new machine not as good as i anticipated.

[kvuo75]

alright, bought a new box, even though my old one was doing fine.. was running mostly pegged at 60fps with everything off except detailed water... quite playable.. that was a $500 dell with an NVidia card (I think was the GT220) in it bought back in 2009..

so, I get new machine now, now a $700 dell, with an Nvidia card in it..  this should be at least twice as powerful, I'd expect.  yet, I'm still pretty much pegged at 60fps, 256 textures, only detailed water on.

I don't know if i'm just overlooking some setting, or I should just go back to building my own pc's like I used to. (I suspect the gt620 is no so good)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 4/30/2013, 18:31:58
       Machine name: DESKTOP2013
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130104-1431)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
       System Model: XPS 8500  
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/19/12 13:44:12 Ver: 04.06.05
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3350P CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
             Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8152MB RAM
          Page File: 1480MB used, 14823MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GT 620
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1049&SUBSYS_097710DE&REV_A1
     Display Memory: 4050 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 978 MB
      Shared Memory: 3071 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: DELL S2309W
         Monitor Id: DELA041
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.1422 (English)
     Driver Version: 9.18.13.1422
        DDI Version: 11
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 3/14/2013 22:53:06, 17990800 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5309-11CF-E076-7A291CC2C435}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x1049
          SubSys ID: 0x097710DE
        Revision ID: 0x00A1
 Driver Strong Name: oem123.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6 .1:Section035:9.18.13.1422:pci\ven_10de&dev_1049&subsys_097710de
     Rank Of Driver: 00E00001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C

[SirNuke]

pretty much anything could be labeled as a nvidia gt 620 really...

folks, don't buy computers at random.

[LCADolby]

I saw the word Dell and thought "no wonder"

[Randy1]

When you use the term "pegged at 60 fps" you do realize that 60 will be the maximum fps you will get and the maximum value is based on the monitor.

What is your fps with the default graphics setting?

[Skuzzy]

60FPS is the maximum your monitor can display.  Not sure what you are expecting.

[ImADot]

Disable the v-sync to test your frame rate, if it's that important to you to see more than 60 fps. Otherwise be happy that it's "pegged at 60". And you really should have v-sync forced on, to avoid all sorts of potential issues.

[kvuo75]

yeah, i'm getting 60fps.. but on 256 textures, and everything's off except for detailed water.

I figured i'd at least run 512, or maybe be able to turn on ground clutter with a new machine.


my point was.. 4 year old machine and brand new machine getting same performance.

[gyrene81]

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

there is part of your problem, that's a bottom of the line oem card...not intended for heavy gaming. you want to enable more eye candy and maintain frame rates, get a better video card. considering you bought a dell, you will probably have to upgrade the power supply in order to replace that card.

[kvuo75]

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 620

there is part of your problem, that's a bottom of the line oem card...not intended for heavy gaming. you want to enable more eye candy and maintain frame rates, get a better video card. considering you bought a dell, you will probably have to upgrade the power supply in order to replace that card.

yep, was kinda figuring that was the case. oh well!

[SPKmes]

What is your frame rate with detailed graphics and higher res (1024)? ...

[kvuo75]

What is your frame rate with detailed graphics and higher res (1024)? ...

haven't even tried.. I will later and report back

pretty sure its gonna be 

[kvuo75]

LOL.

OK this is weird.

Everything on, 1024 textures, 1024 shadows, ground detail 0.5 object detail halfway.

50-60 fps, usually around 55.  definitely playable and a lot more eye candy than I am used to.

 

[SPKmes]

LOL.

OK this is weird.

Everything on, 1024 textures, 1024 shadows, ground detail 0.5 object detail halfway.

50-60 fps, usually around 55.  definitely playable and a lot more eye candy than I am used to.

 

sweet... You may find in heavy areas a few stutters with all on.. but there are a couple of things you can drop off that will not detract form the eye candy too much...can't remember off hand what they are... but just play around ..... and as has been said... 60 frames is native to most screens... so 55-60 is good

[kvuo75]

don't know why I was getting 30-40 with less stuff on tho.. strange.

I will experiment more for sure.

[Randy1]

I would leave ground clutter off.  Ground clutter will knock your FPS in a hurry if you are near the ground on some maps.