On October 17 2015 14:51 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote: on average how long do ranked games (I know there's probably not a clean average but like how many games can you get through in say 3-4 hours) take and does it vary that much depending on rank?
I'd say the average game takes about an hour. It doesn't vary much on the rank tbh
On October 17 2015 14:51 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote: on average how long do ranked games (I know there's probably not a clean average but like how many games can you get through in say 3-4 hours) take and does it vary that much depending on rank?
45 mins on avr is my best guess.
I've had games last 30 mins, and others around an hour. When you start, it says it can last up to 90 mins.
I have an i7 990x and GTX 460, and I'm wondering about the minimum required graphics card for 300fps at 1080p assuming CPU isn't bottlenecking (... It's not... Right?)
- Preferrably high shadows? Or is that overhyped with regards to smoke effects?
I play on lowest everything @ 1080p and can't maintain 150fps lock currently - disappointing! Looking into smoke really kills my fps, to below 80. I think something might actually be wrong with my card, even. I know this generation of GPUs ran hot by wow, >95C if I don't fps_max, 85C if fps_max 150?
Would upgrading to the GTX970 bump me to 300 constant? Is that overkill? Would a GTX960 or R9 270x suffice?
Probably a 970 to be safe? Question might be better for Tech Support though. Might also depend on your budget. I'm running 4670k/280x, but I keep my fps capped at 200. (just tested and apparently it can go to 300 with slight dips). There's a CPU bottle neck in general, but I think your 990x clears any of that.
On October 17 2015 14:51 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote: on average how long do ranked games (I know there's probably not a clean average but like how many games can you get through in say 3-4 hours) take and does it vary that much depending on rank?
45 mins on avr is my best guess.
I've had games last 30 mins, and others around an hour. When you start, it says it can last up to 90 mins.
If you take into consideration the warmup, buy time, after end of round time and bomb planted exactly before the round time runs out, a match could theoretically last up to 100 minutes :p
On October 17 2015 20:08 Ktk wrote: I have an i7 990x and GTX 460, and I'm wondering about the minimum required graphics card for 300fps at 1080p assuming CPU isn't bottlenecking (... It's not... Right?)
- Preferrably high shadows? Or is that overhyped with regards to smoke effects?
I play on lowest everything @ 1080p and can't maintain 150fps lock currently - disappointing! Looking into smoke really kills my fps, to below 80. I think something might actually be wrong with my card, even. I know this generation of GPUs ran hot by wow, >95C if I don't fps_max, 85C if fps_max 150?
Would upgrading to the GTX970 bump me to 300 constant? Is that overkill? Would a GTX960 or R9 270x suffice?
High shadows is the most important of the graphics settings, everything else can be set to low or to any preference.
Your graphics card is extremely outdated and is indeed what is holding you back, but you wont need a 500 dollar replacement for cs:go. A gtx 780 will be enough. Going for the 9-series isnt in itself stupid tho, as any fps gain is a bonus (I hear up to 200 is very noticeable, while doubling to 400 has nearly no effect), and you can use it for other games with higher requirements (like fallout 4 )
On October 17 2015 21:12 xxsaznpride wrote: If the human eye can't see beyond ~80fps and pros only use 120hz/144hz monitors, what point is there in going up to 300fps?
I mean, I've seen a lot of them (pros) on Twitch swear by 300fps, but I don't get it.
As far as I know it refers to the update rate you are getting (from the server). So if you compare 80 to 300 fps you have a slightly higher update rate at 300 fps (particularly at 128 tick) which can give you a small advantage to players with lower fps.
Your game and screen both has seperate refresh rates, that are not in sync with each other. So your screen, 60 times a second, will grab the latest frame your computer has updated. If the time between your last frame is long, it won't feel as smooth as if it's short. The best case scenario is to have your graphics card update a frame and immediately send it to your screen, but since you can't do this (not yet anyways), the best way is to brute force as many frames as you can between your screen's, so the time difference is as short as possible. Better refresh rate on your screen will also help this.
This video explains it much better than I ever can. It does have some minor mistakes in it, but the general idea is correct.
On October 18 2015 00:02 corumjhaelen wrote: Getting to level 3 is so long how does the weekly bonus work ?
Unknown actually, but it seems to give you a certain set of extra xp a week, so it doesn't matter if you get it through one mode or another, as you'll just be using it up quicker.
If you play enough, there's also a minus modifier..which we also doesn't know exactly how it works. But basically you're stuck at a maximum xp every week, and a certain part of it can be gained quicker.
