I posted this on /r/tf2 2 months ago and never got a response. Maybe the knowledgeable folks at tf.tv can help me.
I used to use Chris' Maxquality config on my computer, which ran it great, I capped my FPS at 120 and it would usually stay there. But then I started getting crashes and I realized it had something to do with the config. So I downgraded to dx9frames and have never crashed again, and my FPS always stays at 120. But a weird thing happens when I'm looking in the general direction of water. My FPS just drops a ton, down to the low 30's, sometimes as low as 13-15. That's unplayable to me, and there are a great many jump maps I do that have water in the level, and it makes them extremely hard to play. Does anyone know what I can do to turn something on or off in terms of the water rendering? It's weird to me how I can have my quality at the maximum possible, then when I downgrade and have a worse water rendering, my FPS drops a ton.
I posted this on /r/tf2 2 months ago and never got a response. Maybe the knowledgeable folks at tf.tv can help me.
I used to use Chris' Maxquality config on my computer, which ran it great, I capped my FPS at 120 and it would usually stay there. But then I started getting crashes and I realized it had something to do with the config. So I downgraded to dx9frames and have never crashed again, and my FPS always stays at 120. But a weird thing happens when I'm looking in the general direction of water. My FPS just drops a ton, down to the low 30's, sometimes as low as 13-15. That's unplayable to me, and there are a great many jump maps I do that have water in the level, and it makes them extremely hard to play. Does anyone know what I can do to turn something on or off in terms of the water rendering? It's weird to me how I can have my quality at the maximum possible, then when I downgrade and have a worse water rendering, my FPS drops a ton.
Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
I've had a similar problem with water killing my frames (not that they're ever 100% good), using MaxFrames dx9 w/o an fps cap. I really wonder what this kind of thing is about..
I've had a similar problem with water killing my frames (not that they're ever 100% [i]good[/i]), using MaxFrames dx9 w/o an fps cap. I really wonder what this kind of thing is about..
StaticVoidHave you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
I have removed it at times, no better.
[quote=StaticVoid]Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.[/quote]
I have removed it at times, no better.
StaticVoidHave you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?
[quote=StaticVoid]Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.[/quote]
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?
SovereignStaticVoidHave you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.
[quote=Sovereign][quote=StaticVoid]Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.[/quote]
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?[/quote]
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.
SevinSovereignStaticVoidHave you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.
not true whatsoever, people often cap frames to avoid weird issues with the source engine and also to match the refresh rate of their monitors.
[quote=Sevin][quote=Sovereign][quote=StaticVoid]Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.[/quote]
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?[/quote]
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.[/quote]
not true whatsoever, people often cap frames to avoid weird issues with the source engine and also to match the refresh rate of their monitors.
Well I have it removed now regardless, no help. Still dips down to <30 frames no matter how many frames I had before.
Well I have it removed now regardless, no help. Still dips down to <30 frames no matter how many frames I had before.
mthsadSevinSovereignStaticVoidHave you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.
not true whatsoever, people often cap frames to avoid weird issues with the source engine and also to match the refresh rate of their monitors.
it also reduces how cpu and gpu intensive the game is, so it does prevent overheating for people with bad cooling. because it helps some people in this way it is not "not true whatsoever".
[quote=mthsad][quote=Sevin][quote=Sovereign][quote=StaticVoid]Have you tried removing the FPS cap? If I remember correctly, Chris' maxframes has a warning against enabling the FPS cap.[/quote]
Why is the FPS cap on in the first place. Isn't the FPS cap similar to what V-sync does anyways?[/quote]
I heard it helps with making sure your machine doesn't overheat.[/quote]
not true whatsoever, people often cap frames to avoid weird issues with the source engine and also to match the refresh rate of their monitors.[/quote]
it also reduces how cpu and gpu intensive the game is, so it does prevent overheating for people with bad cooling. because it helps some people in this way it is not "not true whatsoever".