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NeoGAF PC Gaming General Performance Tweaking Thread
- Thread starter BoobPhysics101
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On that note, any tweaks available for ME3 at the moment?
So far it's running great, but I'll still keep an eye on anything that might make it run even better, or change a few things (for instance, the dialog wheel could be a little bigger when played on a big TV).
Also, still wondering about any advanced configs for Alan Wake.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Nvidia Inspector SGSSAA compatibility bit for Mass Effect 3
0x000000C1
Takes a heavy toll on performance, but is VERY effective at making jaggies go bye bye.
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Takes a heavy toll on performance, but is VERY effective at making jaggies go bye bye.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
SGSSAA is the only way to roll on UE3 games I find. It improves them immeasurably.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
ME3 PC gaming thread, please direct all ME3 questions here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465855
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465855
Not sure if already mentioned but I came across this site today:
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home
Seems like it could be quite a handy place to have bookmarked.
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Home
Seems like it could be quite a handy place to have bookmarked.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Quick question on Nvidia Inspector - if I upgrade my graphics driver, will I have to re-apply any custom tweaks I've done on game profiles?
BoobPhysics101
Banned
No, but you should always export your game profiles in Nvidia inspector (aka back them up) in case something goes wrong. I have been backing mine up for months so I don't have to reapply every freakin tweak if I uninstall my Nvidia drivers, Driver Sweep them, then reinstall.
That is a pretty awesome wiki, thanks!
Loving the RAGE config. For some reason though it's dropping frames like mad once you hit the first major town early in the game. Outside of that though it's a constant 60fps all the way. This is also running off an SSD, So i'm not too sure what's causing the iffy performance in a smaller location.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
That's why you set it to 'manual' before setting the custom resolution. I've used up to 3200x1700 with no damage to my 42" HDTV, fyi. Pixel clock is @ 148 mhz.
That's weird. What GPU?
2GB 6970.
I've been randomly overclocking things so there's a chance that could have had some influence. I'm going to go back to basics and see what happens. It also skips when you do one of those car races, Drops down to say 46 fps and even lower then bounces back up.
It's a little strange. More trial and error testing to be done.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Might be an overloading of your VRAM, check MSI Afterburner.
I'm pretty sure it was using a max of 1800MB and would bounce between that and 500 when loading.
I think i may have changed something in the settings by mistake which then could have changed the config file? I replaced the file and it certainly isn't as bad. /shrug
While modding the first Mass Effect earlier today, I had to download this program to make it use more RAM.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112556
Is this something that could be applied to other games? Like Arkham City, for instance?
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=112556
Is this something that could be applied to other games? Like Arkham City, for instance?
what mods are available for the first one??
Ciastek3214
Junior Member
Makes me want to go back to ME 1. Should I do that?
dr_rus
Member
It could but if a game isn't using more than 2GB of RAM then there will be no difference.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
I already tried to apply it to Arkham City. Didn't work... game is already large address aware... yet cannot use more than 2 GB for the process. :\
If Arkham City had a 64-bit exe, then we could force the whole city into RAM while streaming and eliminate the hitching.
Oh, you can't tell it to use more through the config file? Too bad.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
If you're looking for an excuse to do a ME1->ME2->ME3 run, I say go for it.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
You can... but the problem is, the game is hard-locked at 2 GB of system RAM usage for the process. As soon as you go over that 2 GB limit (i.e. flying through the city with Levelstreaming turned off, it loads everything into RAM and holds it there), the game just crashes.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
But isn't that what the LAA patch is supposed to address? That's what happens in ME1 for me using the high-res texture mod before I applied the LAA patch as it would crash going over 2 GB.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
In theory, yes. But I believe it's already LAA-aware (maybe not), because when I tried to apply LAA patch it either already was or I enabled it... either way, it didn't work.
Try it for yourself: turn off background level streaming in the BMengine.ini. Go to Task Manager or use a program to monitor/log process usage. As soon as Arkham City hits 2 GB and goes over it, it'll crash.
Yeah, I tried it and I exited the museum and it just got stuck at the loading screen. Unless it would've moved after the ten minutes I let it sit there. Either way, I'm not playing the game like that lol
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Try loading a save that's already out in the city. Then start flying across the city. You'll see RAM usage go up until 2 GB and then boom, error.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Want AA/additional AA but don't want to lose more performance? Don't want the blur of the in-game postprocessing AA or FXAA? Time for the blur-free, effective SMAA!
