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Article #285913Re: Quake IV Performance Question(s)
From: Apathy
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:33
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:33
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The best help I could offer would be checking out http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Quake4/FPSConfigs.htm and just using trial and error. Try the lower quality configs and see if you can narrow it down to a specific setting. On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:30:31 +0000, Martin Welch <martin@welch.co.uk.eclipse> wrote: >Hi, > >Just built a new Athlon XP3000, ASUS A8N-SLi, 512Mb, 7800GT box to play >Quake IV which is great - 60fps at 1024x768 High detail (which is all my >flat screen will allow). The box is running W2KPro, by the way. > >But.... > >The game stutters. To be specific: the game briefly slows (1-2 sec) to ><10 fps when I enter a new area of a map that contains monsters. Then >the game goes back to 60fps. > >Is this normal - does this stuttering occur no matter what machine you have? > >I've tried changing the following in Quake4Config.cfg: > >seta image_useCache "1" >seta image_cacheMegs "256" >seta image_cacheMinK "16384" > >This seemed to improve things a bit but the game still stutters. I've >also read conflicting descriptions - one says that these settings >influence the amount of RAM used by the game, the other suggests it's >the amount of swap file space used. Does anyone know the correct answer? > >Is the cause of the stuttering down to insufficient memory? > >If not, does anyone have any other suggestions? > >I'd really appreciate any help. > >Martin Apathy[AGQx] Ipsa Scientia Potentia Est>>===> Illiterate? Write here for help: http://www.p0rn0finish.org
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