows 7, did you install the two FX hotfixes ( for scheduler and core parking)? Edit: N/m screenshot looks like Windows 8
You need to get a much better CPU, one which meets at least the minimum requirement. Holy jeebus what a CPU bottleneck.
Believe it or not, the UI/HUD is actually the most intensive thing in this game. o.O
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