SMAA is an alternative form of FXAA, to put it simply. It can be used by itself or with MSAA or even SGSSAA/supersampling AA. Here is what SMAA looks like used by itself (click thumbnails for full size):
SMAA off:
SMAA on:
Cool, huh? And no FPS loss. Here's how to get it and use it:
Go here: http://mrhaandi.blogspot.com/p/injectsmaa.html
1.Download Inject SMAA 1.2.
2. Extract it.
3. Go to D3D9 folder and copy everything (4 files) in that folder (because Mass Effect 3 is a DirectX 9 game)
4. Go to the folder where you have your game installed, and copy + paste those 4 files wherever the game's main exe is. For example, go to Mass Effect 3/Binaries/Win32 and paste them in there, as that's where Masseffect3.exe resides.
5. Start up the game. Hit the PAUSE key (near Print Screen) on your keyboard. SMAA is now enabled!
Enjoy.
SMAA is an alternative form of FXAA, to put it simply. It can be used by itself or with MSAA or even SGSSAA/supersampling AA. Here is what SMAA looks like used by itself (click thumbnails for full size):
SMAA off:
SMAA on:
Cool, huh? And no FPS loss. Here's how to get it and use it:
Go here: http://mrhaandi.blogspot.com/p/injectsmaa.html
1.Download Inject SMAA 1.2.
2. Extract it.
3. Go to D3D9 folder and copy everything (4 files) in that folder (because Mass Effect 3 is a DirectX 9 game)
4. Go to the folder where you have your game installed, and copy + paste those 4 files wherever the game's main exe is. For example, go to Mass Effect 3/Binaries/Win32 and paste them in there, as that's where Masseffect3.exe resides.
5. Start up the game. Hit the PAUSE key (near Print Screen) on your keyboard. SMAA is now enabled!
Enjoy.
IcyBlueStrawberry
Member
I've tried playing the Steam version since the patch. I don't have any errors starting the game, but I don't notice any difference in-game either. It still stutters and hitches with any settings.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
DX9 or DX11?
There was a new patch released yesterday. People were saying on the Steam forums it fixed their DX11. I didn't notice any difference, but I haven't had performance problems since the patch in December.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Interesting. I haven't even tried DX11 since November. I should reinstall and check it out.
Adaptive v-sync can now be used on nvidia graphics cards with the latest drivers and modded ini file it can be used with triple buffering as well.
It works fantastic as far as i can tell, anytime the frame rate drops below the refresh rate, it will unlock the v-sync and screen tear rather than skip the next frame and just sync back up when 60 or 120hz depending on the refresh rate you use can be achieved again.
I love it, it is making me push my games a bit more intensely without the judder of framerate drop.
It works fantastic as far as i can tell, anytime the frame rate drops below the refresh rate, it will unlock the v-sync and screen tear rather than skip the next frame and just sync back up when 60 or 120hz depending on the refresh rate you use can be achieved again.
I love it, it is making me push my games a bit more intensely without the judder of framerate drop.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Turn off AA in DS 3, then forcr SSAA for RadeonPro.
I don't think there is one yet. You can try making one in Nv Inspector.
MoonLightWave
Member
How is SMAA compared to FXAA? Performance versus Quality wise.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
SMAA uses a bit more performance (4-5 FPS in most games, which isn't a big deal if you're pushing way over 60 FPS anyways), but doesn't have the blur + cleans up things nicely.
dr_rus
Member
They are mostly the same. SMAA may be a little bit better at AA but from my experience it blurs more than FXAA too (though you can tweak the amount of blur applied in FXAATool so they may be completely even).
(click to get a pack of 1920x1200 originals)
And while we're at it: every post AA solution blurs. No exceptions.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Adaptive Vsync already works for everyone... just get 301.10 and add an INF. Or grab these, I believe they have an inf for all cards already included: http://downloads.guru3d.com/GeForce-Forceware-301.10-64-bit-WHQL-download-2886.html
Maybe one day. It only took four years to get profiles and CSAA implemented. Be patient. -_-
Barrow Roll
Member
Will doing this cause any conflict when nvidia eventually releases the official drivers for non 600 cards?