I love fluids. However viscous goop jello I could do without ;|
Still another 24h before I can play the game
Borderlands 2 - PC Performance Thread
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I love fluids. However viscous goop jello I could do without ;|
Still another 24h before I can play the game
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I encountered all types while running it on medium
YoThatLimp
Neo Member
With a GTX 580 I was able to play maxed out at 1080p at medium Physx at 60+ solid
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
How are people with 680s playing at 1080p getting drops to 30fps while others with lesser cards are getting smoother performance? Sounds like something strange is happening to me.
It's the PhysX on high.
ss_lemonade
Member
I'd be pissed if a game like Borderlands wouldn't run perfect on 4 680s.I really have to applaud Gearbox and NVIDIA for this one - running really well with 306.23 at 5760x1080 on 4-way SLI GTX 680s with a 3960x @ 4.5 GHz. Everything maxed out and I'm getting around 50-60 FPS (average...peaks at 100+). I am sure further optimizations are to come...but the fact that things are working so well right now (typically I have tons of NV Surround issues at launch) means they actually put some significant effort to polish it up prior to launch.
Very un-PC like of you Gearbox!!Very awesome. I could get used to this!
But then again, I've never been to multi-monitor res land so I wouldn't know how things perform there.
Raijin_Cain
Member
So, I have an i5, 8GB Ram, Radeon HD6850
I was playing with everything on max, on 1920x1080.
However, I was getting 30 FPS.
I turned off Ambient Occlusion, I got 60 FPS
Big change!
So, anyone else might try that if they are having FPS issues. I dont see much of a difference graphically too.
I was playing with everything on max, on 1920x1080.
However, I was getting 30 FPS.
I turned off Ambient Occlusion, I got 60 FPS
Big change!
So, anyone else might try that if they are having FPS issues. I dont see much of a difference graphically too.
I turned on the PhysX effects last night, and they were pretty amazing. It made me spring for a 660ti.
I am currently running a 6850 with my computer plugged into my 1080p HDTV for comfy couch. I figured the 660ti was pretty much necessary as now console ports are getting a proper PC treatment.
Hopefully it will tide me over even slightly into next-gen as far as console ports go.
I am currently running a 6850 with my computer plugged into my 1080p HDTV for comfy couch. I figured the 660ti was pretty much necessary as now console ports are getting a proper PC treatment.
Hopefully it will tide me over even slightly into next-gen as far as console ports go.
how did you run physx on a 6850? hacked drivers?
Robobandit
Member
Anyone have windows 8 and having trouble getting the game to start?
I've been reading about people having problems getting it to run at all..
I'm going to hold off purchasing this until it works..
I've been reading about people having problems getting it to run at all..
I'm going to hold off purchasing this until it works..
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
So, I have an i5, 8GB Ram, Radeon HD6850
I was playing with everything on max, on 1920x1080.
However, I was getting 30 FPS.
I turned off Ambient Occlusion, I got 60 FPS
Big change!
So, anyone else might try that if they are having FPS issues. I dont see much of a difference graphically too.
I'm starting to wonder if turning of AO and bumping Physx back up to high will offset the teen fps (during hectic fights) and at least keep me above 30. I guess I will have to do some testing later on my 6970.
The IQ is so clean on PC, it's ridiculous. Going from PS3 to PC is like putting glasses on. PS3 is still so good and fun still. It actually seems to have some Physx effects in there as well. But damn if the sub 720p res doesn't hurt it.
I've been looking into it and that's probably it yeah. Already overclocked my proc a tiny bit and my performance improved. Gonna see if i can overclock it some more now. Spending money on an upgrade right now wasn't exactly in the planning.
Terbinator
Member
It isn't. My GPU isn't being battered enough to warrant turning stuff off to gain better performance.
The CPU is possibly part of it if its at stock, but a more likely reason is driver for your 5970. Is there a CAP profile for the 5970 specifically for BL2?
forgeforsaken
Member
Not performance related but PC, I have weird bug, where if I go into the inventory or shop, the game will sometimes hang for second, then the screen will flicker and it will come back. This only happens in the inventory/shop and it's random. Anyone else see this?
No, just set it to high, restart BL2 and it will work. You'll get about 15 fps, but you can see the FX, and they are pretty amazing.
MDSLKTR
Gold Member
Running and i5 760, a gtx580 and 8gb of ram here. Everything at max and physx high (next-gen stuff here) runs really smoothly but any time I would look at a really wide open area like this one for example (stolen from the pc screenshot thread):
The game chugs every time a complex area is in the vision (I don't have fraps but I'd say it goes around 30fps). It doesn't happen any other time or during the most intense combat scenes. I gradually lowered all options one by one but the problem persisted.
I didn't lower phsyx to low because I'll take the chugs instead of losing pretty particles. Any ideas?
Btw I love the framerate cap so I could see what the console settings would look like lol
The game chugs every time a complex area is in the vision (I don't have fraps but I'd say it goes around 30fps). It doesn't happen any other time or during the most intense combat scenes. I gradually lowered all options one by one but the problem persisted.
