EXPERIMENT: Does it work for others?

Rivkin · July 2010

I want people with newer graphics cards to try this. Don't knock the idea until you try it please. I did some research and found that newer generation graphics cards actually have a harder time running lower-setting graphics (low-quality, texture, etc.) My system settings for reference:

- Windows XP Pro
- 2.0 GHz Pentium 4
- 3GB of RAM
- 1GB Nvidia Graphics card

So, as an experiment I tried doing the opposite of every setting I use for GFX card settings and in-game. I turned EVERYTHING to high quality. In my graphics card settings and in-game settings. Turns out, I literally run 20-30 FPS higher in-game than I did while running "low-quality, high-performance" settings. I know it sounds COMPLETELY backwards. I'm still wondering how that works myself. But I want some people to try it and post their findings.

My findings

Low quality settings in and out of game, high performance: 5v5 = 40-50 FPS max with a lot of FPS drops/spikes.
High quality settings in and out of game: 5v5 = 80-90 FPS, steady. Drops maybe to 75 at the lowest.

I'd like to see if anyone else has similar results. I did not tweak specific graphics card functions. I simply used the automated slider and set it to high quality.

[dot] · July 2010

Interesting.
Will check this out tomorrow/later for sure. FPS drops are killing me.

Froggiemo · July 2010

Somehow, even though I have a average quality graphic card, I get 70+ FPS in CoDMW2 ( Shame on me I play this game ).

That being said, I get around 50 FPS in 8v8 games.

... *rage*

Rivkin · July 2010

Is that with high quality settings? I'd like to see the difference with people that usually run low-quality settings, as I did, thinking they would get more FPS. Rather, when I switched to all high quality settings, I in fact got a HUGE increase in FPS.

OneTenAyEmm · July 2010

would this work with a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE nForce 430? and if it will and does work, YOUR THE MAN (if it works that is)

Rivkin · July 2010

OneTenAyEmm wrote: »

would this work with a NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE nForce 430? and if it will and does work, YOUR THE MAN (if it works that is)

I have an nVidia card and it works wonders. Set your GFX card slider to high quality and turn all your in-game settings on high quality and try it. Let me know what you find out. The best thing you can do is try.

OneTenAyEmm · July 2010

going to try right now for ya.

1of300sparta · July 2010

ms windows xp home sp3
intel pentium 4 cpu 2.60 ghz,
503 ram
intel 82865g graphics controller
get a average of 15 fps

J0sef · July 2010

Froggiemo wrote: »

Somehow, even though I have a average quality graphic card, I get 70+ FPS in CoDMW2 ( Shame on me I play this game ).

That being said, I get around 50 FPS in 8v8 games.

... *rage*

this game is CPU dependent, mw2 isn't as dependent

OneTenAyEmm · July 2010

Sorry fallen tried what ya said man and i pulled down to a constant 15fps looks like it doesn't work for me.

Rivkin · July 2010

Meh. Worth a try. My computer must simply be crazy

lol

I wonder what's going on in my computer that is causing these results. Haha. Ideas anyone?

J0sef · July 2010

Fallen_Hero wrote: »

Meh. Worth a try. My computer must simply be crazy lol

it worked for my friend oddly enough, but i don't know what his computer specs are.

OneTenAyEmm · July 2010

must be man, probably when they put in the gfx card they put it in backwards or something lol, i hate computers

Rivkin · July 2010

pDxFallOut33 wrote: »

it worked for my friend oddly enough, but i don't know what his computer specs are.

Hm. See if you can get those. I'm curious to see if there's anything similar to my specs that would show a relation in why it works.

psk_uk · July 2010

AMD Phenom 9650 quad 2.3ghz (rubbish and old, I know)
4GB ddr2
ATI Radeon 5770 1GB (ATI reference design)
Vista Home Premium (ewww)

~10-15 FPS decrease when I changed to high textures and increased res.

The minimum FPS also went down, which is bad.

TheEvan · July 2010

i5 750 @2.66
4gb ddr3
Nvidia Geforce 470 1280mb

10fps increase on higher settings. It's not only you :P
(not that I really needed it)

iStalkHpx · July 2010

ill try later, probably tomorrow.

Core2DuoOC1 · July 2010

Fallen_Hero wrote: »

I want people with newer graphics cards to try this. Don't knock the idea until you try it please. I did some research and found that newer generation graphics cards actually have a harder time running lower-setting graphics (low-quality, texture, etc.) My system settings for reference:

- Windows XP Pro
- 2.0 GHz Pentium 4
- 3GB of RAM
- 1GB Nvidia Graphics card

So, as an experiment I tried doing the opposite of every setting I use for GFX card settings and in-game. I turned EVERYTHING to high quality. In my graphics card settings and in-game settings. Turns out, I literally run 20-30 FPS higher in-game than I did while running "low-quality, high-performance" settings. I know it sounds COMPLETELY backwards. I'm still wondering how that works myself. But I want some people to try it and post their findings.

My findings
Low quality settings in and out of game, high performance: 5v5 = 40-50 FPS max with a lot of FPS drops/spikes.

High quality settings in and out of game: 5v5 = 80-90 FPS, steady. Drops maybe to 75 at the lowest.

I'd like to see if anyone else has similar results. I did not tweak specific graphics card functions. I simply used the automated slider and set it to high quality.

Computer: http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1304308

I'm not going to list my FPS, only because you would never believe me...lol.

But lets just say this, seems running on lower settings drops my FPS by around 200 FPS. I find this highly disturbing.

Also, running Win7. Tried on my other computer, same result...but on my laptop noticed it increased the FPS after dropping the settings.

Logical deduction: Onboard Chipsets work with this setting, but normal to high end graphics cards do the opposite, which is weired.

Core2DuoOC

the_fLame · July 2010

when my laptop screen was good i played with max rez had 100+ fps
now that i have tv as my screen i am forced to play with 800x600 rez and fps only 40-80

Envsn · July 2010

I get 50-90 FPS with low settings.

100-120 with high settings.

._.

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