On October 18 2015 00:45 Yrr wrote: I had a bug in the game just now where I wasnt able to hear anyones voice chat. Yesterday everything was fine and I didnt change any settings.
Just a quick check: If you mute yourself in game (accidentally or otherwise), you wont be able to hear your teammates either. So first off go check that you're on "push to talk" in your settings. If that's on, then it's indeed a bug and a simple restart should work. There's a lot of bugs in this game
On October 18 2015 00:45 Yrr wrote: I had a bug in the game just now where I wasnt able to hear anyones voice chat. Yesterday everything was fine and I didnt change any settings.
Just a quick check: If you mute yourself in game (accidentally or otherwise), you wont be able to hear your teammates either. So first off go check that you're on "push to talk" in your settings. If that's on, then it's indeed a bug and a simple restart should work. There's a lot of bugs in this game
I checked that 10times during that game I didnt think of a restart though. Might do that if it happens again.
On October 17 2015 20:08 Ktk wrote: I have an i7 990x and GTX 460, and I'm wondering about the minimum required graphics card for 300fps at 1080p assuming CPU isn't bottlenecking (... It's not... Right?)
- Preferrably high shadows? Or is that overhyped with regards to smoke effects?
I play on lowest everything @ 1080p and can't maintain 150fps lock currently - disappointing! Looking into smoke really kills my fps, to below 80. I think something might actually be wrong with my card, even. I know this generation of GPUs ran hot by wow, >95C if I don't fps_max, 85C if fps_max 150?
Would upgrading to the GTX970 bump me to 300 constant? Is that overkill? Would a GTX960 or R9 270x suffice?
High shadows is the most important of the graphics settings, everything else can be set to low or to any preference.
Your graphics card is extremely outdated and is indeed what is holding you back, but you wont need a 500 dollar replacement for cs:go. A gtx 780 will be enough. Going for the 9-series isnt in itself stupid tho, as any fps gain is a bonus (I hear up to 200 is very noticeable, while doubling to 400 has nearly no effect), and you can use it for other games with higher requirements (like fallout 4 )
Thanks, actually just watched a 3kiks video on how it effects Molotovs too, lol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5-aqgwBhM4)
Speaking of bugs... Frustratingly, I've been getting frustrating graphics bugs in de_cache. I can't look behind T-spawn or towards behind quad at A without my monitor literally going black for a few seconds. I've just unchecked it for now.
I also can't play the game on multiplayer servers without changing my graphics settings (e.g. from fullscreen to windowed, then going back). If I don't do this, the game boots me in loading. :< So yeah, lots of bugs in csgo. Didn't have them when I started playing either!
On October 17 2015 20:08 Ktk wrote: I have an i7 990x and GTX 460, and I'm wondering about the minimum required graphics card for 300fps at 1080p assuming CPU isn't bottlenecking (... It's not... Right?)
- Preferrably high shadows? Or is that overhyped with regards to smoke effects?
I play on lowest everything @ 1080p and can't maintain 150fps lock currently - disappointing! Looking into smoke really kills my fps, to below 80. I think something might actually be wrong with my card, even. I know this generation of GPUs ran hot by wow, >95C if I don't fps_max, 85C if fps_max 150?
Would upgrading to the GTX970 bump me to 300 constant? Is that overkill? Would a GTX960 or R9 270x suffice?
High shadows is the most important of the graphics settings, everything else can be set to low or to any preference.
Your graphics card is extremely outdated and is indeed what is holding you back, but you wont need a 500 dollar replacement for cs:go. A gtx 780 will be enough. Going for the 9-series isnt in itself stupid tho, as any fps gain is a bonus (I hear up to 200 is very noticeable, while doubling to 400 has nearly no effect), and you can use it for other games with higher requirements (like fallout 4 )
Thanks, actually just watched a 3kiks video on how it effects Molotovs too, lol (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5-aqgwBhM4)
Speaking of bugs... Frustratingly, I've been getting frustrating graphics bugs in de_cache. I can't look behind T-spawn or towards behind quad at A without my monitor literally going black for a few seconds. I've just unchecked it for now.
I also can't play the game on multiplayer servers without changing my graphics settings (e.g. from fullscreen to windowed, then going back). If I don't do this, the game boots me in loading. :< So yeah, lots of bugs in csgo. Didn't have them when I started playing either!
I suggest a complete reinstall at that point. I've had the "screen turns to black" on certain custom maps due to bad texturing/modeling of the map, but never on an official one.
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how does the weekly bonus work ?
giod it's here because with 70 points per ten minutes would take ages... Edit : about 25h actually...