I didn't lower phsyx to low because I'll take the chugs instead of losing pretty particles. Any ideas?
Btw I love the framerate cap so I could see what the console settings would look like lol
dark_inferno
Member
Its the same for me. But i had the same issues with Borderlands 1 so i dont have any problem with it.
Felix Lighter
Member
Physx is likely brutalizing your CPU because it is not optimized to run efficiently on anything other than an Nvidia GPU and I wouldn't imagine that turning off AO would relieve any of the that burden. It'll just decrease the load on your GPU, but if the CPU is the bottleneck in this case, I doubt it will improve things much.
Terbinator
Member
This. Yes, sometimes in the hectic battles i'll get FPS drops of 5/6 at most, but just running around open environments with nothing much going on nukes my frame-rate.
This games runs great on my system! Really happy with the performance
Gtx 570
Amd Phenom II 965 @ 3,4 (quad)
4 gb 1333 ram
Mostly high settings, no AO, Phyzxzzxz on Low, getting 50-60fps all the time.
Only thing that bothers me is that every time I alt+tab and then open the game again the fps drops to around 20 fps for like 20 seconds and then hits 50-60 again.
But other than that, well done Gearbox!
Gtx 570
Amd Phenom II 965 @ 3,4 (quad)
4 gb 1333 ram
Mostly high settings, no AO, Phyzxzzxz on Low, getting 50-60fps all the time.
Only thing that bothers me is that every time I alt+tab and then open the game again the fps drops to around 20 fps for like 20 seconds and then hits 50-60 again.
But other than that, well done Gearbox!
How bizarre. I'm running a GTX580, 8gb of ram, and an i5 3570k at 4.0GHz without any issues. Not a single drop to be found no matter what's happening on screen.
LOL yeah, I don't know who at Gearbox thought having a stream of shiny liquid poop come shooting out of a weapon locker into your face every time you open one was a good idea. Complete with farting noises. It's not funny, it's just... gross. I step the fuck out of the way of those before opening them now.
DeathGlobe
Member
I am running I5 3570k with 560 ti 1gb and everything set to max. I have not had any issues with performance it is very smooth
Futurevoid
Member
i5 2500k @4.2ghz, 1080p, everything at max including PhysX and it runs flawlessly. I played up until you complete the shield quest by using the elevator so I'm still very early on but I've had some hectic battles and haven't seen any FPS drops at all (via Fraps). Running the latest 306.23 drivers by the way.
Screens:
Screens:
Pretty sure the CPU can take over physx if you aren't running an nvidia card.
Good to go. And, on AMD, make sure to lower physx low/medium.
pooptacular
Member
Has anyone documented what the differences are with the different settings of physx?
IIRC the medium/high settings have the same "features" (debris, volumetric smoke, fluids and cloth simulation), only the quality of those effects differ between the settings.
Ah, just wondering. I thought PhysX was still exclusive to Nvidia. I remember reading about hacked drivers to run it on an AMD card. One of the reasons I switched to a 560ti when I upgraded from my 4870.
I'm running physx on low on my 560ti, just in case.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
My brother and I are running the game on similar set up, he has a gtx 670, I have a 7970. Playing them side by side only thing we have seen so far different are the flags and tarpes. On the 7970 they don't move much, on the 670 they flap around a lot and look nicer.
We are not that far into the game (still in stater area), so that's all we have seen.
scorpian007
Member
Core i7 950, 6GB RAM, Asus HD7970 O/C to 1125/1575MHz, getting 80-120fps (Samsung S27A950D monitor)in most area's at 1920x1080 with max settings except PhysX on Low.
The game looks awesome
The game looks awesome
CrookedRain
Member
For those saying they're getting no frame rate drops, are you playing 4 player games? People seem to be trying to make comparisons based off hardware and graphics settings, but you also need to factor in the differences that player count makes. Game runs silky smooth for me when I play alone, but I definitely get drops when playing 4 player games.
iNvid02
Member
Dreams-Visions
Member
running very well at 1920x1200 on my Mac laptop. Most settings at high/medium, and PhysX off.
Game keeps crashing after about an hour with an error message along the lines of "video memory full".
Anyone know what settings I should lower? I have pretty much everything at max except no AA and Physx at medium. Game runs really well exxcept that issue. I have an i5 and a GTX 560 Ti 2GB.
Anyone know what settings I should lower? I have pretty much everything at max except no AA and Physx at medium. Game runs really well exxcept that issue. I have an i5 and a GTX 560 Ti 2GB.
iNvid02
Member
oh lol, ok.
physx is pretty demanding when the shit hits the fan, i doubt a 560 would be able to handle it on high.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
So, I have an i5, 8GB Ram, Radeon HD6850
I was playing with everything on max, on 1920x1080.
However, I was getting 30 FPS.
I turned off Ambient Occlusion, I got 60 FPS
Big change!
So, anyone else might try that if they are having FPS issues. I dont see much of a difference graphically too.
I have the same setup, I'll try that.
Dead Prince
Banned
do we know any area yet that will stress the card out?