FPS trouble

[TheoPetro]

k so im playen bf2 and im using fraps. on all high i get like 30 fps. on med at 1600x1200 i get like 30 fps but itll drop occasionaly to like 9 and not go back up. 30 is bairly playable for me and im wondering what settings i should change to get the best fps w/ max eyecandy

 

[otispunkmeyer]

well your cpu's fine, and the rams fine! 2gb :thumbsup:

however i think 16x12 could be a bit much for the 6800gt, specially on big maps with all the features on. also depending how old that version of FRAPS is, that could be the culprit

i remember FRAPS used to Impede performance, ie having it on made the FPS slower, i experienced it with Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, i would only get 24Fps max, untill i turned it off. then it became noticably smoother.

if you wanna play at 16x12, then id turn the AA off, and leave AF on. and also dont run FRAPS

bring down the console in the game, which is this button ` (the one to the left of the number 1) for me. then type

renderer.drawfps 1

i think thats it, that will make the game report its own FPS as red digits in the top left

 

[TheoPetro]

thats the thing aa and af are off

ill try the fraps thing tho

 

[Bartokomus]

thanks Otis; nice command to know