Help For People With Low Fps (Potentially)

[shadowboxer (DayZ) 6]

Hey all, as we all know dayz, well arma 2 more specifically is a really poorly optimized game and doesnt run really well even on high tier hardware computers, but for people like me with basic/below average setups (DUAL CORE I3 550, ATI RAEDON5450 1GB, 4GBS RAM) get an absolute flogging when it comes to fps, now im sure almost all of you know about config editing/ramdisk/ingame options, but the other day i discovered a simple,easy tip by myself while tampering with stuff, this tip is power options. Power options basically is a set of preset options, 3 to be precise (powersaver,balanced,high performance)

the difference between these is pretty self explanatory, however i will still go over these options in as much detail as i can.

Power Saver: A preset option that's intention is to save power, but at the cost of decreasing system operational ability where possible (cpu power) making the pc more power efficient, but at the cost of speed

Balanced: This is the standard setting which all people should have by default, this setting is a mixture of everything really, better than powersaver by a longshot but still lacks some operational ability due to preset options for the plan

High Power: My choice, this option optimal for gaming imo, it enables the cpu to run at full capacity at ALL times with no limitations, the only downside to this is the power usage, however even with that negative it is worth it due to the fps boost

Average fps on balanced: 15-20 sometimes 30 when in bare landscapes (around starry) whilst on this setting i lagged horrifically in and around towns/cities and forests

Average fps on High power 25-30 sometimes even higher (35-40)depending on terrain/landscape, but on the whole ALOT more smooth and efficient, i barely lag in cites/forests anymore, of course somtimes i have massive fps drops, only for a second or two at a time,but for all who have played Dayz for a considerable amount of time, would know that this is a normal occurrence, and even happens people with very good rigs.

i also would like to add that i am using the config tweaks/ramdisk to boost my fps further, but despite this i am 100% sure that since changing my power options to high performance has had a positive impact on my fps.

Heres some links for other tweaks you can try to get more fps, i would also like to add that these guides/tweaks were not made by me, so all credit goes to them, thankyou.

Config Guide: http://www.dayzpvp.c...d-tweaks-guide/--------(Paleface-dayzpvp)

Ramdisk Download:http://memory.datara...oftware/ramdisk

Ramdisk Tutorial:

--------(OshiSeven-youtube) Edited June 9, 2013 by shadowboxer

[gambla 118]

I could add this to my Post as shown in my sig. But an this improvement be reproduced in ans way?

[shadowboxer (DayZ) 6]

I could add this to my Post as shown in my sig. But an this improvement be reproduced in ans way?

by all means, copy and paste this to your thread if you wish, i have no problem with that =)

also, regarding improving it more, i am not sure, in power options (win7)there are plenty of advanced options to tweak it more specifically, however it is to my knowledge high power maxes out all these settings, with the most important performance based tweak being under the "processor power management" tab, under this tab there are 3 sub-tabs "minimum processing state" "system cooling policy" and lastly maximum processor state, the one that matters the most is the minimum processing state as in other plans such as "balanced" it is set too 5% meaning it only uses what it needs, what power options does by default is it sets the "minimum processing state " too 100% making it always running at full capacity even if it doesn't need too, resulting in higher performance, unfortunately that is the only "major" impact setting in the power options, there could possibly be more, but it doesnt really matter if one knows, because "high performance" maxes everything.

Edited June 9, 2013 by shadowboxer

[gambla 118]

thanks, will do...

[=DiG= Zgraphz 84]

inside windows 7 default pile of shit, there is a "power Link State" the throttles your pci-e slot with 50% power, it's ridiculous, but it's meant for really really low end g-cards.

Windows 7/Vista : Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings: inside that folder, there will be a option for Change Advanced Power Settings, Click that, then scroll down to PCI Express, open that to Link State Power Management. Select it to OFF. Then go to. Your Control Panel, go to Device Manager. Look for Display Adapters. once you open that up. Look for your graphic card. Right click it. and click disable. Wait 10 secs if low end graphic card 5 secs if high end and then re-enable it. create a power plan setting for max preformance if desktop. save and click apply close everything and then restart your computer.

[shadowboxer (DayZ) 6]

inside windows 7 default pile of shit, there is a "power Link State" the throttles your pci-e slot with 50% power, it's ridiculous, but it's meant for really really low end g-cards.

Windows 7/Vista : Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Power Options\Edit Plan Settings: inside that folder, there will be a option for Change Advanced Power Settings, Click that, then scroll down to PCI Express, open that to Link State Power Management. Select it to OFF. Then go to. Your Control Panel, go to Device Manager. Look for Display Adapters. once you open that up. Look for your graphic card. Right click it. and click disable. Wait 10 secs if low end graphic card 5 secs if high end and then re-enable it. create a power plan setting for max preformance if desktop. save and click apply close everything and then restart your computer.

whats the point in disabling the g-card after turning it off?

[=DiG= Zgraphz 84]

Because windows 7 is a dip shit, it's need to be turned off and then turned back on for the system to even realize there's a change. basically disabling it and enabling it, is going in with your hands and removing it, and setting it back in, just like your router, when it acts like a punk ass bitch.... you reset it. that's what your doing here

[gambla 118]

if you really think Win7 is shit then you're too young having Seen Win 95, 98, Vista?

it's by far the best and most stable OS I've ever used and supported in Job

[=DiG= Zgraphz 84]

if you really think Win7 is shit then you're too young having Seen Win 95, 98, Vista?

it's by far the best and most stable OS I've ever used and supported in Job

i love windows 7, i just said it was a dipshit, it's nice they throttled it down for non-gaming customers, but maybe they should atleast tell you or make it more noticeable because a lot of people have no idea about that option or even knows their pci-e even does that.

and by the way, i've been working on computer since 1982, don't you ever give me that shit.

Edited June 9, 2013 by =DiG= Zgraphz

[gambla 118]

hey, cool, 1982, i must have sit in front of an c64 these days