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Medrea
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EdenPLusDucky
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On September 08 2012 03:41 Nyxisto wrote: I have really low fps recently and wonder if anyone has a idea what to do. so here's my spec, i am running starcraft on medium settings. Intel q6600 running at 4x2,7ghz 4GB DDR-2 Ram 800 on a asus p5q-pro 775 ATI Radeon HD 6870 with 1 GB ram Realtek Onboard Sound, Creative x-fi extreme gamer Sound card Windows 7 home premium 64-bit Drivers are up to date. When the game starts i have about 80 fps, dropping to 17-30 in big battles, and i think with my hardware i should be able to run the game with much more fps, i can't even stream the game on low because the fps then instantly drops to ~15. I think this is related to one of the latest patches because i didn't experience any performance problems before. Would be very nice if someone could help out, Nyx I fixed framerate issues in the latest patch by uninstalling starcraft 2, deleting the battle.net and blizzard entertainment folders in programdata and the starcraft II folder in documents (backup your replays) and then reinstalling. After reinstalling, I still had major fps issues so I deleted battle.net and blizzard entertainment folders in programdata again and ran sc2 as an admin. I had to do this multiple times until I was able to play 1 match without any fps problems. It's stupid and I hope 1.5.3 fixes this. edit: also try unit preloader first before doing all that stuff | ||
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mauveforest
Canada24 Posts
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Womwomwom
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Artline
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Womwomwom
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On September 08 2012 23:26 Womwomwom wrote: 2x 4GB sticks is the better option. Less sticks the better. To clarify, 2>4>>1>3. 2 or 4 allow dual channel mode, 1 or 3 do not. | ||
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Iranon
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ljd1131
Australia83 Posts
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Halure
Canada26 Posts
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On September 09 2012 11:22 Halure wrote: Other than the extra ports/expansion slots, what is the difference between a high-end motherboard versus a mid-ranged motherboard? There can't really be a huge performance difference... Are the high-end boards more stable? Are the components of better quality? Better voltage regulation (also depends on power supply), more connectivity (ie. thunderbolt), previously mentioned expansion slots/bandwidth differences, better controllers (usb/sata), more phases for overclocking, better bios control and functionality, better NICs, adequate cooling on VRMs for high voltage overclocks, ssd caching onboard on some models, yada yada. All of that is meaningless to most people though, if you want to do overclocking for a phenom 2/faildozer you need a motherboard with decent phases available, but other than that the cheapest motherboard with the connectivity you need and decent voltage regulation is optimal for consumer-grade use. For intel, h77/b75 for not overclocking ivy bridge, z77 if you are. Sandy bridge you can use a h61/h67/h77/b75 for not overclocking, and a p67/z68/z77 if you are. AMD is a case by case basis. | ||
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Halure
Canada26 Posts
On September 09 2012 15:05 Rollin wrote: Better voltage regulation (also depends on power supply), more connectivity (ie. thunderbolt), previously mentioned expansion slots/bandwidth differences, better controllers (usb/sata), more phases for overclocking, better bios control and functionality, better NICs, adequate cooling on VRMs for high voltage overclocks, ssd caching onboard on some models, yada yada. All of that is meaningless to most people though, if you want to do overclocking for a phenom 2/faildozer you need a motherboard with decent phases available, but other than that the cheapest motherboard with the connectivity you need and decent voltage regulation is optimal for consumer-grade use. For intel, h77/b75 for not overclocking ivy bridge, z77 if you are. Sandy bridge you can use a h61/h67/h77/b75 for not overclocking, and a p67/z68/z77 if you are. AMD is a case by case basis. With all of those features, it sounds like high-end motherboards offer higher and more stable overclocks, better heat management and better data transferring capabilities. Is the difference really that noticeable? I have a MSI Z77A-G45 running a 3570k overclocked to 4.5GHz, so lets say I got an Asus Maximus V Formula; would I see an improvement in performance thats worth the extra $150? Also another question: if I put a new motherboard into my system, would I have to reinstall windows and all my drivers? My mobo (the MSI one) kind of died on me.  Not sure what killed it though... lol. I think I read somewhere that if I got different model mobo, I would have to reinstall windows, but if I put in the same mobo as before (a working one), then I would be fine. | ||
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Amridell
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Womwomwom
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On September 09 2012 15:45 Halure wrote: With all of those features, it sounds like high-end motherboards offer higher and more stable overclocks, better heat management and better data transferring capabilities. Is the difference really that noticeable? I have a MSI Z77A-G45 running a 3570k overclocked to 4.5GHz, so lets say I got an Asus Maximus V Formula; would I see an improvement in performance thats worth the extra $150? Also another question: if I put a new motherboard into my system, would I have to reinstall windows and all my drivers? My mobo (the MSI one) kind of died on me. Not sure what killed it though... lol. I think I read somewhere that if I got different model mobo, I would have to reinstall windows, but if I put in the same mobo as before (a working one), then I would be fine. High end motherboards are snake oil for "gamers". If you have to ask, you don't need any of the features those motherboards offer. They are for people seriously pushing their motherboard running more than 2x GPUs. Edit: For your second question, yes you would have to reinstall drivers. | ||
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EdenPLusDucky
571 Posts
On September 09 2012 16:02 Amridell wrote: I am trying to unpin Sc2 from my taskbar (Use sc2 gears), and I simply cannot. I right click, nothing happens. Help? shift right click | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On September 09 2012 15:45 Halure wrote: With all of those features, it sounds like high-end motherboards offer higher and more stable overclocks, better heat management and better data transferring capabilities. Is the difference really that noticeable? I have a MSI Z77A-G45 running a 3570k overclocked to 4.5GHz, so lets say I got an Asus Maximus V Formula; would I see an improvement in performance thats worth the extra $150? Also another question: if I put a new motherboard into my system, would I have to reinstall windows and all my drivers? My mobo (the MSI one) kind of died on me. Not sure what killed it though... lol. I think I read somewhere that if I got different model mobo, I would have to reinstall windows, but if I put in the same mobo as before (a working one), then I would be fine. If you've got self esteem issues and feel the need to validate your existence by hitting the multiplier wall with a phase cooled system for the sole purpose of benchmarks, then a really stable motherboard would be beneficial. For a measly 4.5 gHz any ok motherboard will be fine (ie some light editions tend to be missing some useful voltage regulation options, but this is only in the cheapest of the cheap). Even ridiculous motherboards like the Asus you mentioned will fail sometimes, I'd just get what you had before, it's the easiest option. And to your question, for your situation there would be no difference. (By the way, I'm not implying you have self esteem issues, they're the kind of people that those minor differences have an impact for though). | ||
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PrinceVegeta
United States118 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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PrinceVegeta
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MisterFred
United States2033 Posts
Given SSD prices, I'd recommend looking at 128gb, large enough for any program you use often. | ||
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