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#3573009 - 05/14/12 11:06 PM Advice requested on basic visual tweaks and performance optimiziations
peppergomez Veteran Registered: 05/21/02 Posts: 14227	(Edited) I am getting frame rates likely in the single digits, which seems low given I'm running 2 6970 2 GB cards. I am dialing down AA and other in game settings and have set my CCC settings to Application Controlled, but frame rates still blow. Are there any basic tweaks I need to do? Motion blur also seems way overdone, especially when just turning one's head. Thanks. Edited by peppergomez (05/14/12 11:45 PM) _________________________ Mobo ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Memory CORSAIR XMS3 8GB DDR3 GPU 2 EVGA 680 FTW 4GB CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz) Drives 2 HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 2 Crucial 256 GB SSD Displays 3 HP ZR30w 30" monitors UPS Cyberpower PP2200SW PSU Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200 1200W Case COOLER MASTER CM Storm Trooper Drive LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray CPU cooler Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe Fans COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 OS Windows 7 Premium
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#3573011 - 05/14/12 11:14 PM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
FearlessFrog Senior Member Registered: 01/08/09 Posts: 4325 Loc: Vancouver, BC	Video Options / Advanced / Post process effects. I tend to just go with 'disabled' but it's worth playing with for taste.
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#3573022 - 05/14/12 11:36 PM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
peppergomez Veteran Registered: 05/21/02 Posts: 14227	Thanks. Are there any "cool" features that I am losing when I disable that? Edited by peppergomez (05/14/12 11:37 PM) _________________________ Mobo ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Memory CORSAIR XMS3 8GB DDR3 GPU 2 EVGA 680 FTW 4GB CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz) Drives 2 HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 2 Crucial 256 GB SSD Displays 3 HP ZR30w 30" monitors UPS Cyberpower PP2200SW PSU Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200 1200W Case COOLER MASTER CM Storm Trooper Drive LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray CPU cooler Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe Fans COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 OS Windows 7 Premium
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#3573051 - 05/15/12 01:22 AM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
Vertigo1 Veteran Registered: 02/09/01 Posts: 10243 Loc: At the Mountains of Madness	my understanding is that the game hates sli. I have heard of sli owners disabling one gpu when playing this game. worth a shot. _________________________ "The more laws, the less justice." ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” — Voltaire "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." - Edmund Burke
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#3573782 - 05/16/12 09:21 AM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
Alexi_Alx_Anova Member Registered: 01/30/03 Posts: 715 Loc: Frome/Bath UK	It's always a quandary to me if one should choose "Application controlled" or specify the graphics parameters via the CCC. Any thoughts on that basic division of approaches?
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#3573876 - 05/16/12 12:14 PM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
Tigerwulf Member Registered: 11/20/06 Posts: 1351 Loc: Wolverhampton, UK	I also have an ATI card. I get better performance with low AA and smoothing out the jaggies by increasing the 3D rendering a notch or two, I cant remember the percentages. Also as said before post processing off. i have objects and terrain very high, lowering those doesnt get me very high gains. Also dial back the visibilty to 3km or so if not flying. Edit: re ccc i found that i got the annoying red border and white dots in trees when i didnt have it set to application controlled. Edited by Tigerwulf (05/16/12 12:17 PM)
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#3573893 - 05/16/12 12:44 PM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
Taosenai ArmA 2 Stuff Maker Member Registered: 03/29/11 Posts: 1079 Loc: U.S.A.	If you are struggling for performance but still want to have AA, I recommend completely turning off AA in-game and then enabling FXAA in the ArmA config file. You can see how here: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/arma2.cfg If you're running the latest beta, you can also use SMAA, which is even better (IMO better than the FSAA that can be turned on in the game). I'd also recommend Post-process effects at low. The performance difference between off and low is very limited, and you gain several nice effects without getting gratuitous blooming and blurring. Edited by Taosenai (05/16/12 12:46 PM) _________________________ "It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses." -- Ueshiba Morihei
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#3574185 - 05/16/12 11:34 PM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
peppergomez Veteran Registered: 05/21/02 Posts: 14227	Thanks How do you enable trackIR? I have freelook enabled and my mouse can turn my head independently of my movement, but trackIR isn't responding. TrackIR is running and the software recognizes ArmA2. I checked the Arma2 command options and don't see any key for turning on TrackIR. It is running as I have verified in the software. _________________________ Mobo ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME (REV 3.0) Memory CORSAIR XMS3 8GB DDR3 GPU 2 EVGA 680 FTW 4GB CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz) Drives 2 HITACHI Deskstar 3TB 2 Crucial 256 GB SSD Displays 3 HP ZR30w 30" monitors UPS Cyberpower PP2200SW PSU Antec High Current Pro HCP-1200 1200W Case COOLER MASTER CM Storm Trooper Drive LITE-ON Black 12X Blu-ray CPU cooler Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe Fans COOLER MASTER SickleFlow 120 OS Windows 7 Premium
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#3574295 - 05/17/12 08:00 AM Re: How to remove or drastically minimze motion blur? [Re: peppergomez]
NoUseForAName Hotshot Registered: 11/02/04 Posts: 5532 Loc: Colorado	If you still want AA, you can turn off AToC (as well as other options not available in-game) in the Arma2OA.cfg: http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/arma2.cfg _________________________ "No bucks, no Buck Rogers" Case: CoolerMaster HAF-922 MoBo: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 PSU: Corsair HX750w CPU: AMD FX-8320 @ 4GHz RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 GPU: Palit GTX 560 Ti 2GB Display: Asus 25.5" @ 1920x1200 OS: Win7 Pro 64bit Audio: On-board AC'97
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