[Dev] Overtaxation of PC Hardware

[Ilean]

There is a relation in the fact that a game limited to 60fps will not tax the system once that cap is reached, but getting that on medium-high settings usually takes 3-4 CPU/GPU generations.

My point is, games can't load your GPU beyond 100%, and an optimized game that loads it at 100% will heat it as much as an unoptimized one at 100% too. Your hardware should be able to stay on safe temps at 100% load from both CPU and GPU.

Also as far as I know this game doesn't do PhysX or any other flavor of accelerated physics, which is sad because the crappy physics engine we have (knees go through my hauby) is running on the CPU.

But again, I agree with you that they need to optimize the engine lots and lots, for performance reasons.

[Elkwood]

There is a relation in the fact that a game limited to 60fps will not tax the system once that cap is reached, but getting that on medium-high settings usually takes 3-4 CPU/GPU generations.

My point is, games can't load your GPU beyond 100%, and an optimized game that loads it at 100% will heat it as much as an unoptimized one at 100% too. Your hardware should be able to stay on safe temps at 100% load from both CPU and GPU.

Also as far as I know this game doesn't do PhysX or any other flavor of accelerated physics, which is sad because the crappy physics engine we have (knees go through my hauby) is running on the CPU.

But again, I agree with you that they need to optimize the engine lots and lots, for performance reasons.

I recommend you check Game limitations again, last patch it appears they removed the GPU restrictions I was getting 88.5 FPS in Black Shroud, as soon as 1 person loads on screen I drop 20 FPS.

[Black_Rose]

88.5?
limit has been 60 ever since closed beta.

[Kurokikaze]

While loading a new map there are instances where you break the FPS limit before you shoot back down. Not that I'm defending his statement, just fyi.

[Elkwood]

Check it again I was in zones for a while it wasn't loading, I was surprised when I checked it again this AM as I never saw anything regarding this in any updates.

[Black_Rose]

nope, 60 still.
perhaps the program you use to check is counting to much fps O_o

[Elkwood]

nope, 60 still.
perhaps the program you use to check is counting to much fps O_o

It is possible something changed with it last update if that is the case then my apologies for mis information

[Ilean]

Check it again I was in zones for a while it wasn't loading, I was surprised when I checked it again this AM as I never saw anything regarding this in any updates.

Nope, getting 60 outside of Uldah, both CPU and GPU on low load.

Did you mess with vsync or monitor refresh in the GPU driver settings?

[Elkwood]

Nope, getting 60 outside of Uldah, both CPU and GPU on low load.

Did you mess with vsync or monitor refresh in the GPU driver settings?

Of course lol as I said my stuff is all customized, it was most likley my program that is checking as I dont use fraps

[SAMINUS]

Running max settings.. getting static 60 fps. usings FRAPS program.