70fps??!

[Dragoon42]

I have an elsa gladiac geforce gts 2 32mb, is it normal to be getting only 72fps in cs? I read about people getting 90fps and stuff, I got the newester drivers and bios and everything

 

[AMB]

72 is the MAX you can get using the Half-Life engine.

 

[Dragoon42]

I have it on direct 3d right now and it doesn't give me any other option then the default thing how can I change that or add it?

 

[stultus]

To get 99 FPS (which is the HL max IIRC) you need to change your max fps setting in the game ("max_fps 99" or "fps_max 99" - one or the other). You will also need to increase your monitor's refresh rate and/or disable vertical synch.

Personally, I run mine at 85FPS, 85Hz, V-sync on.

 

[SerraYX]

You should be able to get that maximum (70-72fps) with 4x FSAA in Half-Life. People who report higher readings are liars, dirty rotten liars. I like the limitation, helps with keeping people's multiplayer performance up to speed, plus it's not like you can discern a difference between 70 and 100fps.

Grr, this always bothers me. People, the game/engine is HALF-LIFE, not Counter-Strike, get it right.

 

[stultus]

(70-72fps) with 4x FSAA

You lie! That would only be true if the card was 4 times as powerful, which it is not. FSAA and CS work, but it kills your FPS.

 

[Phuz]

60fps @ 2/2 FSAA is possible w/ my 1ghz machine and a GF2 32mb

 

[OmnipotentSpleen]

sounds about right...i get 30fps in 2x2 high in 1024x768 with my Geforce SDR/Athlon 650

 

[MustPost]

<< I like the limitation, helps with keeping people's multiplayer performance up to speed >>



How does a fps limitation affect multiplayer performence

 

[nitrousninja]

1.33,Geforce3,512 MB ram 4X FSAA = 72fps on a 16 man server. never dips..ever

 

[mithrandir2001]

Why do you need more than 72fps?

 

[eLiu]

hmmm...i believe the human eye cannot detect much past 30-40fps...

thus...id be happy with 30-40 fps...it's certainly better than the 10 i play on right now...hehe

honestly, imo, 50-60 is all you really need

(thus the upgrade im dying to get)

-eric

 

[BFG10K]

hmmm...i believe the human eye cannot detect much past 30-40fps..

<shakes head>

Not this crap again.

 

[AMDPwred]

<< hmmm...i believe the human eye cannot detect much past 30-40fps... >>



I thought it was 70fps

 

[crazyjoekuta]

The truth about how many FPS we can see

 

[CromNogger]

Good read... already knew most of that, but a good read nonetheless.

Yeah, it kind of gets annoying when people say &quot;you can't see more than 30fps&quot; .. blech, imagine what life would be like if that were true.

It's all about the blur, people, the blur!!

 

[nitrousninja]

The point is to get a higher than 30 as the absolute lowest you get. That way you don't miss someone in a deathmatch game. Generally the higher you can get, the higher the lowest will be.

 

[mithrandir2001]

You can get your fps up to 200, but it ain't gonna help you with Net lag...the ultimate equalizer. Kinda like putting Pirelli's on a 91 Excel hatchback.

 

[AMDPwred]

LOL

 

[heffe734]

type fps_max 100

 

[ucdnam]

You need more than the minimum FPS because if there's smoke, you know your FPS is going to drop and you may die as a result. I know that when I use to have an ATI card, forgot which one, I was getting 29fps, but something like 6-10fps in smoke. Thus, it's much better to run the max and know that your fps will be ok when people start to drop smoke grenades on you.

 

[Ben]

<< hmmm...i believe the human eye cannot detect much past 30-40fps..

<shakes head>

Not this crap again. >>

LOL!
I was just thinking the same thing.


I like that article from crazyjoekuta.