How to raise my FPS in a game? Way to low for my build!

[Mondozei]

Totally pointless to get a 970. You already have a card that is as fast. There are almost no games with GPU PhysX these days, Metro LL and Batman being literally pretty much it. And all PhysX High does is add random debris flying out of stuff that has no impact on the game whatsoever, super underwhelming. But if you want to pay $300 to see some little chunks of dirt fly around go for it

Basically this. Getting a 970 for a single game is the epitome of stupidity. Especially one that is badly optimised to begin with, no matter which GPU you have.

 

[psolord]

@Artista

Windows 10 has a very handy refresh feature. I am not sure if it was there in Windows 8.1.

What it does, is factory resetting the system, something like Android does, but it keeps all user settings. Meaning save games are untouched.

It deletes all installed software however.

Still, the good thing with steam, is that if you install it over the previous folder, it finds all pre-installed games. Of course that suggests that you don't have steam installed on the program files folder.

Even so, before proceeding in such action, it is advisable to copy somewhere else both program files folders, programdata and the user folder. Just to be safe.

Of course all that has as a pre requisite that you have upgraded to Windows 10. In a sense, the formatting of the system as we know it, is gone. Of course you can do a complete system reset and delete everything.

I had a very weird problem with windows update on my tertiary rig, so I did the above procedure, reinstalled steam over its previous folder, the complete visual C redistributable, browsers and utils with Ninite, Antivirus, openAL, XNA, you get the picture and in a couple of hours the system was back to where it was but without the problems.

I am sure most people are familiar with these proceedings, I am just laying it here for anyone that is not.

 

[Squeetard]

Good gawd this thread is irritating.
OP, A dozen people told you to turn off physx, you ignored them for days, then finally did it. Then told us it did nothing when in fact it solved your problem.
Sheeesh.

 

[Headfoot]

Good gawd this thread is irritating.
OP, A dozen people told you to turn off physx, you ignored them for days, then finally did it. Then told us it did nothing when in fact it solved your problem.
Sheeesh.

+1

 

[cyclohexane]

Good gawd this thread is irritating.
OP, A dozen people told you to turn off physx, you ignored them for days, then finally did it. Then told us it did nothing when in fact it solved your problem.
Sheeesh.

This, and then op declares he is going to downgrade to a 970 lol.

 

[Artista]

Good gawd this thread is irritating.
OP, A dozen people told you to turn off physx, you ignored them for days, then finally did it. Then told us it did nothing when in fact it solved your problem.
Sheeesh.

Actually I said thank you to everyone and that it was working several posts ago, you missed that.

Also I did NOT ignore it. I wanted to run a baseline first. I work full time, go to grad school, and am fixing up a house to move in to. (Not to mention the gym and a relationship to maintain) So it took a bit to get to it.

I was just thinking out loud or musing about spending money I don't have on a GTX 970. So i won't get one. (Unless some rich person wants to donate)

So to make it clear.

The problem of low frames rates with my setup and the specified game is FIXED.

Thank you to those who gave input to help me! :biggrin: