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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (5770 in particular) 8GB RAM(if that really matters) I run Starcraft at medium settings and I'm only getting 25 FPS, give or take a few. This drops to almost zero during big fights. Are my specs just really bad or should I try cleaning/re-installing? | ||
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GreeN__
Romania67 Posts
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Boblhead
United States2577 Posts
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Lavit2099
United States390 Posts
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DarKcS
Australia1237 Posts
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Lavit2099
United States390 Posts
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Fraggle
Norway105 Posts
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Art_of_Kill
Zaire1232 Posts
On June 08 2012 10:50 Kluey wrote: AMD Phenom II x3 720 Processor 2.80 GHz ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series (5770 in particular) 8GB RAM(if that really matters) I run Starcraft at medium settings and I'm only getting 25 FPS, give or take a few. This drops to almost zero during big fights. Are my specs just really bad or should I try cleaning/re-installing? you have pretty bad CPU and sc2 ist a CPU game (a overclocked 5770 with i5 2500 cpu can easy run sc2 at ultra with 50fps) try to overclock ur cpu, @ 3,6 Ghz you should be able to play sc2 with medium at 60fps | ||
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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LJ
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
Any suggestions on what the problem may be? I honestly should be getting much higher FPS. | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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Steelo_Rivers
United States1968 Posts
Phenom II x6 1045T Oc'd to 3.4 GHz GTS250 stock clocks 5 GB ram | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
Numbers come from Anandtech bench. I couldn't find a phenom II benched with SC2, but I think the FX is known to be relatively equivalent to the Phenom II. Even if the Phenom II was 50% slower than FX (it isn't), you would have 25 FPS on ultra settings, definitely not in need of low. Edit: And I definitely don't get zero FPS during large fights on my comp. I might have slow downs, but micro is definitely possible, which means there's some other issue with your computer. I'm not smart enough to find that (sorry), but you don't NEED to buy new hardware (although you certainly could). | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
FPS with AMD Overdrive = 25 FPS without AMD Overdrive = 45+ My FPS obviously still drops to like 15 during big battles because of the CPU but it's definitely better. | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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gosuzombie
Canada28 Posts
never use software to overclock. amd justs overvolts the cpu and it dies faster. always do it manually like everyone else make sure to update drivers. also use CPUz to make sure your cpu isn't randomly throttling itself. @Alryk: the phenom II line is equal to, and sometimes faster than the FX due to certain prototype "faster" kernels not being recognized by windows 7 use Game Booster check for dust and stuff | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
I knew it was similar, but good to know ^^ I've never actually owned either and its annoying when benchmarks aren't always available  | ||
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Marcus420
Canada1923 Posts
On June 10 2012 05:07 Kluey wrote: How do you manually overclock? If you are even asking this question, i wouldnt do it. You are asking for problems. | ||
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DarKcS
Australia1237 Posts
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gamingaddictmike
Canada30 Posts
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Jason1337
United Kingdom22 Posts
I know Asus rock motherboards limit cpu really low by default. Go to control panel > system and check the number is normal aka says 2.8Ghz, else change it in the bios which you can get to by pressing 'delete or F12' before windows starts. | ||
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Art_of_Kill
Zaire1232 Posts
On June 10 2012 05:07 Kluey wrote: How do you manually overclock? well i dont have ur cpu or ur mainboard, so i cant tell u how to do it, but just google for overclocking guide and the name of ur cpu btw. if you have the standard boxed cooler from amd, then you can forget the overclocking (you will need a custom cooler, today there are pretty good for <20€) and dont overclock over 1,4V for daily usage (atleast if you dont want to shorten the life of the cpu) | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
On June 10 2012 16:05 gamingaddictmike wrote: You probably just have a computer that is running to hot, find a program that reads your comps temp and get back to us, as that's an easy reason for low frame rate. 46° C is what the AMD thing says. | ||
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gosuzombie
Canada28 Posts
you tweak in BIOS with your multipliers and stuff. http://www.overclock.net/ best place to learn. they have literally everything | ||
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gosuzombie
Canada28 Posts
i get about 40, idles at ~20C User was warned for BAD ADVICE | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
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MadJack
Peru357 Posts
On June 10 2012 00:07 Kluey wrote: I think I've fixed the issue for the most part. The issue was, you cannot use the AMD Overdrive feature. Overclocking anything makes it have way less FPS. Not sure why but, when I turn it off there is definitely a difference when it is off and on. FPS with AMD Overdrive = 25 FPS without AMD Overdrive = 45+ My FPS obviously still drops to like 15 during big battles because of the CPU but it's definitely better. Overdrive does a live/software based overclocked which is not actually good, just over clock it in from your mainboard. And phenom's crush FX's btw, word. | ||
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Kluey
Canada1197 Posts
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